It's almost time for the BIG REVEAL of our Bead Soup pieces.
So many pretty pieces...so little time left!!!
Here's a sneak peek of mine:
I can't wait to see what Becki has done with this:
So, make sure you drop by on Saturday, to see the finished pieces and praticipate in our Blog Hop!
It is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!
Joyfully Reflecting,
Alesha
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Etsy has some of the nicest artists!
Creative Art by ME added one of my necklaces to her lovely treasury this morning.
You will find my "Punch of Orange and Aqua" here: Aqua and Orange Gemstone Necklace.
Thanks so much, Melissa!
Joyfully Reflecting,
Alesha
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I found some wonderful things while I was out and about today:
Vintage buttons from a local antique store
What a sweet pink!
Tiny red coral beads
Agate rounds in scrumptious green!
Yep, my treasure hunting was quite successful today! :)
Have you found any treasures lately? I'd love to hear about them!
Don't forget to come back on March 3, for our Bead Soup Blog Party!!!
Joyfully reflecting,
Alesha
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This week (and last week) in the studio, the work has been all about photography.
I even took my camera outside to try to figure out the macro setting. (And before you tell me what my favorite engineer friend told me...I would read the instruction book, but I can't find it!!!)
At times, I thought I was getting the hang of it;
And at other times...not so much.
The flowers were supposed to be the focus, of course...not the dead vine in the background!
But...I will perservere! I keep trying to remember to look online for an instruction book, but I haven't done that as of yet. Maybe I will get to that during the weekend.
Here are a few pieces that I feel photographed well:
(the first and last pieces are in my shop now, the second and third will be there soon.)
I also received a few new sets of beads in the mail...always love it when that happens.
You can see, it was all about the camera this week.
Hopefully next week, it will be all about something a little more interesting.
However, as I am quickly learning, online selling seems to be all about the photography every day.
Here's to hoping that "practice makes perfect"!
Joyfully reflecting,
Alesha
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I think this treasury was put together for the sole purpose of giving me
Inspiration
for my BSBP!!!
(Sorry that it's off center and chopped off at the bottom...I am so not the best at copy and pasting into paint programs!)
Yep...this really gets my ideas flowing about my beads from Becki!
Thanks to everyone who has stopped by from the new BSBP Facebook page. That was a truly brilliant move on Lori's part, wasn't it???
:)
Joyfully Reflecting,
Alesha
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I am delighted to be joining the "in the studio...sneak peek friday" group again. These are hosted by Jennifer over at Studio JRU.
This week, I have been very busy working on several different projects.
I hammered some copper into these sweet heart shapes:
I've also sorted gemstones for a custom piece for a friend:
I've mulled and mulled about how to use my soup of beads for the BSBP:
And I've tried different combinations of chain, pendant and lighting:
It's been a good AND BUSY week in the studio for me!
Joyfully Reflecting,
Alesha
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In yesterday's blog, I forgot to include a picture of the beads I sent Becki. Here they are:
I am super excited to see what she will do with them. :)
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Actually, they arrived yesterday! ;) However, it has taken me until this evening to get to the creation of this post!
You know, it's always a risky proposition to promise to make something pretty from beads sent to you by a total stranger. And that's exactly what Becki at Lit by Design was to me! I did not know about her or her lovely Etsy store until we were paired up for the Bead Soup Blog Party.
However, sometimes when you take a leap of faith, you are rewarded by the most serendipitous surprise!
These are the beads Becki sent this week.
Green is my favorite color! How in the world did she know that???
Aren't they gorgeous? I cannot wait to begin working with these wonderful pieces this next month.
I hope you will join me on March 3rd, when Lori will host the big Blog Party, where we hop from blog to blog, admiring the beautiful things that the artists created with the beads they were sent.
I'll be back from time to time, though, before the 3rd, just to let you know how things are going; and also to let you know about the other items I'm working on.
I finished these beauties just this week, and will be posting them to Etsy by the weekend.
The pretty peach makes me ready for spring!
Joyfully Reflecting,
Alesha
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Well, I spent some time this week choosing the beads to send to my partner for the Bead Soup Blog Party.
Lori at Pretty Things was very helpful to send out emails reminding us what to send, and encouraging us to be creative and bold in our choices.
Let me tell you - I agonized over my choices. I even made my husband look at everything and give me his opinions! (Which he really hates to do, too!)
I made my final decisions, packaged up my beads and shipped them off yesterday. They are headed to Becki Mendivil of Lit by Design. She is my partner for the Bead Soup Blog Party!
(By the way, Becki has an Etsy shop, too! You can check her out here: Lit by Design.)
As excited as I am to receive my package of beads from Becki, I think I'm even more anxious to see what she thinks of the ones I sent to her! :)
I am so looking forward to this whole process!
I worked on a few projects last week:
An old project that was started and never finished
Hand-forged copper links
Some crazy ideas with some fun colors
So, I'm keeping myself busy, looking forward to my Bead Soup package arriving, and enjoying SO much being back at my workbench again!
Joyfully reflecting,
Alesha
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