Blazing Flowers Earrings

I've been meaning to make these earrings to match the Blazing Flower Necklace since the necklace was finished.... but you know how it is.... there is always something else to do and so I just never got around to doing it... until, the other day I was asked to do so... and here they are! ;-)

Blazing Flowers Earrings

Blazing Flowers Necklace

 

This necklace came in 2nd place in the EtsyBeadWeavers April's Fire and Flowers Challenge :-)

And again a reminder.... EtsyBeadWeavers' November's Challenge is taking place right now!!! go and vote for your favourite piece!!!! :-) http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

ok 6.37 am, got to go and wake up my son and nurse this horrible headache I've had since yesterday.... I think I have a bit of a head cold! ;-p

and why is it he wakes up at 5 am on Saturdays but during the week I've got to wake him up????  one of those mysteries of life I suppose, but I will get my revenge when he becomes a teenager and wants to sleep in on the weekend... I'll make sure I make a huge amount of noise after he's been partying all night!!! :-D

BAO Item of the Week

Here are this week's Bead Art Originals' Items of the week.... what can I say... S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G!!!!! I would say that I had a favourite, but the truth is I don't.... I would love to have ANY of these items (hint, hint to any member of my family who may be reading this blog and wondering what to get me for Chanukah!!! :-D). 
All these gorgeous items have specials attached to them, go and visit http://beadartoriginals.blogspot.com/ to find out what they are.

My item of the week is:
Chocolate Blossom Earrings

Purchase and pay for these earrings between now and 16th November and get 5% off + FREE shipping to anywhere!!! :-)

Also, please don't forget.... voting is currently taking place at the EtsyBeadWeavers' blog, please visit and vote for your favourite!!!!

http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Happy beading!!!! :-D

EtsyBeadWeavers November Challenge - Ancestral Expressions

Voting has started at the EtsyBeadWeavers' blog!!!!  This month's theme is "Ancestral Expressions".  Look at the amazing diverse entries for this month!!!! All so different... all so beautiful!

My entry this month is # 13 (I hope lucky 13!!!) - Let My People Go

I blogged about this piece and the inspiration behind it here.

Go check these beauties out and vote for your favourite!!!!!  Don't put it off, voting ends on 15th November!!!!

http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Copper and Turquoise - Treasury

Just managed to grab a treasury in between doing everything else... must be something in the water giving me all this energy! :-D

 

 

 

Check out these beauties in my favourite colour combination!!!

 http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=20056

This treasury expires Tuesday 11th November - go check it out!!! :-)

Crowned Cuff

What a perfect weekend!!!!! well sadly it's over, as tomorrow, Sunday, is a normal working day here.... but I managed to stay in my pyjamas all day and I did my favourite thing!!!! I beaded!!!! My son was relatively compliant, and left me alone most of the day while he entertained himself... he has plenty to entertain himself with! :-) especially after I built him a huge Thomas the Tank railway track circuit, which is staying on my living room floor for a couple of days, or till I need to sweep the floor :-)

I did something that I don't usually do, and that is, I simultaneously worked on 3 pieces at once; a cabochon-maybe-pendant, a beadwoven choker and this cute little cuff, which is the only one that is finished so far, although the others aren't that far off from being finished.

Crowned Cuff

I think my fear of not being able to bead all week put me on overdrive with my beadwork :-) Alas, tomorrow I will have to do some more work (real job).... and I have 2 orders to make up, the Funky Lifesaver that I posted about in my previous post and a pair of earrings to match the Blazing Flowers that I sold a few weeks ago. So, busy, busy, busy!!! and I LOVE it!!!! as long as I'm busy with beading, I'm really, really happy!!! :-) Oh yes... I almost forgot.... am also teaching 2 bead-embroidered cuff workshops in the next couple of weeks, so need to prepare for the class!!! as I said, as long as it's beading, I'm happy! :-D

Happy beading everyone and don't forget to come back soon and check out the other 2 pieces!!! :-)

Yeahhhh!!!!!!! :-) Made it to Etsy's Front Page

As the title says..... Yeahhhhh!!!! made it to the Front Page  of Etsy!!!!!

Funky Lifesaver

This is probably one of my first and favourite bangles that I ever made.... long before I thought of selling my beadwork!!! I LOVE it and in fact I've got one and I wear it almost every day!!!   I make these to order according to requested size. 

LAVA BAG Freeform Crochet Big Hoop Bag by SaraAires

 

 

Thank you SaraAires from Portugal for creating this great treasury and for including and getting my bangle on the Front Page!!! :-)  Go check out her shop for some gorgeous colourful crochet pieces!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 Mirrored Images Cuff by GrandmaMarilyns

 

 

Thank you to GrandmaMarilyns for not only letting me know that my Funky Lifesaver was on the Front Page but also for providing me with a screen shot of it so I could boast about it!!! :-)