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Today’s the day for the Summer Carnival Blog Hop, another one from Lisa Lodge. As with her other hops, she provided a kit to kick start the creative process. This is what she sent me, a mixture of shapes in turquoise blue and lemon yellow sea glass and some sparkling yellow Chinese crystal rondelles.
First of all, I made some earrings. The sea glass heishi always throw me, but I was determined to use some, and they worked nicely as spacers for the yellow crystals in these earrings. The second pair uses some acrylic starbursts I got from the kids’ beads selection at Spotlight, definitely a carnival vibe to them!
Jennifer Heynen‘s bright and cheery ceramic beads always make me think of carnivals, so I was happy to find this gorgeous flower focal in just the right combo of colours in my stash. I included a couple of her disk beads and a selection of the sea glass along with some orange and smaller blue shapes, and knotted it all together on yellow and teal blue waxed linen.
In the end, I used some of everything except the little brass spacers and the shells. Thank you for sending such a versatile selection of beads Lisa, and for yet another excellent challenge theme. Now it’s time to see what everyone else made.
Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue
Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines
Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera
Ann Schroeder, Bead Love
Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Jo-Ann Woolverton, It’s a Beadiful Creation
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Heather Richter, Desert Jewelry Designs
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn’s Creations
Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
Catherine Yvonne King, Catherine’s Musings
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes <– YOU ARE HERE!!
Shaiha Williams, Shaiha’s Ramblings
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life
Dee Alcalde, Agape Creations Jewelry
Marianne Baxter, Simply Seablime Jewelry
Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate
Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Dolores Raml, CraftyD’s Creations
Marianne Hurley, Reads and Beads
Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Marci Allen Koziolek, Krafty Max Originals
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Your necklace is fantastic. I am glad I discovered Jennifer. Her beads are wonderful. I love your color combinations and designs. Well done!
OMG, those starburst beads are PERFECT! Beautiful work all around 🙂
Love all of your things for this hop! I am always charmed by those little starburst beads, and I love the turquoise and yellow combo for the other earrings. Your necklace is great! Jennifer Heynen’s beads and pendant are perfect for this challenge. Lovely!
I always have issues with earrings so I am always impressed by folks that make them look so darn easy. And the necklace is perfect for summer and a carnival.
Oh wow! You received an !awesome! color sampling in this kit! I love it! Those little starburst earrings you created remind me perfectly of carnival-time! I’m going to give that a try! That necklace…oh!..isn’t it great when you have ‘the perfect’ component? It’s fabulous!
I love the starburst earrings, they are so bright and playful, and your necklace is just perfect! Beautiful colors, perfect color combinations, I love it!
Hi Melissa, Your starburst earrings are cute. The necklace that you made looks very summery and fun.
Your necklace is so bright and colourful. The flower focal is so summery!
love your creations
That color combination would have killed me. Not so much the aqua/turquoise, but very definitely the yellow. I don’t think I would have been able to use both in the same piece. For some reason I really love the second pair of earrings, they look so fun with the starburst beads and the hot pink.
Hugs,
Sandra
Two hops is tough, especially when they are so different. And you’ve made it with flying colors. I absolutely love the necklace – the colors are fantastic and the focal is so gorgeous!
Wow…I love how the flowers really accent your beads. Excellent job!
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Melissa, you really made the colors pop with the wax linen. I love the flower pendant & the yellow/blue earrings are my favs. 🙂
I love that second pair of earrings! Jennifer’s work is super and her pendant looks perfect with your pretty necklace. Great combo of colors. Thanks for being in the hop!
Love your pieces, that focal is perfect for the beads you received.
What a completely delightful necklace! Love it.
Beautiful designs. I can taste cotton candy just looking at your necklaces.