Monday, April 30, 2012

Black Stack

I have had wrapped, layered & stacked bracelets on the brain lately and I couldn't resist making something in black. There will be definitely more to come!



Happy Monday!!

Take care,
Penny
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Oregon Made Jewelry

Thank you very much to Gail Accinelli  of Oregon Made Jewelry for the package that arrived in the mail the other day, I am completely thrilled and know that I will get so much use out of my earring.


Gail also sent me some beautiful lampwork beads aren't they so pretty and springy!!

Make sure to drop by Gail's blog she is also doing some beautiful enameling work, here is one of my favorites.


Have a wonderful day!

Take care,
Penny
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

April Allegory Design Team Reveal

The color palette that Andrew sent to me was mostly greens all blending very well with one another, the last two submissions have been a bracelet and necklace and I wanted to add some earrings to my collection.  I used some square seed beads in a translucent green, with some Vintage white glass beads, Czech glass leaves an some Sari Silk from Miss Fickle Media.


I am part of a really exiting team of designers - the Allegory Gallery Design Team. Every month from February 2012 - January 2013, we all blog about pieces of jewellery we have designed using materials from Allegory Gallery. We are able to combine these materials with those from our own stashes, to create new designs every month. Andrew Thornton sent each member of the team an exciting package of goodies, from his new Gallery and Boutique in Legonier, Pennsylvania.  You can check them out on facebook too.

Please check out the other members of the Allegory Gallery Design Team's blogs and show them some love!












 FTC disclaimer: Some beads in this post were provided for free in return for promotional consideration.
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Andrea's Race

On Sunday I participated in the Tour de Airdrie, it is a run where all the proceeds of the race go to raise awareness for domestic violence in our Community and surrounding areas.  After our friend was tragically taken from us there was the need to do something in order to honor her memory.  A friend approached the organizing committee of this race to see if we could have the name changed and if we could work with them because the tragedy that we encountered so did our community and our lovely friend affected many peoples lives.   We weren't able to change the name of the race but the committee agreed that we could designate a special starting time for all those who wished to run in Andrea's memory.  We thought that it would be great to have some t-shirts made to let everyone know who and what we were running for in the Tour de Airdrie.  At first we thought we would just order t-shirts for our families but interest was so high that we ending up purchasing 144 t-shirts and selling them all.  It was so wonderful to see the sea of purple yesterday and all of the wonderful people that were running for our wonderful friend.  Here is our group after the race!!


Such a wonderful group of ladies!!!

Take care,
Penny
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Wrapped, Stacked & Layered Challenge


Today is the day, that 80 of us will be revealing our Wrapped, Stacked & Layered bracelets!! Our lovely host for this blog hop is Tracey Statler, she has such wonderful inspiration for bracelets and she has a beautiful blog to boot!!  Thank you so much Tracey for hosting this wonderful challenge. 

I love bracelets one of my mandatory accessories, I have been dabbling in creating layered bracelets and I often wear them myself.  I love that you can achieve different textures, materials and colors by crating this effect.  I was behind the eight ball for this challenge and thought I wouldn't get something done so two of the pieces I created earlier and added my third piece.  The leather bracelet includes art beads from Artisan Beads Plus, Gaea and Mamacita Beadworks, the second bracelet has silk from Marsha Neal Studio, blue impression jasper and faceted Czech glass.  The third bracelet that wraps double around a wrist is made from Irish wax linen and ivory bone beads.


Please share some love with the other participates!!!  Have a fantastic Saturday, I can't wait to see what everyone else has created!!


Much love,
Penny

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Saturday Night Style!!!

My hubby and I had a date night on Saturday and I made two necklaces to go with my nice new orange top!!  I used a beautiful Marsha Neal etched pendant.  Love mixing orange and turquoise together.




Happy Monday everyone!!!

Take care,
Penny
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Monday, April 9, 2012

Scary Mommy Manifesto

I came across this from The Happiness Project and it really resonated with me, being a mom of three and parenting for over twenty years and having a second family later in life I love the truth that she is speaking and I can't wait to read more and get a copy of her book!!


If you are a Mom or Dad be sure to check out Scary Mommy!! 

Happy Monday!!!
Penny
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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Cup of Mini Bead Soup Blog Hop and Floridity

Did you see the mini blog hop that Lori Anderson hosted yesterday?  Last year Lori had cups of bead soup each month using different artist beads that she purchased sight unseen.  This year she wanted others to play along so she has contacted artists has asked them to make special soup mixes, Lori is randomly picking three participates to play along with her each month, this month the bead soup mix was from Floridity.  I am not sure if you seen the mix of beads that Barbara cooked up, but they are beautiful and she is offering 16 sets first come first serve so if you loved what the others did be sure to pop by and send Barbara some love.  You can see the set below.


 Be sure to check out the designers her participated in this serving of soup they did a fabulous job with their designs!





I also spotted something that I really love at Floridity that is on my wish list!!

 I love flowers of any kind and the colors in this daisy remind of the Pantone color of the year!!!  So pretty Barbara.

I hope that everyone is having a splendid Sunday and that whatever you are doing is blessed and you are surrounding by your loved ones!!

Much love,
Penny

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Inspired by other Artists!

My dear friend Rebecca Anderson of Songbeads has been inspiring me with the designs that she has been posting and I wanted to try my hand at creating some of the things that she has made recently. 



The last pair of earrings were inspired by Lori Anderson from her Bead Soup blog party!! 

Happy Easter!!!

Much love,
Penny

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

March Allegory Design Team

A little late but here is my piece that I designed for the Allegory Gallery.  I used some beautiful Lucite rounds, a Czech glass square, some lovely cream seed beads accented with antique copper chain and charms.  All of these lovely beads can been found in Andrew's gallery.  I have been thinking alot about my designs and this piece is a move toward using a smattering of different elements and I wasn't comfortable at first but I like the eclectic feel that has come from this design.

Skylar


I am part of a really exiting team of designers - the Allegory Gallery Design Team. Every month from February 2012 - January 2013, we all blog about pieces of jewellery we have designed using materials from Allegory Gallery. We are able to combine these materials with those from our own stashes, to create new designs every month. Andrew Thornton sent each member of the team an exciting package of goodies, from his new Gallery and Boutique in Legonier, Pennsylvania.  You can check them out on facebook too.

Please check out the other members of the Allegory Gallery Design Team's blogs and show them some love!












 
 
 FTC disclaimer: Some beads in this post were provided for free in return for promotional consideration.
 
 
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