Artbeads.com Blog - "What's Old is New Again"

Hello friends!

I LOVE my piece I made for the most recent Artbeads.com blog! I blame this burst of creativity on not being able to create while I was moving and the sudden release of stress after being temporarily settled again. *blissful sigh*

I got so many great shots in the sunlight today I am posting several of my favorites :)

We will start with this one. I made all of the lampwork beads based around the colors of the Retro Copper Coin Bead Heart-Lock. I immediately fell in love after spying it on the suggested categories! I thought at first I would add some hints of red, which is NOT my favorite color at all, but I have been warming up to it. After receiving the beads I was enamored by the color and style of the lentil and just HAD to make things to match! I also LOVE this antique brass soaring bird link , this AMAZING loopy antique brass-plated round link round cable chain and Tierra Cast brass oxide pewter lock and key toggle they were perfect compliments to my design!

 

Here is a close up of one of the twisted rose beads I made to match and can you believe  I found a use for the crappy 591068 transparent pink! lol. 

For all of you that aren't lampworkers they passed this transparent pale "pink" off on us. Excuse me if it looks peach to me, but whatever ;) lol. So finally there is a use for it! It was a lovely "vintage" colored glass.   

 

Here is a close-up of the other twisted rose bead I made using CiM unique Desert Pink 511957-2. The thing that I LOVE about CiM is their amazing additions to the color palette. This unique being on and Sepia being another. It is one of my very FAVORITE CiM colors and again just perfect for this design!

I tried out 2 different style leaf glass headpins. The first try is the hp on the right. I thought it was too pointy for the design and really loved the design on the left best for this piece.

 

Here you can see the leaves in action. Don't you LOVE them dangling from the loopy brass chain?!  Oh if you didn't already notice in some of the photos the crystals look blueish. They are Swarovski's "Cantelope" crystal. They are the perfect vintage pink hue. They do shift in different light so just keep that in mind when designing ;)

 

Here is a full view of the necklace. The other components I used were: 4mm antique brass fancy end cap ring, 1.5" antique brass plated 23ga hp's,  4.5mm antique brass plated 21 ga jump rings, antique brass plated crimp ends, and 3/8" organza black ribbon.

 

Here is another shot of the necklace with the key side of the lentil showing. I was really stoked that we could pick items from every category as I have literally NO brass components and they were just the right metal for this piece! I was really lucky to have a scrap of sari silk that was the tie for another bundle I purchased from Mudhound Studio on Etsy. It was the perfect color to go with the brass! I used the black ribbon to do my little knot ties of ribbon over the top of the sari silk. I really LOVE the way the ribbon looks cut to points. I was also SUPER excited to find that I could string my lampwork beads on the ribbon as well! It was stiff enough to string through the hole and thin enough to fit the tiny 1/16th(2mm) bead hole :D Super sweet!

You can see on the right how I made loops of brass chain that go on either side of a lampwork spacer knotted on organza ribbon :D Schweet!

 

Here you can see the necklace worn. I have the perfect porcelain skin tone for this vintage style necklace :D I named it "Love's Locket" :)

I hope you are inspired and go check out some of Artbeads.com's awesome new booty for your designs!

**EDIT** Here is a shot of the altered design. Just moved the clasp "right side up" with a little tweak and some crimp covers.**

Much love,

Genea

**DISCLAIMER** I have received these products free of charge from Artbeads.com. I am reviewing these products honestly and have not been paid for my endorsements as it pertains to products received.**

NEW Flying Hula Hoop, Flying Rubber Bumper, and Flying Rubber Bumper Slide

Hello friends!

I'm SOOOO excited to share my new designs with you! As you know it's ALL about color! These new designs are packed full! Just a little bit of metals for connectors and findings and the rest is pure unadultered COLOR! Woot!

What inspired these fun new designs besides having color from which to choose? Well I would most definitely say the colored leather and the Rubber O's I purchased from Yvonne at My ELEMENTS. Yvonne is unfortunately running dial up for her internet service so I told her that I would go pimp out her products right here on my blog :)

The new "Flying Hula Hoop", "Flying Rubber Bumper," and "Flying Rubber Bumper Slide" designs were inspired by my "Wing Ding Waterfall" necklaces. I also got these AMAZING vintage lucite hoops that made the designing that much more fun! They are super light so earrings are a blast. You can really load them up with beads and still have them light weight enough to wear all day!

NEW IN THE SHOP....
Here is what the set looks like all together. FUN, huh?!

Colors include: Coral orange, scarlet red, yellow, fuchsia, and orchid.
Flying Hula Hoop- "Blood Orange Blush" necklace- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center all on an 18-20"(45.72-50.8cm) adjustable necklace.

Flying Hula Hoop- "Blood Orange Blush" earrings- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center. Earrings dangle 2 1/2"(5.08cm).

Flying Rubber Bumper-"Blood Orange Blush" bracelet- Wiggly and bright colored rubber rings and wing dings slide over colored leather while swirly spacers weave together with silver wire. Fun for every wrist. Bracelet is just shy of 7 1/2"(17.78cm). This bracelet fits comfortably on my 7" wrist with a little room left over for a loose fit.

Colors include: coraly peach, electric yellow green, aqua and tangerine orange.
Flying Hula Hoop- "Kumquat Lime Sky" earrings- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center. Earrings dangle 2 1/2"(5.08cm).
Flying Hula Hoop- "Kumquat Lime Sky" necklace- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center all on an 18-20"(45.72-50.8cm) adjustable necklace.
Flying Rubber Bumper-"Kumquat Lime Sky" bracelet- Wiggly and bright colored rubber rings and wing dings slide over colored leather while swirly spacers weave together with silver wire. Fun for every wrist. Bracelet is just shy of 7 1/2"(17.78cm). This bracelet fits comfortably on my 7" wrist with a little room left over for a loose fit.

This is how the bracelet looks worn. As you can see there is only one shot of this bracelet, but I figured the other photos let you know what the rest of it looked like ;)

Colors include:scarlet red, orange, yellow, kelly green and lapis blue.
Flying Hula Hoop- "Original 8" earrings- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center. Earrings dangle 2 1/2"(5.08cm). The name "Original 8" was suggested by my mom. She said the colors in this necklace reminded her of the "original 8" crayola colors :)
Flying Hula Hoop- "Original 8" necklace- Super fun wing ding dangles, a vintage lucite hoop and swirly spacer center all on an 18-20"(45.72-50.8cm) adjustable necklace.

You are waiting for the bracelet that matches this listing right? Yeah... well... uh... I didn't have the right color supplies to make one so you will just have to enjoy the earrings and necklace ;)
Flying Rubber Bumper Slide-"Leaf Splash" bracelet- Wiggly and bright colored rubber rings and wing dings slide over colored leather while swirly spacers weave together with silver wire. Fun for every wrist. Bracelet is 7 1/2"(17.78cm).

See the little design twist? Instead of stringing the wing dings I decided to knot them to soldered rings to make a dangle and then slide them that way! So cool! Half strung, half dangle!

Bracelet is 7 1/2"(17.78cm). This bracelet fits comfortably on my 7" wrist with a little room left over for a loose fit. This bracelet is just a tad longer that the other "Flying Rubber Bumper" bracelets. Additional jump rings may be added at clasp to lengthen bracelet upon request.

Well I hope that you enjoyed checking out the new designs! I had SO much fun creating them!

Stay tuned for more!

Have a fantastic evening!

Much love,

Genea