tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743993866295906092024-03-12T20:54:56.679-07:00Wanderwarejewelry for the adventurous soulChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422229959672684663noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674399386629590609.post-1805144231534512582016-10-01T11:18:00.002-07:002016-10-01T11:18:32.698-07:00These are a few of my favorite things . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a happy time this has been, creating beautiful things from a kit filled with new and interesting supplies! Lisa never ceases to amaze and inspire me to grow in my abilities through her blog hops. I challenge myself to try new techniques and color combinations that I normally would not gravitate to and integrate them into a cohesive style. This year my personal challenge was to add wire~working to my repertoire and I so enjoyed incorporating that skill in these pieces. Thank you Lisa for being such a huge source of artistic inspiration for me. Enjoy my collection ~ <i style="font-weight: bold;">the birds and the bees</i>!!!</div>
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Will wonders ever cease??? I remembered to take this picture of the incredible kit Lisa send me for this event. My first thoughts were, "Oh my God! What could I ever do with all of this?" These thoughts were quickly followed by one of my new creative habits . . . sketching ideas. I have rarely gone through this step since I started on this creative journey, but it is fast becoming one of my favorite parts of the process!</div>
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My first piece was inspired by the gorgeous multi~strand bracelets that I admire so much in the Facebook jewelry groups I am a part of. I used the bird focal and the blue and yellow beads from the kit, adding only wire and the green crystals for the branch.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My <i style="font-weight: bold;">song birds </i>bracelet uses my kit's green sea glass rounds wired onto strands of beaded wire and closes with the beautiful toggle clasp from the kit. Two tiny copper birds grace the clasp area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And, of course, as a newly certified beekeeper I needed to include my little fuzzy friends in this collection. These tiny brass bumble bees are set against the honey colored sea glass to create these simple yet stunning earrings.</span></div>
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This sweet little necklace was not in my original sketched ideas, but when I found the bird piece in my stash and had enough of the yellow polished crystals left from the kit, it just begged to be included. I wire~wrapped the crystals onto the focal piece and added a lovely, hand forged beaded wire chain to create a namesake for this blog hop!<br />
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My final piece is another "bee" piece and makes me so happy which of course inspired the name! I have worked hard to be able to make consistently accurate and beautiful spirals and can finally see the progress I have made in my work. I was excited to find that the free~formed green sea glass actually could fit together like puzzle pieces if I measured and crafted accurately.. I used raw copper wire exclusively in this piece . . . 16g for the focal piece and 18g for the beautiful hand forged chain.<br />
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That is all from me for this epic blog hop . . . the morning clouds have cleared and I am going outside to enjoy the gift of this beautiful sunny day! Thanks again Lisa for all the gifts you bring to our creative lives and to all my fellow artists for their beautiful work and spirit! Please visit all the sites below and enjoy!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake, </span><a href="http://www.beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake Bead Designs</span></a><u><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></u></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Beti Horvath, </span></span><a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Stringing Fool Jewelry</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Veralynne Malone, </span><a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Designed by Vera</span></a><u><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></div>
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"Gentle Spring, in sunshine clad, well does thou thy power display! For winter makes the the light heart sad, and thou makes the sad heart gay." ~ Charles of Orleans<br />
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My incredible challenge kit from the awesome Lisa Lodge!</div>
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WIND CHIMES</div>
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Thanks Lisa for challenging me to witness the beauty of the changing seasons and to capture it in the wondrous variety of supplies you sent. My heart is truly gay! Thanks to everyone for visiting my blog and for all the amazing work I know I will enjoy! Join me in visiting the blog sites of the artists listed below and your heart will be gay too!!!</div>
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It was such a great surprise when I received my kit for this blog hop from Lisa Lodge of A Grateful Artist / Pine Ridge Treasures as it contained the most beautiful ceramic bee piece from Gaia beads. Lisa couldn't possibly have known that I was currently working on my Washington state beekeepers certification and had become very passionate about the welfare of our bee friends. I was so excited to work on projects that reflected this new interest and hopefully help educate people on the importance of bees in our lives. Healthy bees are critical for sustaining human health and happiness. Honeybees don't just make honey; they pollinate many of our most used crops ~ apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash, cucumbers, citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and lots, lots more! Approximately one-third of our diet comes from insect-pollinated plants and the honey bee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination. Even cattle, which feed on alfalfa, depend on bees. If the bee colonies continue to collapse, we could end up with just grains and water to sustain us! This is the biggest general threat to our food supply!<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.04px; line-height: 24.064px;"> Perhaps you can see why I am so passionate about this cause and why I am studying to become a responsible beekeeper! </span></span><br />
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My first piece , <i><b>Beekeeper</b></i>, is a bead embroidered cuff bracelet that spotlights the beautiful Gaia focal. It is captured by golden multi-hued seed beads that represent one product of the bees work . . . honey! The two faceted green stones were also in my kit and complimented the focal perfectly. A couple of tiny worker bees buzz freely from delicate copper chain and the piece closes with copper fittings and double linked copper chain. The piece is backed in gorgeous soft golden leather. </div>
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My second piece, <b><i>Honeycomb</i></b>, uses the new bead shape of the same name. This piece was inspired by a Joanne Zammit design and I must admit they were some of the hardest beads I have ever worked with! When I finished the main part of the focal, it was too flimsy to hang straight, so in an effort to alleviate that problem I used a piece of 16g copper wire and some honey colored bicones that had come in my kit. To the now solid honeycomb I attached a beautiful glass honey drop and strung the piece from a hand made bead and wire chain.</div>
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My last two pieces use the amazing hexagon crystals that came in my kit in a freeform wire focal piece. One of my creative goals for this year was to challenge myself with a new technique and so I chose to work with wire. I shaped, textured and antiqued raw copper wire and then wrapped these beautiful crystals into their spots. The chain for this piece is the first handmade wire chain I ever made and I love it so much! The matching earrings make this an incredible set!!!</div>
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Thank you so much Lisa for the amazing kit that inspired these pieces. A percentage of their sales will be donated to the Washington State Bee Protection fund. Please continue to learn more about how you can help protect our bee friends at: </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Carolyn Lawson, </span><a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Carolyn's Creations</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20.02px;">Happy December to all my fellow artists! It is such a delight, especially in the busy-ness of the holiday season, to take time to appreciate the beauty of artistic creation. Many thanks and a toast to Lisa Lodge for inspiring us to find time to not only create but share and enjoy each other's work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.02px;">The piece I created with the kit Lisa sent me is my first humble effort in this endeavor. I first formed my base wire into a shape suggestive of a music lyre. I then hand wrapped the frame and wired lines of pearls and crystals across it. From the lyre I strung some of the charms that were included in the kit along with a variety of complimentary fittings I had in my stash. I worked everything in brass tones and blue beads in order for the silver charms to really stand out. Most of what I did felt difficult and awkward but I am proud that I persevered</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.02px;"> as I now have a actual starting point from which to grow during the year ahead. I am hopeful that by this time next year the growth is obvious and profound!!!</span></div>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422229959672684663noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674399386629590609.post-33203338132084561172015-10-23T19:48:00.000-07:002015-10-24T09:34:36.574-07:00Ceramic Bead Challenge ~ Go With The Flow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Late this summer I found myself in a creative funk, feeling uninspired and without direction. So when Lisa posted registrations for this challenge I jumped at the opportunity remembering that each of the Pine Ridge Treasure events I had participated in had been very growth-full experiences. When my challenge kit arrived, I was thrilled to find six discs in primary colors with a rather weathered finish . . . (of course I forgot to take a picture.) They reminded me of a bouquet of balloons and I knew at once that I wanted to do the floating house from the movie "UP."<br />
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I searched for the perfect house bead to go with my ceramic beads but could not find what I was hoping for. I decided to make one out of brass, etch it, layer it with details and stamp it with the words "home is where your heart is." I laid awake nights happily designing this piece in my head until one day I realized I was OOT (out of time!) It was so hard for me to let go of my "brilliant" idea and move back into reality . . . I was so stuck that I almost pulled out of the challenge! I was desperately in need of an attitude adjustment . . . I needed to let go and just "go with the flow." So I did and this is what happened ~</div>
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Using the ceramic beads as the focal point, I embroidered around them adding unplanned touches as I went. I had no design, no vision . . . nothing but the beads themselves and the piece as it took shape to inspire my direction. The seed beads literally flowed around the ceramic pieces, little dangles found their way onto the beads anchoring the discs, the bottom of the focal piece practically begged for fringe while the chain sprouted beaded beads that flow freely up and down its length. The earrings just sort of appeared! I kept creating until the piece told me it was done . . . and then, so was I. This "letting go" style of creating was an epic and glorious, mountaintop moment for me and without a doubt one that will influence my artistic approach in the years to come.</div>
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And so, we have done it again, Lisa Lodge . . . the platform and the growing . . . and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of your inspirational community. Thank you and all the artists that participated in this challenge and to Grubbi Beads for the amazing materials we were so privileged to work with. Until next time, just go with the flow!!!</div>
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For as long as I can remember I have wanted to live on the water's edge. I spent much of my childhood swimming and surfing the ocean off Malibu beach and hours roaming the sands that edged those waters. I spent a year at Pepperdine University overlooking Malibu where my studies were challenged by the constant call of the waves to me. I overcame many odds to become one of the first female lifeguards on this same stretch of beach and spent a summer blissfully employed in paradise. Many years later I fell in love with diving and followed the sandy beach out into a watery wonderland. I have spent months teaching diving on a remote island off the coast of Honduras dreaming of one day settling on my very own sandy beach. </div>
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My lifelong dream was realized this year when Paul and I bought a beautiful cottage on 2.5 acres of Hood Canal waterfront in Washington. We christened our home "little blue" and delight in the forest path and stream that leads us down to our very own water's edge. With the beautiful treasures Lisa included in my challenge kit, I created pieces that capture and celebrate the exquisite natural beauty of our piece of paradise. I am blessed beyond words that my dream came true and am so happy to share <em><strong>Water's Edge</strong></em> with all of you. </div>
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Thank you Lisa for including me in this epic blog hop and for all the beautiful treasures you sent that allowed me to create these unique beach pieces. Thanks to all who visited my site and I invite you to spend some time viewing the other beachy beauties that my fellow artists have created! Visit their sites at the links below!</div>
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Many thanks to Lori and Heather for coordinating this occasion that brings awareness, presence and understanding to many human conditions and life challenges. Each artist was invited to select a meaningful word, representative color or a person to honor in an artistic creation while shedding light on some area of challenge or struggle. I personally have used this time of creation to feel more deeply the blessings of my life, many of which have been the result of times of struggle. I look forward to witnessing to the journeys and discoveries of the other artists who have poured their hearts and souls into their creations. I invite you to join me by following the links at the end of this post.</div>
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I asked Heather to create a forest green bead with the word agape' on it. Her work is so beautiful and inspired me tremendously in my artistic endeavor. </div>
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I chose this word because of a recent struggle with cruelty and abandonment by the very people I should be able to trust. I chose green because it is a color for those battling depression and also symbolizes peacefulness and renewal. My road out of the darkness and despair from this traumatic time is teaching me so many things and helping me to identify areas in my life that I need to improve in . . . mostly the ability to forgive and to love more fully . . . unconditionally. Through my work, I strive to become a stronger, wiser, more gentle person. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">AGAPE ~ unconditional love</span></b></div>
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My piece is based on a design by the amazing Susan Schwartzenberger and I feel that it represents the immense power that flows from those who love freely. I choose muted rainbow colors that spoke to me of hope and possibility in my continued journey and the work I need to do. The golden crystals remind me of God's presence in my life and the thankfulness I have for His guidance through the darkness.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14.25pt;">It goes against everything that cries out for fairness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14.25pt;">The thing that we need to forgive often involves pain--</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14.25pt;">We are often left holding the pain,</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14.25pt;"> </span></div>
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Heather</td><td class="xl65" style="width: 113pt;" width="151">Anderson<br />
Millican</td><td class="xl66" style="width: 312pt;" width="416"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">www.PrettyThingsBlog.com</a> (hostess)</span><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/swoondimples" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">www.facebook.com/swoondimples</a> (bead artist)</td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Candida</td><td class="xl65">Castleberry</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">mischelle</td><td class="xl65">andrade</td><td class="xl66"><a href="https://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">https://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Paige</td><td class="xl65">Maxim</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://delightfullittlegems.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://delightfullittlegems.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Laurie </td><td class="xl65">Vyselaar </td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.lefthandjewelry.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.lefthandjewelry.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Marybeth</td><td class="xl65">Rich</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Alice</td><td class="xl65">Peterson</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.alice-dreaming.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Kim</td><td class="xl65">Dworak</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Audrey</td><td class="xl65">Bélanger</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://esperianterra.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://esperianterra.blogspot.ca/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Karen</td><td class="xl65">mitchell</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.overthemoon-design.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.overthemoon-design.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Joan</td><td class="xl65">Williams</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.lilrubyjewelry.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.lilrubyjewelry.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Jean</td><td class="xl65">Wells</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://jeanawells.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">jeanawells.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Ann</td><td class="xl65">Schroeder</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.beadlove.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Gail</td><td class="xl65">Accinelli</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://facebook.com/oregonmadejewelry" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">facebook.com/oregonmadejewelry</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Tania</td><td class="xl65">Spivey</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.moobiegracedesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.moobiegracedesigns.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Mallory </td><td class="xl65">Hoffman</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Mary K</td><td class="xl65">McGraw</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://mkaymac.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">mkaymac.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Shai</td><td class="xl65">Williams</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.shaihasramblings.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Beth</td><td class="xl65">Emery</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://storiesbyindigoheart.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">storiesbyindigoheart.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Catie</td><td class="xl65">Doman</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://drcatie.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://drcatie.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Lorelei</td><td class="xl65">Eurto</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://http/lorelei1141.blogspot.com" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Lee</td><td class="xl65">Koopman</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.stregajewellry.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.stregajewellry.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Tammy</td><td class="xl65">Adams</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.paisleylizard.com/blog/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Katie</td><td class="xl65">Nelson</td><td class="xl66"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/katiebead" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/katiebead</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Patty</td><td class="xl65">Miller</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://pattymillerbeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://pattymillerbeads.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Chris</td><td class="xl65">Eisenberg</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.wanderware.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.wanderware.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Cassi</td><td class="xl65">Paslick</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Charlee</td><td class="xl65">Griffith</td><td class="xl66"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/charlee.griffith" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/charlee.griffith</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Kelli</td><td class="xl65">Nelson</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.afamilyaffarekelli.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.afamilyaffarekelli.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Catherine</td><td class="xl65">King</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Melissa</td><td class="xl65">Trudinger</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">beadrecipes.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">susan</td><td class="xl65">Bowie</td><td class="xl66"><a href="https://susanbowie.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">https://susanbowie.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Jennifer</td><td class="xl65">Justman</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Cassi</td><td class="xl65">Paslick</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">K</td><td class="xl65">Hutchinson</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://jumbledhutch.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://jumbledhutch.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Veralynne</td><td class="xl65">Malone</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.veradesigns.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Evie and Beth</td><td class="xl65">McCord</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Mihaela</td><td class="xl65">Georgescu</td><td class="xl70"><a href="http://michellemaya2005.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">http://michellemaya2005.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Rebecca</td><td class="xl65">Anderso </td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.songbeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Www.songbeads.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Charlene </td><td class="xl65">jacka</td><td class="xl67"><a href="http://www.clay-space.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">www.clay-space.com</a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Kim</td><td class="xl65">Stevens</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.pickingpoppies.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.pickingpoppies.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Susan</td><td class="xl65">McClelland</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://mistheword12.wordpress.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Mistheword12.wordpress.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Sally</td><td class="xl65">Russick</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.sallyrussick.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Gina</td><td class="xl65">Hockett</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.freestyleelements.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.freestyleelements.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Mona</td><td class="xl65">Arnott</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://bijouxgemsjoy.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">bijouxgemsjoy.blogspot.ca</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Sandi</td><td class="xl65">Volpe</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.sandivolpe.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.sandivolpe.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Andrea</td><td class="xl65">Glick</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Janine</td><td class="xl65">Lucas</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.esfera.me/travel/blog/travel-stories" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.esfera.me/travel/blog/travel-stories</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Lori</td><td class="xl65">Bowring Michaud</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.artfullyornamental.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.artfullyornamental.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Christie</td><td class="xl65">Murrow</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Www.charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">B.R.</td><td class="xl65">Kuhlman</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.mixedmayhemstudios.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.mixedmayhemstudios.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Lupe</td><td class="xl65">Meter</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.gesmpccorner.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.gesmpccorner.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Lucy</td><td class="xl65">Bejarano</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.lucybejaranojewelry.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.lucybejaranojewelry.blogspot.com/</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Stephanie</td><td class="xl65">Perry</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.mustardbeadbystephanieperry.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.mustardbeadbystephanieperry.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Elisabeth</td><td class="xl65">Auld</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.beadsforbusygals.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Carolyn</td><td class="xl65">Lawson</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Heather</td><td class="xl65">Powers</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.humblebeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.humblebeads.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Katie</td><td class="xl65">Hacker</td><td class="xl66"><a href="http://www.katiehacker.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">www.katiehacker.blogspot.com</span></a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Kepi</td><td class="xl65">Rasmussen</td><td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.kepirasmussen.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">www.kepirasmussen.blogspot.ca </a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl69" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Gail </td><td class="xl65">Vanderster-Zwang</td><td><a href="http://www.angelmoose.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">www.angelmoose.blogspot.com</a></td></tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><td class="xl65" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">Elizabeth</td><td class="xl65">Hodges</td><td><a href="http://thewhisperingseas.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d82898; text-decoration: none;">http://thewhisperingseas.blogspot.com</a>/</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Welcome to my <i><b>wanderware</b></i> blog site and to my very first Art Charm exchange and Beads of Courage reveal! This is an annual event hosted by the amazing Jennifer Cameron of Glass Addictions where a select number of artists make 11 charms to be shared and auctioned. I found this event last year during the auction and after bidding on the incredible charms made by artists from far and near to benefit the Beads of Courage program. I knew that I needed to be a part of this.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Beads of Courage is an organization that provides arts-in-medicine for seriously ill children. This program is found in over 150 children's hospitals worldwide and currently supports over 30,000 children. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Based in Tucson, Arizona, Beads of Courage was founded in 2003 by Jean Baruch, an RN who sought to fill gaps in the areas that support seriously ill children and their families by providing the program as a resilience-based intervention. Beads are used because they symbolize strength and courage and throughout history were used to award bravery and accomplishment as well as providing protection and healing. The charms made by the artists in this exchange are being auctioned off as a fundraiser for this unique program and all the kids and families that benefit from it. Please visit the auction site at:</span></b></span></div>
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Hop on over to their blogs.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; line-height: 15px;"><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$1:0" /></span><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Jennifer Cameron: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range0:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text1:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text1:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text1:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Alenka Obid: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range1:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.pepita-handmade.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text2:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text2:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text2:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Alicia Marinache: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range2:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.allprettythings.ca</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text3:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text3:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text3:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Andrea Glick: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range3:0" dir="ltr" href="http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://zenithjade.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text4:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text4:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text4:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Caroline Dewison: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range4:0" dir="ltr" href="http://blueberribeads.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://blueberribeads.blogspot.co.uk</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text5:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text5:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text5:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Cassi Paslick: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range5:0" dir="ltr" href="http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://badatbeingmom.blogspot.com/</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text6:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text6:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text6:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Cate van Alphen: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range6:0" dir="ltr" href="http://fulgorine.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://fulgorine.wordpress.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text7:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text7:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text7:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Cheri Reed: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range7:0" dir="ltr" href="http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text8:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text8:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text8:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Chris Eisenberg: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range8:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.wanderware.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.wanderware.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text9:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text9:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text9:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Cory Tompkins: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range9:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text10:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text10:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text10:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Elisabeth Auld: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range10:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.beadsforbusygals.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text11:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text11:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text11:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Genevieve Gabbert: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range11:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text12:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text12:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text12:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Jami Shipp: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range12:0" dir="ltr" href="http://celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; 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font-size: 12px;">Jill Bradley: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range14:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.jillybeads.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.jillybeads.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text15:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text15:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text15:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Kim Dworak: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range15:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text16:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text16:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text16:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Lee Koopman: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range16:0" dir="ltr" href="http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text17:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text17:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text17:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Lennis Carrier: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range17:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.windbent.net/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.windbent.net</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text18:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text18:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text18:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Lesley Watt: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range18:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text19:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text19:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text19:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Mallory Hoffman: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range19:0" dir="ltr" href="http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text20:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text20:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text20:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Melissa Trudinger: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range20:0" dir="ltr" href="http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text21:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text21:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text21:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Michelle McCarthy: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range21:0" dir="ltr" href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text22:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text22:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text22:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Monique Urquhart: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range22:0" dir="ltr" href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text23:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text23:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text23:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Moriah Betterly: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range23:0" dir="ltr" href="http://mlbetterly.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://mlbetterly.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text24:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text24:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text24:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Nancy Dale: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range24:0" dir="ltr" href="http://nedbeads.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://nedbeads.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text25:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text25:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text25:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Nancy Smith: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range25:0" dir="ltr" href="http://wirednan.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://wirednan.blogspot.ca</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text26:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text26:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text26:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Niky Sayers: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range26:0" dir="ltr" href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text27:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text27:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text27:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Perri Jackson: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range27:0" dir="ltr" href="http://shaktipajdesigns.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; 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font-size: 12px;">Shai Williams: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range29:0" dir="ltr" href="http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com</a><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text30:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text30:0:$3:0" /><span data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text30:0:$4:0" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Sheila Prosterman: </span><a class="" data-reactid=".17t.1:3:1:$comment767522026666313_767572959994553:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.3.0.$range30:0" dir="ltr" href="http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For this challenge, the amazing Rita of Toltec Jewels supplied all the participating artists with gorgeous anchor theme beads made with love by Diana of Suburban Girl Beads. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the bible, the word 'anchor' is used metaphorically as an emblem of hope . . . that which supports or keeps one steadfast in the time of trial or doubt. Nathan and Andrea's wedding invitation includes the words of Hebrews 6:19 ~ </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My piece for this challenge uses the anchor beads to symbolize the hope and strength that these two are for each other and the anchor clasp as a symbol of their amazing faith in God, who is our eternal hope. Mazel tov, Nathan and Andrea!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">So much gratitude to both Rita of Toltec Jewels and Diana of Suburban Girl Beads for their efforts in this timely and thought provoking design challenge and blog hop. Please visit all the artist's blog sites listed below to view their creations for this Anchors Aweigh event.</span></div>
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Chris Eisenberg <a href="http://wanderware.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Wanderware</a></div>
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Dini Bruinsma <a href="http://angazabychanges.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Angaza by Changes</a></div>
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Welcome to my <i><b>wanderware</b></i> site and to a most unusual challenge ~ the very first Haberdashery Blog Hop - the brainchild of Melissa Trudinger of BeadRecipes from Melbourne, Australia. This is Melissa's first time hosting a blog hop and she challenged the participants to raid their fabric and trims stash to create jewelry pieces out of whatever they found. The descriptive subtitle for my <i><b>wanderware</b></i> line is "<i><b>jewelry for the adventurous soul</b></i>" and having a soul that fully meets that description made this a very fun endeavor for me!</div>
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I am very interested in upcycling materials and have been toying around with adding a line of these sorts of pieces to my <i>wanderware</i> collection. I would call this collection "re-knewed" which suggests the ability to enjoy something old and worn out in an completely new and unlikely manner. In a huge way, this blog hop has helped me jump start this new line and I am grateful to Melissa for setting the opportunity before me.</div>
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My first piece uses strips of material from four of my daughter's old t-shirts. I had already cut out the front panels to use for a t-shirt quilt but couldn't get myself to throw the remaining fabric away knowing that there existed a perfectly wonderful destiny for it! I braided these strips using a Kumihimo disc and came up with a soft, flexible eye-catching rope. I added a peyote beaded tube of brass triangle beads, brass end caps, a gold rolo style chain and a magnetic clasp to finish the piece. I thought I might add something dangling from the beaded tube but also really liked it just the way it is (which was convenient since I was running out of creating time!) Who knew that old t-shirts could become such an intriguing piece of jewelry?!</div>
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I was having so much fun that I returned to my stash and began playing with old torn up denim jeans. I cut the inseam strips from some jeans and rolled them up tightly to make solid flat fabric circles, arranged them symmetrically and bound them together with black leather lacing. I added a ceramic tube bead at the bottom, brass circles on the top two rolls and finished it with a complimentary brass chain. This is definitely a bold piece and with the right outfit would make quite a statement!</div>
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Loads of thanks to you, Melissa Trudinger, for this wonderful "out of the box" challenge and for being instumental in helping me open this new line of <i><b>wanderware</b></i>. I too had three blog hops this past weekend in addition to many other demands and appreciate the leniency of posting a bit late. I look forward to seeing all the other pieces that the artists below have created and invite you to visit their sites as well! Happy hopping!</div>
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Ann Schroeder <a href="http://beadlove.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/haberdashery-blog-hop-reveal/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com</a></div>
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Tammy Adams <a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog.html</a> </div>
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Amanda Wacasey <a href="http://mandyinmystic.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-reveal-day.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://mandyinmystic.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Dolores Raml <a href="http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/haberdashery-blog-hop/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com</a> </div>
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Divya N <a href="http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/2014/08/haberdashery-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com</a></div>
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Michelle McCarthy <a href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.fireflydesignstudio.BlogSpot.com</a></div>
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DiYana Brooks http://agapecreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/</div>
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Robin Kae Reed <a href="http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/2014/08/to-my-first-haberdashery-hop-isnt.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://willowdragon.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Andrea Glick <a href="http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/2014/07/c5-challenge-choosy-chicks-choose.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Karin Grosset Grange <a href="http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr/2014/08/haberdashery-hop-reveal.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr</a></div>
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Mitzie Crider <a href="http://needfulluxuries.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop-reveal.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://needfulluxuries.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Janine Lucas <a href="http://www.esfera.me/travel/haberdashery-blog-hop-reveal" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.esfera.me/travel/blog/travel-stories</a></div>
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Rosantia Petkova <a href="http://bairozan.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-haberdashery-challenge.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://bairozan.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Susan Kennedy <a href="http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Leithleach Alainn Seodra <a href="http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/haberdashery-hop/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com/</a></div>
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Kathleen Breeding <a href="http://99bobotw.blogspot.com/2014/08/carnivals-chicklets-haberdashery-blog.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://99bobotw.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Shiraz Biggie http://secretsongdesigns.blogspot.com</div>
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Chris Eisenberg http://www.wanderware.blogspot.com</div>
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Heather Richter <a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/2014/08/chicklet-blog-hop-carnival-blog-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Lennis Carrier <a href="http://www.windbent.net/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.windbent.net/</a></div>
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Rebecca Anderson http://www.songbeads.blogspot.com</div>
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Jenny Kyrlach <a href="http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop-reveal.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://anafiassa.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Rita Toltec Jewels <a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/2014/08/The-Haberdashery-Blog-Hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.JewelSchoolFriends.com</a></div>
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Mischelle Fanucci http://www.micheladasmusings.blogspot.com</div>
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Karen Mitchell <a href="http://overthemoon-design.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop-reveal.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://overthemoon-design.com</a></div>
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Carol Briody <a href="http://cbriody.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-haberdashery-hop-reveal.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://Cbriody.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Karla Morgan <a href="http://texaspepperjams.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://TexasPepperJams.blogspot.com</a></div>
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Carolyn Lawson http://Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com</div>
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Lori Anderson http://www.prettythingsblog.com/</div>
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Jami Shipp http://www.celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com</div>
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Lili Krist http://pcbylik.blogspot.com/</div>
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Evelyn Shelby <a href="http://raindropcreationsbyevelyn.blogspot.com/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop-revel-8-2-14.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> http://raindropcreationsbyevelyn.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Raissa de Guzman <a href="http://abloro.com/2014/08/02/haberdashery-hop/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://www.abloro.com</a></div>
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Niky Sayers <a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/haberdashery-blog-hop.html" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk</a></div>
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Keren Panthaki <a href="http://vasdea.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/haberdashery-hop-buttons-ribbons-and-silk/" style="color: #359bdc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">http://vasdea.wordpress.com</a></div>
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The perfect challenge for a summer blog hop coupled the time, energy and imagination of Rita (Toltec Jewels) with Sue Kennedy's Chicklet beads (SueBeads.) I received a beautiful orange and yellow hued chicklet for my project and had all sorts of fun dreaming of ways in which to utilize it in a piece of jewelry. I decided to go with a super simple design that really focused on the artistry of the focal piece to honor the amazing work that Sue has done. I combined my lovely little bead with leather cording and Swarovsky crystal cubes in an earthy but elegant wrap bracelet. I loved it so much that I wore it to church this morning and it sold right off my wrist! I think I will order a chicklet in every color and make up an assortment for my next ArtWalk in September. Here is my creation . . . <i>simple gifts.</i></div>
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Thanks Rita for a wonderful little diversion in the midst of life's craziness and for inspiring simplicity when it truly was needed. Bravo to you Sue Kennedy for your talents and artistry . . . you are a treasure to us all and I am so glad to have found you through this challenge!!! Please be sure to browse through all the other sweet chicklet designs found in the sites below!</div>
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Earlier this summer, a package of wonderful surprises arrived for me from the ever faithful Lisa Lodge to inspire my creative impulses for this summertime challenge. Out of this terrific collection, I selected the components in the black tray for my carnival creation.<br />
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My initial idea came quickly (which is really unusual) and was seriously amazing! I have been wanting to explore metal and bead combinations more as well as develop my metal working techniques, and this challenge with these materials seemed to fit this purpose wonderfully. The history and images of highly decorative carousel ponies captured my imagination and this picture I found on<i> shutterstock </i>became my starting point.</div>
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I found a piece of scrap copper sheeting that I transferred the outline of this prancing pony onto and got to work. It was at this point, however, that my troubles began and they centered around the fact that I did not have the correct tools for this endeavor. I spent a tremendously long time stubbornly trying to make what I did have work and was surprisingly successful until I came to the cutout for the tail. There was no way that was going to happen with my sad assortment of rudimentary "tools." I decided to shelve my attempt until I acquired the necessary equipment and could do justice in real life with what I had created so perfectly in my mind. This is how far I got ~</div>
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Someday I will post my finished piece which I intended to name "<i>merry</i>" . . . do not hold your breath for that reveal however, as my life is seriously crazy and I have no $$$ to buy tools right now! Any recommendations on "must have" tools though, would be greatly appreciated!!!</div>
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So now as time was running out, I needed to whip something together for the quickly approaching deadline. I decided to go with a technique I knew and something that was more symbolic visually than realistic (like my carousel pony.) I settled on the iconic ferris wheel and made a simple focal piece suspended on a complementary brass chain. I think it captures the open airiness of the structure, suggests the suspension and rotation of the individual seats and incorporates the festive colors and lights of a carnival at night. For once I did not try to "hide" my weaving lines since they perfectly represented the architecture of the wheel as well as the sense of holding it all together . . . just as in my miniature rendition. Enjoy!</div>
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Thank you for visiting my wanderware blog site today and for your ongoing commitment to your art which so obviously makes the world a happier and more beautiful place. Applause and bouquets once again to you, Lisa, for all your hard work and inspiration. Please visit the sites below for more summertime delights!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is not everyday that you post your piece for a challenge already knowing who the winner is BUT, for me, today is that day! Congratulations to Karin Grosset Grange who is the winner of the Gemstone and Metal Blog Hop hosted by the always awesome Lisa Lodge!!! (much applause and general hoopla!) This event took place a bit over a week ago and so, embarrassingly, that makes me more than respectably late. I won't bore you with excuses and such, but just know that "life" took precedent over posting on time and then since the 19th, I have literally been out to sea sailing with my husband to celebrate our 30th anniversary. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Tina and I met while scuba diving in Utila in 2012 and despite the fact that we live on opposite ends of the country, she continues to be a powerful source of inspiration for me. I so admire Tina's ability to find beauty even in darkness and to never be satisfied with the ordinary. Tina seeks out adventure and continuously searches for ways to become a better, fuller, wiser person. This piece celebrates the strength and beauty of my extraordinary friend and is dedicated to her with gratitude for all the many ways she unknowingly has enhanced my life. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The ocean is my passion and for that reason I thought this challenge would be simple . . . it was anything but! I have learned through my struggles of the past few weeks, not to have preconceived notions about things that should be created spontaneously. Try as I might, the brilliant and beautiful ideas I had in my mind did not translate well with the palette and materials I was given to work with. As once again I failed to photograph the pile of sparkly treasures that arrived from Lisa, our faithful hostess, you just need to believe that it was hopeless to try and meld the two visions into one. And so I pondered my dilemma and was reminded through this quote by John F. Kennedy of our genesis:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i>“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came.<br /><br />[Remarks at the Dinner for the America's Cup Crews, September 14 1962]”<br />― <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3047.John_F_Kennedy" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">John F. Kennedy</a></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Those elegant words served to also remind me of my genesis (only a few short years ago) in the art of beading. The very first project I made was a beautiful spiral rope bracelet which I kept and wear often for inspiration. And so I decided to combine the source of my physical genesis with the first steps of where I began as a beader. I choose a beautiful Green Girl Studios focal with a duo conch shell image for the centerpiece of my work. This pewter focal also includes a quote from Gloria Stein (another wise and wonderful teacher) that reads: </span></div>
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Thank you all for your patience and understanding with my late post. I am a dive medic and so it seemed fitting that on the eve of this ocean blog hop, I was called into the hospital for an emergency dive . . . to attend to a scuba diver who did not listen and respect the power of the ocean. After an already long and exhausting day yesterday, I spent from 11:00 last night until 9:00 this morning treating this diver in a hyperbaric chamber. I helped to save a life!!! Thank you Lisa for always being such a brilliant a source of inspiration and for providing all of us with a vehicle with which to realize our imaginings. Thanks also to all of you, my fellow artists, who are an unbelievable resource of motivation and support for me. Please use the link below to view all the projects created in honor of our ocean planet for this blog hop.<br />
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Such a beautiful event celebrating worldwide creativity, individuality and imagination. On top of all of that, we celebrate the tenacity and determination of all the artists and in particular that of our incredible leader and hostess, Lori Anderson. May every element in our collective creations be a symbol of appreciation for her monumental efforts and hope for ever brighter tomorrows.</div>
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My life has truly been enhanced with the new friendship I have found with my partner for this event . . . the amazing Catherine King. I fell instantly in love with Catherine upon reading her blog site profile and perusing her Pinterest boards. I knew that I had met an inspiring and kindred spirit who will continue to be a precious part of my life long after the party is over! </div>
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For Catherine's creative motivation I sent the following soup . . . </div>
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I particularly loved the Kokopelli focal piece that I had been saving for a special personal project but was moved to share it with Catherine after seeing her incredible artistry. When you see what she has created with all these assorted goodies, you will understand how I felt. Just go to <a href="http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com/">http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com</a>) and prepare to be inspired!</div>
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Catherine's gifts to me for this endeavor were bounteous and beautiful. The pieces in the bowl are what I selected to use in my creations including a gorgeous copper toggle clasp by Kathryn Bowman but minus the incredible Firefly Design focal which I started working on before taking pictures </div>
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Along with all these amazing ingredients, Catherine shared four small plastic boxes she uses to transport her projects. Thanks so much for these, Catherine!!! They have helped keep me organized as well as protect my work while I am on the go (which is pretty much always!)</div>
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My inspiration for this challenge came from a most precious treasure in my life, my daughter, Alex, and a book she had loaned me entitled <b style="font-style: italic;">Refuge,</b> by Terry Tempest Williams. To truly do justice to the impact that Alex and this book have had on my life and how they inspired this project, I am writing a separate blog post dedicated to that story. Until then I leave you with these pictures and a few quotes from the book. Enjoy!</div>
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<b><i>"My refuge exists in my capacity to love."</i></b></div>
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<i><b>"Perhaps, I am telling this story in an attempt to heal myself, to confront what I do not know, to create a path for myself with the idea that 'memory is the only way home'."</b></i></div>
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<i><b>"We are no more and no less than the life that surrounds us. My fears surface in my isolation. My serenity surfaces in my solitude."</b></i></div>
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<i><b>"I pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day - the invocations and benedictions of Earth. I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me to listen."</b></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">I started beading about three years ago while trying to recover from a traumatic brain injury and the resulting open heart surgeries. The post-op medical therapy was mostly ineffective but it was beading that seemed to help my brain and my heart reconnect the most. Because of beading, I have been able to resume my career as a concert pianist and instructor of music . . . something I had spent my life pursuing but had lost as a result of the brain injury. I think all of us are reaping tremendous benefits through our art that go far beyond what we can comprehend. I know that I owe so much to this new</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">-found passion and will be forever grateful for it.</span></span><br />
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For this winter-time celebration of sparkling beautifulness, I decided to take a different approach to the creative process than I normally would. Instead of challenging myself to the point of craziness, I chose to relax and just make something beautiful using techniques that I was already competent with. It wasn't so easy though, trying to incorporate the abundance, variety and unique sizes of beads that I had received from our hostess, Lisa (aka ~ Sparkle Queen!) I finally decided on a simple St. Petersburg chain which practically begged to have all the crystal and Czech glass drops dangling from it! </div>
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All of these beauties were also in my kit, some actually finding their way into my finished piece after pictures were taken. They are a wonderful addition to my stash and will no doubt be stars in projects later this year.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Into the Forest ~ </i>my inspiration:</span></b></div>
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Early morn on the first day of this new year, I found myself alone again, deep in the forest near Mt. Rainier Washington. I was searching for peace and hope . . . I had been sad for far too long. It was cold and silent as I made my way along the winding forest path, but I felt welcomed there and more alive than I had in many months. While much of the world slept, how blessed was I to witness the dawning of the year? And in the stillness<i> </i>of this dawn I re-visited a humbling truth . . . this precious gift, filled with new possibilities, adventures and challenges would only be what I would choose to make of it. All I needed was what I already had ~ strength, courage and wisdom. The forest floor was mossy wet beneath my knees as I knelt in thanksgiving and praise witnessed only by God and the silent yet ever present tenants of this sacred place. I had found what I was searching for and my heart was slowly and softly opening to welcome the warmth of peace and hope once again. </div>
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My <i>Star Carol</i> ornament is in honor of Carol Ann Risher, the artist who hand crafted the beautiful art bead that I was so privileged to use. I came upon some of Carol's ceramic pieces at a little unheralded bead show in Ballard Washington a couple of months ago and, when I dug it out of my stash, thought it spectacularly perfect for this blog hop. I generally do bead weaving and bead embroidery but I was some how moved to try a bit of metal and wire working. My <i>Star Carol</i> piece can adorn a lovely evergreen tree as an ornament or a lovely special person as a pendant. I was so touched to discover, just prior to writing this blog, that Carol had died in December 2010, one day after her 56th birthday. I can't think of a better tribute for an artist who was born and died in the Christmas season and whose name is the holiday season's song than a beautiful ornament. So here's to you, Carol Ann Risher . . . thank you for your art and inspiration and all the beauty your life brought to our world.<br />
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Many thanks to Heather for her efforts in coordinating this fun event for all of us. Find some quiet, peaceful moments to enjoy the holiday offerings of our fellow artists whose challenge ornaments can be viewed at the sites below.<br />
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It was only moments after signing up for the "I Love Clay" Blog Hop that I began questioning my sanity. Who in their right mind adds more things onto their December "to do" list? When I received my kit, even though I loved the beautiful antique pink floral focal by Southern Gal Designs and the assortment of white pearl beads that accompanied it, I had never worked in this color palette before and wasn't sure I could come up with the creative impulse needed to be successful. Then one evening my incredible daughter arrived for Sunday dinner looking so amazing in a mixture of cream, browns and antique pink and unknowingly became my muse for this challenge. Rebeccah, or Becca for short, is my youngest child of three and is literally one of the most incredible people I have ever met in my life. Her name means "peacemaker" and she definitely embodies that title in every single facet of her life. I am so blessed that God trusted me to be her mom and so privileged to also share her life as her friend. This "peacemaker" cuff bracelet is made with so much love to honor this truly amazing young woman. I love you more, Beccers! *poom* </div>
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Thanks to our always incredible host, Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist, and all the other crazy, amazing artists who somehow found time in their busy holiday schedules to bring more beauty into this world. Please join me in enjoying their offerings at the individual sites listed below.</div>
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Happy and peace-filled holidays to all of you! ~ chris</div>
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I had so much fun with all of you on the Summer Color Surprise blog hop that I couldn't resist joining this one despite knowing that my schedule was already so full. I tried to be prudent by ordering the smallest kit thinking that less beads would make the challenge so much easier . . . oh my, not so! I received five beads that were all so different from each other that I couldn't imagine what to do with them. I need structure!!! I need direction!!! I <b><i>need</i></b> a pattern!!! (sigh) I took these beads everywhere, looking at them in different lighting and in a variety of settings but nothing came to me. I was doomed . . . </div>
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So I went sailing. On the boat the only book I happened to have was Sherry Serafini's <i style="font-weight: bold;">Sensational Bead Embroidery</i> which I had never bothered to open because I just knew I would never do anything that crazy. But it was the only book I had to read and Sherry promised that this was the perfect medium for the creative, restless soul and . . . well . . . honestly . . . it just kind of possessed me. I was definitely out of my league and in way, way, WAY over my head. I seriously had no idea what I was doing or even how to start but I tried hard to embrace the ideals of spontaneity and freedom that the book espoused. Sherry suggested that one start with the focal bead and let it tell you what the final piece wanted to be. My focal was a beautiful little sea turtle (White Clover Kiln) and he truly spoke to me and guided my hand and heart in this humbling but growth-filled first attempt at bead embroidery. In addition to the four other incredible beads (by Grubbi) from my kit, I used only what I had in my stash and this is what I created ~</div>
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This piece depicts the baby sea turtle's initial heroic struggle as it travels from it's onshore nest to the ocean, a large number falling prey to natural predators. I named my piece <i style="font-weight: bold;">endangered </i>because, sadly, even those arriving safely to their ocean home are gravely affected by man-made causes . . . pollution and global warming. As a scuba instructor and lover of our beautiful undersea world, I am passionate and fully committed to its conservation and preservation. A percentage of all <i><b>wanderware</b> </i>sales is donated to <b>Project Aware - </b>a movement of scuba divers whose mission is to protect the ocean planet one dive at a time. </div>
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Instead of jewelery, I am mounting this piece on a beautiful leather box that interestingly has a clock inside. Perhaps this reminds us that time is running out on our ability to protect and preserve so much of our planet.</div>
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I am interested in auctioning <i style="font-weight: bold;">endangered </i>and donating 100% of the proceeds to <b>Project Aware</b>. Any suggestions on how to do this effectively would be greatly appreciated.</div>
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Thank you Lisa Lodge for this opportunity to truly be a "creator" and to all these amazing artists whose creations inspire me daily. Check out their <b>Lampwork and Clay</b> challenge pieces at the sites below.</div>
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I was so excited when I received my kit for this project as it was filled with beautiful shades of blue beads in an incredible array of shapes and sizes. I was headed down to the amazing blue waters of the Caribbean for the summer to teach scuba diving and knew that my life there would be filled with inspirations galore to help me create an amazing piece. I expected to be blogging tonight from the tiny island of Utila (which is just off the coast of Honduras) to share with all of you the fruits of my summer labors. Sadly it was not to be . . . </div>
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Two days before leaving, I received a call that an ailing brother (who I had been caring for the past three years) was failing and had very little time to live. After hastily switching gears, I found myself on a plane to the vineyards of Santa Rosa California instead of to the coral reefs of the Caribbean. I have been here ever since.</div>
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The privilege of walking a journey such as this with someone you love so dearly is incredibly profound and I have daily felt honored and blessed to be here with my brother, Jeff. It is also extremely difficult in every way and definitely not conducive to artistic productivity. Or so I thought! At one point, I decided I needed to play the "Life Happens" card that was offered to all of us in our initial Blog Hop letter and Lisa very graciously took me off the list.</div>
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In the quiet, introspective moments of my days however, I found my sad heart responding to all the beauty surrounding me and I was flooded with fond memories of my beautiful Caribbean ocean. I remembered how the intense tropical sun reflects so spectacularly off the surface of the sea . . . how the incredible blueness of the water changes to compliment the surrounding depth . . . how precious sea treasures lie gently cradled upon the soft, sandy bottom . . . how free, happy and at peace I feel when I am at one with the sea. And so, I picked up my beads and began . . . each stitch a meditation . . . each tiny bead a singular prayer. My memories became my art . . . my art became my release.</div>
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Having this much fun and meeting so many awesome people has been such a gift! More than ever the world needs beauty, and celebration of the ordinary and the unexpected. Thank you Marlene and Shelley for coordinating this effort and motivating all this wonderfulness to transpire. </div>
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My partner for the Very Merry UnBirthday event was Gina Hockett from Snowflake, Arizona. This woman is super incredible! A mere couple of days after receiving our partner assignments, Gina underwent surgery for a full knee replacement and was bed-ridden and or house-bound for most of this event. I was amazed that she would undertake anything besides her own challenging recovery in the weeks to follow and yet she made the most beautiful, sparkle-y necklace and earring set to celebrate my March birthday. I feel like a princess!!!<br />
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Gina also has a real keeper for a husband . . . he is one guy who definitely has his priorities straight and that is to take care of his girl!!! Way to go, Gina's husband!!! Thank you so much Gina for gifting me with your talent and grace. Getting to know you a bit has been the most precious gift of all!!! <br />
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Now Gina celebrates her birthday in February with amethyst as her birthstone color. I created this simple peyote stitch bracelet with amethyst delicas, used gold seed beads for the trim and a gold sliding clasp. I embellished it with a filigree fitting mounted with amethyst Swarovsky crystal bicones. A dangling golden Swarovsky crystal heart, symbolizing our new friendship, was the finishing touch. My pictures unfortunately didn't capture the beautiful gradated purple tones of these beads, but I was very happy to send this gift to my new special friend to celebrate the day of her birth.<br />
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