This blog hop, hosted by the always incredible Lori Anderson, is a little different than some of the ones in the past. No trading beads, no using a specific theme. The directions were to use beads we already had in our stash to create a piece of jewelry. This is a challenge I can get behind. If you saw my stash of beads and beading supplies, you would probably get behind it too! I think most beaders buy beads when the inspirations strikes. But then you get them home and the design mojo just isn't right. Sometimes it comes immediately, and sometimes it takes 7 years of looking at the same beads day after day before you know what they are going to be. I tend to go through phases when I create jewelry. I find a style I like and I make lots and lots of things in that style. Then I find another style and move on. In some ways, its a great opportunity to really practice a certain skill, and more often than not, when I move on to a new style, I am building on my previous skills to create something new. I went through a phase a couple of years ago where I was making beaded balls by the truckload. Each ball takes about 1,000-1,500 seed beads. That means you have to buy a couple packages of them to have enough, and then you are left with oodles and gobs of extra seed beads. I have huge boxes of various colored seed beads, but I don't use them very often. My hands don't always work so well with the small size of the beads. Last summer I developed a kind of beaded chain using jump rings and seed beads. I've been wanting to make some more of the chain and I came across a washer flower i'd made a couple weeks ago that would be perfect. I tried several different seed bead combinations before I settled on this green mix that would be perfect. It has some gorgeous deep greens that matched the colors of the washer flower perfectly. The finished product is a necklace i cannot wait to wear. I hope you like it. I hope you will visit the other bloggers in this challenge and see what amazing creations they came up with. 1. Lori Anderson, Pretty Things 2. Nancy Dale, NEDBeads 3. Roxanne Mendoza, Roxi Designs 4. Melissa Trudinger, beadrecipes 5. Rana Lea, Rana Lea Designs 6. Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs 7. Rita Avila, Jewel School Friends 8. Linda Anderson, From the Bead Board 10. Erin Guest, Renlish 11. Joan Williams, lilruby jewelry 12. Diane Hawkey, Diane Hawkey 13. Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation 14. Sue Kennedy, SueBeads 15. Lisa Cone, Inspired Adornments 16. Kari Asbury, Hippie Chick Design 17. Nichole Byers, Nichole Byers 18. Lori Jean Poppe, Adventures in Creativity 19. Linda Landig, Linda's Bead Blog and Meanderings 20. Lori Schneider, Bead Addict 21. Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me 22. Cece Cormier, The Beading Yogini 23. Niki Sayers, Silver Nik Nats 24. Elsie Deliz-Fonseca, Eliz-Eliz and All That Craft 25. Amber Dawn, Inventive Soul 26. Heather Powers, Humblebeads 27. Sarah Goode, Pookledo 28. Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion 29. JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions 30. Cheri Reed, Creative Designs by Cheri 31. Robyn, Museiddity 32. Catherine King, Catherine's Musings 33. Jacquie, Bead Gypsy 34. Janet McDonald, Singing Woods 35. Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreations 36. Tanty Sri Hartanti, TJewellicious by Tanti 37. Hannah Rosner, Good River Valley 38. Rochelle Brisson, A Creative Chelle 39. Nelly May, Smelly Nelly 40. Skylar Bre'z, Brising Beads 41. Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool 42. Christie Murrow, Charis Designs 43. Leanne Loftus, First Impression Design 44. Valerie Norton, Hot Art 45. Judy Riggs, Rigglettes 46. Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons 47. Terry Carter, Tapping Flamingo 48. Sue, Mid-Life Great Expectations 49. Nan Smith, Wired Nan 50. Miranda Ackerley, MirandAck Arts 51. Marie Covert, Creating Interest 52. D'Arsie Manzella, This Here Now, Mamacita 53. Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs 54. Lori Bergmann, Lori Bergmann Design 55. Johanna Nunez, The Lovely One Design 56. Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs 57. Becky Pancake, Becky Pancake Bead Designs 58. Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things 59. Debbie Rasmussen, A Little of This, A Little of That 60. Nat, Grubbi Ceramics 61. Marjorie Savill Linthwaite, Bennu Bird Rising 62. Cheryl McCloud, One Thing Leads to Another 63. Heather Otto, The Crafthopper 64. Candida Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks 65. Tracie Dean, Dean Designs 66. JuLee Wolfe, The Polymer Penguin 67. Ginger Bishop, Lil Mummy Likes 68. Karen Mitchell, Over the Moon Design 69. Jeannie Dukic, Jeannie's Blog 70. Dini Bruinsma, Angaza by Changes 71. Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit 72. Shalini Austin, Jewellery by Shalini 73. Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle 74. Ile Ruzza, Ilenia's Unique Beaded Jewelry 76. Annita Wilson, AW Jewelry 77. Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame 78. Hannah Trost, PZ Designs 79. Linda Inhelder, Must Haves Jewelry 80. Miri Agassi, Beadwork 81. Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope 82. Dyanne Cantrell, Dee-Liteful Jewelry Creations 83. Susan Bowie, Susan Nelson Bowie 84. Megan Milliken, MaeMaeMills 85. Menka Gupta, Menka's Jewelry 86. Ambra Gostoli, Chic and Frog 87. Lori Lochner, Bloghner 88. Gerda Jurimae, Gerda's Crafts Blog 89. Susan, Mistheword 90. MaryLou Holvenstot, MaryLou's time2cre8 91. Mary Shannon Hicks, falling into the sky 92. Karin King, The Sparklie Things Blog 93. Christa Murphy, Adventures of One Beady Woman 94. Jenny Davie-Reazor, Jenny Davies-Reazor 95. Donetta Farrington, Simply Gorgeous 96. Mallory Hoffman, Rosebud 101 - For the Love of Beads 97. Danielle Kelley, Imbue the Muse 98. Kym Hunter, Kym Hunter Designs 99. Dolores Rami, CraftyD's Creations 100. Marcia Dunne, 13 Alternatives 101. Marlene Cupo, Amazing Designs 102. Emma Todd, A Polymer Penchant 103. Wendy Holder, Jewelry by WendyLea 104. Michelle Escano, The Cabby Crafter 105. Louise Glazier, Lily and Jasmine Treasures 106. Dana Hickey, Wind Dancer Studios 107. Lennis Carter, windbent 108. Anne Betenson, Crystal River Beads 109. Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution 110. Lisa Stukel, Carefree Jewelry by Lisa 111. Janine Lucas, Travel Stories 112. Claire Lockwood, Something to Do With Your Hands 113. Kathy Engstrom, Catherine's Dreams 114. Paula Hisel, Simply Beadiful 115. Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams 116. Mischelle Fanucchi, Micheladas Musings 117. Kim, Cianci Blue 118. Linda Sadler, Ida Louise Jewelry 119. Karen, Spokalulu 120. Jennifer LaVite, Dry Gulch Bead and Jewelry 121. Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations 122. Karen Martinez, Fairies Market 123. Robin Reed, Artistry HCBD 124. Amy Bright, LABweorc 125. Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti 126. Tammie Everly, TTE Designs 127. Karin Slaton, Backstory Beads 128. Natalie Moten, Running Out of Thread 129. Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Sharyl's Jewelry & Reflections 130. Jenny Kyrlach, Wonder and Whimsy 131. LiliKrist, Handmade by LilK 132. Jessica Klaaren, The Truth Space 133. Cynthia Abner, Created Treasures 134. Beth Emery, Stories by Indigo Heart 135. Heather Davis, Blissful Garden Beads 136. Jeanne, Gems by Jeanne Marie 137. Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe 138. Laren Dee Barton, Laren Dee Designs 139. Steph, Confessions of a Bead Hoarder 140. Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations 141. B. R. Kuhlman, Mixed Mayhem 142. Patty Miller, Cabari Beads 143. Elizabeth Bunn, Elizabeth Beads 144. Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things 145. Lizzie Clarke, The Need to Bead 146. Christina Miles, Wings 'n' Scales 147. Patricia, The Color of Dreams 148. Marde Lowe, Fancimar 149. Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations 150. Sarah Small, By Salla 151. Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs 152. Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry 153. Pam Traub, Klassy Joolz 154. Lisa Harrison, Daisy Meadow Studio 155. Anzia Parks, Anzi-Panzi's Work Shoppe 156. Ingrid, Lilisgems Handcrafted Jewelry Inspirations 157. Andra Weber, Andra's Joyful Journey 158. Kelly Hosford Patterson, The Traveling Side Show 159. Adlinah Kamsir, Dreamstruck Designs 160. Marci, That Nothing Be Wasted 161. Kris Lanae Binsfield, Cherish Designs 162. Stephanie Perry, Mustard Bead 163. Birgit Klughardt, Gites Beads 164. Inge von Roos, Inge's Blog 165. Rebecca Sirevaag, Becca's Place 166. Sandy Markley, Gypsy Spirit Designs 167. Elena Adams, Lena's Beady Blog
22 Comments
7/20/2013 05:06:19 am
Your method of using up seed beads is wonderful. That chain is so neat. It looks time consuming though! Fabulous work.
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Dolores Raml
7/20/2013 07:57:24 am
Love your necklace, that chain looks really great and also a great way to use up lots of seed beads.
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7/20/2013 10:00:42 am
You've designed a beautiful and original necklace. The seed bead chain is gorgeous. Have a great weekend. Ana
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7/20/2013 11:58:00 am
This sings 'HAPPY!" loud and clear. :-) Love the vibrant colors and the bits o' bling in the chain. :-)
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Emma Todd
7/21/2013 07:35:16 am
That chain, wow, what an effect! I would never have the patience for that. With the washer focal it looks very Arts & Crafts era to me, strong lines with a little flair, very nice
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7/21/2013 08:08:00 am
I had to laugh when you said "wait seven years to use" -- I have a few beads I've had longer than that. Oh well, everyone has to have a passion, and at least beads are small!
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7/21/2013 08:34:42 am
What a fun and inventive necklace - I love the way you used the seed beads - one of my favorite ways to use them because it adds so much texture & visual interest - and your focal is so cool! How did you make it - enamel? Beautiful job! :)
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Dini Bruinsma
7/23/2013 06:18:49 am
A strong & feminine design in summary colours! Love the way you made the chains look so bright. A happy, happy necklace with a story, love♥ that!
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Anzia aka Zia Parks
7/24/2013 01:07:37 am
Loved your Beaded chain idea
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7/25/2013 01:36:30 pm
Paula I like your design. It has great texture and movement. The washer flower is cool.
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7/30/2013 05:16:22 am
I know I'm a bit late in commenting, but I just wanted to say that I love your beaded chain! What a clever way to use seed beads! :)
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9/14/2013 10:42:37 am
Adorable design! Great way to use up all those extra seed beads...I might have to try it!
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