A Bee for Barbara

I was asked to make a neckpiece for my friend Barbara.   She is very creative and sells her wares at the local shows.  I met her at a local show and she purchased a few pieces from me for herself and for gifts.  She wanted a piece that had a bumble bee on it designed in black and yellow. Of course I said that I would make this piece for her.  I thought it would be easy since a bumble bee is fairly simple... hmmmm... I made at least 15 bees before I was happy with one... each one a little different.  It wasn't so easy!  The first ones were just too big like they were from another world.  The others just didn't look right.  Hard to explain.  I wanted it to be cute but not too cutesy if that makes sense. So today I finally put the neckpiece together.

I think the bee is cute... but still not too cutesy!

I made yellow and black striped beads to wrap around the yarn covered rope.  They aren't bees but kind of look like bees.  I also made a clasp with a yellow and black striped bead. 

So this piece is not something usual for me to do but I enjoyed doing it.  Getting out of my box is a good thing!  Speaking of getting out of my box... the Bead Soup Blog Party reveal day is coming soon!  February 26th. Again something different for me but I really had fun making it and my Friday Bead Friends love it! Check back on the 26th and I will have a list of all 210 Bead Soup Blog Party participants with their links so you can see what everyone did!

Etsy Treasury

I have an Etsy shop and belong to a few teams.  One of the teams I belong to is called the Polymer Clay Enthusiasts Team.  It is a group of polymer clay artists that have shops on Etsy.  I have created a Treasury called Bluegreen Blues that includes some of the PCETeam members items in their Etsy shops.  Take a look at the amazing and diverse work of these artists!

Bluegreen Blues!   Here are a few examples... but please check out the whole Treasury! 

Happy Thursday!  I will be at a show this Saturday at the Milton Delaware Firehall with the Milton Arts Guild!  Stop by if you live in the area!

Studio Time

Finally had some time today to work in my studio... I have a show next Saturday so I needed to get some work done!  What sells first at most shows for me are mixed media neckpieces that I make from fiber wrapped cord and beads.  The problem with showing you on here is that the photos don't seem to give the pieces justice.  I thought I would share some of them with you anyway.  These are bold pieces and almost wear like a scarf because they are rather grand. 

This piece includes the focal bead that was in my Back to Clay blog.

I did a few close up photos of the left side...

and the right side...

I have also done this piece from some Fiber Embellishment cards that I bought from an Etsy shop called bluehollow.  She has a great selection of mixed yarns on cards.


This is the piece that I did....

Here is a close up of the left side...

Here is a close up of the right side...

 These pieces are ecletic but fun and definitely unusual.  They are also light weight even though they are quite grand.  They are one of a kind wearable art pieces!

Friday Friends Day

It is Friday and my beading friends are coming to my house this week!  I cleaned the house and started some soup yesterday.  I am not sure if it will be beef noodle or beef barley.  It smells so good!  I use the crockpot and it makes the beef so tender and the broth yummy.

Friends.  I have lots of friends but did not have many that were interested in beading or polymer clay.  I am a woman of the Christian faith so I asked God to help me meet some friends that have the same interests that I have.  Some new friends.  He is an amazing God! 

Not only do I have my Friday Bead Friends but I have made some online friends through the Bead Soup Blog Party hosted by Lori Anderson and through joining a few Etsy teams.  I haven't met any of them face to face but I have enjoyed some email conversations and know that I will enjoy spending time with them.

I was playing with some clay the other day and did some beads with words as I was thinking of the Bead Soup Blog Party friends that I have met.  I came up with this bracelet.

The three words that came to mind were friend, hope and awe.  I have some new "friends"! Yeah!  I have a renewed "hope" in my faith walk!  I am in "awe" of the beautiful work of the other Bead Soup Blog members.  So here is my BSBP journey bracelet...

Hope everyone out there in blog land has a wonderful weekend!  I need to get busy... my FBF will be here in a bit.