AJE Challenge: Autumn Dusk Necklace
This month’s challenge from Art Jewelry Elements focused on trees and autumn. My thoughts immediately went to the gorgeous tree pendants that Natalie Fletcher-Jones makes, with a design she carved...
View ArticleMuffin Tin Challenge 2017
January’s a funny time of the year for me. On one hand, I am usually not working so I should have plenty of time to do things. On the other hand it is the summer school holidays down here in Australia,...
View ArticleWe’re All Ears: Greenery, the Pantone Colour of the Year!
I meant to post this yesterday but time got away with me, that’s school holidays for you! Anyway, this month’s challenge for the Earrings Everyday blog was to use Pantone’s Colour of the Year,...
View ArticleABS January Challenge: Field of Flowers Earrings
I’m hoping to participate a bit more frequently with the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge this year, aided by the fact that they have published a little booklet with all twelve artworks for the year,...
View ArticleIt’s BSBP season again!
One of the key reasons I set up this blog was so that I could take part in blog hops and challenges, and the one that I most wanted to do when I started was Lori Anderson‘s Bead Soup Blog Party aka...
View ArticleSoup, soup, beautiful bead soup!
The Bead Soup Blog Party has begun, with the exchange of bead soups! Denise got hers early last week while mine showed up at the end of the week. And I have to say, I think we were both quite chuffed...
View ArticleIt’s (Bead Soup Blog) Party Time!
It’s finally reveal day for the Bead Soup Blog Party: Bead Hoarders Edition! When I received my bead soup from Denise Milward a few weeks ago, I was sure I would use the big striped agate focal first,...
View ArticleArt Bead Scene June Challenge
It’s been a few months since I managed to make something for the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge. But I did make something this month! Well, a small confession — I actually made this last month, but...
View ArticleDeeper Water: Music to my eyes blog hop
The Music to my Eyes blog hop (organised by Kelly Rodgers, a member of the Bead Snobs group that I belong to on Facebook) asked us to make something inspired by a favourite song or piece of music. Now,...
View ArticleShiny Baubles: the Tacky Holiday Earrings Blog Hop
I was Christmas shopping a couple of weeks ago, when I came across a box of miniature baubles for $5 at a favourite shop of mine (and my girls), Typo. My first thought was to use them as decorations...
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