Wrapped, Stacked and Layered...

I love the look of stacked bracelets on a wrist.

It's fun, bold and confident.

They might tell a story...

 little reminders from stops in life.

Maybe treasured gifts from special loved ones.

Or maybe it's just plain old indecisiveness.

Either way...

I LOVE THE LOOK!!!

So, of course, when I came across the challenge

Wrapped, Stacked and Layered

a wonderful idea started by

Tracy Statler

I knew I had to jump on board.

Easy rules...

photograph a stack of bracelets.

They could be old favorites...

new ones created just for this challenge....

a minimum of three bracelets.

Like I said

EASY!

And FUN!!

I have to say when I think of stacked bracelets
I think of my sweet daughter
Miss Macey.
All through her senior year she had a
collection of bracelets layered on her wrist.
She showered in them...
she worked in them...
she slept in them.
I think you get the picture...
they were her signature look.
And we were lucky enough that that look
was forever captured by the wonderful photographer
Mona Kay

 I love this photo...
it's so Macey.
Little treasures she couldn't bear to part with.
Becoming part of her.

Fun isn't it?

Sure I am a jewelry designer so I
could have photoed my own creations
but I just couldn't shake the need
to blog about my girl!!


I was going to leave at that
because it was enough for me.
BUT...
it might be a tough crowd.
So here are my creations as well.

Love this look...
a simple knotted pearl bracelet
a three strand emerald and Thai silver piece
and my go to bracelet a simple strand of
large hammered sterling silver links.

There are 76 talented participants.

76 different ways to adorn your wrist.

76 Wrapped, Stacked and Layered Beauties...

makebraceletsblog.com
ahteesblog.blogspot.com
songbeads.blogspot.com
sadafulee.blogspot.com
beadlolabead.blogspot.com

stringsattachedcindi.blogspot.com
carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
cathiecarroll.blogspot.com
pinterest.com/chrisdeweerd
beatnheart.blogspot.com

storiestheytell.blogspot.com
tellyourgirlfriends.com
mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com
copperdiem.blogspot.com
copperpennydesigns.blogspot.com
greenshoot.blogspot.com
twentytwelve-mmxii.blogspot.com
delle56.blogspot.com
elizabeth-marengoalhajas.blogspot.com
treasures-found.blogspot.com

erinsiegeljewelry.blogspot.com
ferrarioriginalsyahoocom.blogspot.com
facebook.com/handcraftedserenity
PaisleyDesignStudios.com
pixiloo.blogspot.com
hintjewelry.blogspot.com
silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com
daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com
jazzierich.blogspot.com
site.jkdjewelry.com/blog

jeanetteblix.com
glassaddictions.com
jerrisjems.com
howienjoylife7997.blogspot.com
overthemoon-design.com
katerichbourg.com
pinterest.com/kk0725/stack-it-up-bracelets/
kimmykats.com
kymhunterdesigns.blogspot.com
lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com

lelamccracken.blogspot.com
etsy.com/shop/goingtribal
inspiredadonments.blogspot.com
lorelei1141.blogspot.com
freshbakeddesigns.wordpress.com
lindysdesigns.blogspot.com
maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com
maureenmeanswell.blogspot.com
maybejustperhaps.blogspot.com
beadrecipes.wordpress.com

tekaandzoe.blogspot.com
miri100.blogspot.com
melissameman.blogspot.com
kenshostudio.com
beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com
havanabeads.blogspot.com
eclecticteaenshrinements.blogspot.com
roxidesigns.blogspot.com
stefaniessammelsurium.blogspot.com
thestudiosublime.com

sandivolpe.com
sharondriscoll.blogspot.com
sedillohillstudio.blogspot.com
sunshinebliss.com
sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com
MiShelDesigns.com
aujourlejour-shelly.blogspot.com
blueberrycrazy.deviantart.com/gallery
uniqueboutique-creativetouch.blogspot.com

terrabeadworks.com

 
theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
sweetbeadstudio.com
missyrappaport.blogspot.com
mylifeunderthebus.typepad.com
fredbeansnook.com/blog

Have fun checking them all out!

Thank you Tracy for letting me participate

and for such a brilliant idea!

Cup of Bead Soup

So the wonderful Lori Anderson

has a fun new project that she's started.

Bead kits lined up...

A Cup of Bead Soup.

Jewelry designers throw their name into the hat

to purchase these limited edition kits...

to join Lori is a mini blog hop.

Three jewelry designers chosen.

Four different designs.

Very cool!!

I was one of the lucky ones for the first kit!!!

So excited!

Let me just tell you I LOVED LOVED LOVED this cup of bead soup!!

Just look at Barbara's Beads:

Gorgeous!!!

You'll want to get your hands on some of her beautiful beads!

Trust me!!

And you can, here:

Floridity

As soon as I received my gorgeous kit 

I knew exactly what color combination I wanted to go with.

Orange and turquoise!!!

This wonderful combination came up with many designers

in the 5th Bead Soup Blog Hop.

I loved it so much!!

I made note of creating something with these colors.

How lucky for me that I was picked for this Cup of Bead Soup...

with those gorgeous turquoise beads!!

 

Gorgeous orange silk from Marsha Neal Studios 

paired with the coolest big links of sterling silver.

Throw in a little Bali silver, smokey quartz and carnelian

and that terrific pendant from Floridity

and you have a necklace that I am in love with!

LOVE!!!

Big chunky bracelet with those awesome faceted polymer clay nuggets from Floridity

an awesome turquoise pebble

smokey quartz, Bali silver, carnelian, Mexican fire opal

and more of those super fun felt pebbles from Smika!! 

And last but not least in this set

super fun earrings!!!

Bali silver, carnelian 

and more of those awesome faceted polymer clay nuggets from Floridity.

Love the movement of those little carnelian drops!!

Now onto the next set!

The focal!

That awesome turquoise key...

on a little brass chain

and a lot of dark brown leather

and a little touch of turquoise cord.  

Such fun!

 Ok so the bracelet doesn't have any of Floridity's beads 

but I just couldn't leave it out!

It's too fun!!

A fun turquoise felted pebble from Smika

a little smokey quartz

a little vintage enamel

some brass 

some dark brown leather

and a little touch of turquoise cord.

Love the combination of rustic leather and brass

with the soft little touches of turquoise and yellow! 

Now onto these sweet earrings.

Even more felted pebbles by Smika

with smokey quartz, vintage enamel and brass.

And that's it my sweets!!

Too fun!

Thanks to Lori for such a fun challenge!

And a big thanks to Barbara from Floridity

for the gorgeous beads.

A Color Challenge

 Love a good color challenge!  

So, of course, I was very excited to discover 

Louise Gale's Creative Color Challenge!!!

My first month to participate was March.

Yes I know it's April...

I'm just a tad late.

But I had to share because just look at this color challenge.

Tranquil Blue's:

Don't you just want to escape to that beach?

Beautiful!!

Funny thing though...I struggle creating jewelry with blue.

Aqua?

Absolutely...it's my go to color.

But traditional royal blue, cornflower blue, sky blue...

I struggle!!

So this was the prefect CHALLENGE for me.

Helped to push me to do something I normally wouldn't.

And the result?

LOVE it!

So glad I gave it a shot.

 

 A fun bold set!

Lapis, freshwater pearls, recycled glass, enamel, black spinel,

handmade artisan silver, as well as Bali and Thai silver.

What do you think?

I'd love to hear what you have to say!

Do you need a good color challenge?

Make sure you stop by Louise's site...

Wait until you see what she has in store for us for this month!

Can you say CHALLENGE!!!

Too fun!

So glad you stopped by!

Have a beautifully colorful day!

Bead Soup Reveal

It's time!!!  

Time to show you what I created with my fabulous Bead Soup from Mary Jane.

Remember what she sent:

Such a gorgeous mix of treasures!!

And a lot!!!

I was able to make three pieces with this soup and I still have a few pieces left.

First I will start with the earrings...

I had never seen the flat coin pearls before...

drilled like a rondelle or wheel!

 So cool!  LOVE them! 

(I even ordered a strand of white ones after this discovery!!!)

So back to the earrings...

I used the pearls Mary Jane sent as well as some pearls from my stash.

Then finished them off with some Thai silver and handmade sterling spacers from my stash 

(made by The Happy Jewel)

Next...

on to the necklace.

The box Mary Jane sent me was tied up all pretty with this gorgeous ribbon.

So with that and the thin cord she sent and that sweet button...

I made the base for a very simple but beautifully rich necklace.

I added a lampwork bead from my stash (made by Blue Lagoon Beads)

and some tiny garnet rondelles

finished it off by tying on a little piece of the second ribbon that was included.

I am really happy the way this turned out...

it is very different from what I usually make...

but that is what is so great about Bead Soup.

Helps us to color outside the lines!!

And finally onto the bracelet!

My favorite piece!!!

Usually (and maybe it is even the rule) participants use their clasp and the focal in a necklace...

But I'm a bracelet kinda girl!

I LOVE bracelets and will always prefer one to a necklace!

So it makes sense that I would spotlight this gorgeous focal piece...

in a bracelet that I will wear with such excitement!!

I added a lampwork bead (made by Lluvia Brito) and a teardrop bead from my stash...

the rest was from Mary Jane.

Love everything about this!!

Rustic and earthy but lightened up just a bit with the aqua...

which, of course, is my favorite color to wear!!

What fun this was!!

Now you have a TON of other masterpieces to look at...

you better run!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed my Bead Soup!

 A HUGE thank you to our

Hostess, Lori Anderson

She puts a TREMENDOUS amount of work into making this happen!

And I am pretty sure we all LOVE her for it! 

Lori has some extremely exciting news...

her first book "Bead Soup" will be released this fall...

pre-orders start happening on March 7th at Amazon.

Congratulations Lori!!!  

So very happy for you!

Be sure to check it out...

Special Book Sneak Peeks, Cindy Wimmer

1.  Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)

2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)

3.  Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)

4.  Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman

5.  Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil

6.  Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman

7.  Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu

8.  Amanda Dittloff and Brandy Thomason McNair

9.  Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank

10.  Amy Freeland and Kay Mallery 

11.  Andra Weber and Christine Murrow

12.  Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte

13.  Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert

14.  Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt

15.  Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)

16.  Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)

17.  Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock

18.  Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley

19.  Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins

20.  Charlene Jacka and Christina Hickman

21.  Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski

22.  Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)

23.  Christine Damm and Deb Brooks

24.  Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)

25.  Sabrina Straub (Switzerland) and Kathy Combs

26.  Cindy Cima Edwards and Eleanor Burian-Mohr

27.  Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg

28.  Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey

29.  Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck

30.  Cynthia Tucker and Jean Peter

31.  Debbie Goering and Heidi Post

32.  Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)

33.  Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)

34.  Diane Cook and Lyn Foley

35.  Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge

36.  Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles

37.  Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)

38.  Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman

39.  Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)

40.  Ema Kilroy and Laurie Keefe-Cecere

41.  Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)

42.  Erin Grant and Jean Wells

43.  Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday

44.  Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers

45.  Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)

46.  Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg

47.  Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman

48.  Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent

49.  Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic

50.  Jeanette Ryan and Jelveh Jaferian

51.  Jennifer Cameron and Tania Spivey

52.  Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan

53.  Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto

54.  Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)

55.  Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)

56.  Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle

57.  Karen Hess and Linda Landig

58.  Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik

59.  Kashmira Patel and Kat White

60.  Kat Barron Miller and Kelly Morgan

61.  Kathy Lindemer and Rose Binoya

62.  Krafty Max and Sandra Miller

63.  Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari

64.  Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch

65.  Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)

66.  Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)

67.  Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver

68.  Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna

69.  Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks

70.  Linda Koch and Rosemarie Cowit

71.  Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta

 72.  Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons

73.  Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney

74.  Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars

75.  Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow

76.  Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)

77.  Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth

78.  Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)

79.  Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart

80.  Mary Jane Dodd and Stacey Curry

81.  Melinda Orr and Molly Alexander

82.  Melissa Meman and Michelle Escano-Caballaro

83.  Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)

84.  Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)

85.  Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley

86.  Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen

87.  Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne

88.  Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades

89.  Rebecca Anderson (UK) and Lori Anderson

90.  Rebecca Sirevaag and Sharon Driscoll

91.  Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk

92.  Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde

93.  Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick

94.  Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins

95.  Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)

96.  Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle

97.  Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)

98.  Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)

99.  Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka

100.  Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum

Bead Table Wednesday....

Loving this month's:

 Lavender and Green

My purple and green pinocean beads will have to work!  :)

Maybe not the same shades - but I was inspired non-the-less.

Throw in a few other fun pieces and I should be able to get 

something VERY fun put together.

 Oh and the cute little vintage enameled caps will look oh so sweet 

on these little green lampwork spacers from The Spacer Shop.

They'll make the perfect pair of earrings.

And the final tin has more from pinocean

together with that great pendant from Diane Hawkey 

and a few awesome pieces I've been hoarding from Sue Beads...

aqua and green has to be just about the funnest combination.

Aqua with anything really works for me!!!

aqua and green magical.

Now to just get it put together...

Oh an last months challenge was Tangerine Tango

This is what I pulled from my stash:

Got lots to do considering tomorrow's March!!  :)