Recent additions to HPB…

While it might look like I’m stuck on blue, well, maybe I am! Evidently it’s my favorite color! And there will be more to come, cause I’ve been beading, not listing. So, I have a little pile of things which I will be listing on Etsy and 1kM! Some are blue-and some are not… So come on back in a day or two and see…

These MIGHT be my favorites, cause I love love these crystals:

Just thinking, do you enjoy wearing ear threads, or do you prefer other types? I’d love to know how they rate in your book! See ya later!

The Beauty of Spring…

…is the current theme for the Artbeads bloggers. Very good for me, because Spring is my favorite time of the year. If I were at home in Texas, I’m sure I would be pruning, digging, planting, and enjoying the birds and new growth of my garden. But, here I am in Florida at my “home-away-from-home”. In the Keys this time of the year, thoughts turn to the beach, water sports, tall frosty drinks, palm trees and sea creatures. So, here is my creation using items sent to me for review by Artbeads.com:

I first saw similar porcelain beads in Beadwork magazine, and really wanted to check them out further. But then, along came this fabulous porcelain shell bead at Artbeads! My favorite bead place! How could I resist?? No need! And it truly is as beautiful in person as in the picture. The porcelain shell bead is suspended by a peyote woven bail, and ends with a Hill Tribe bead cap (with shell design, of course!) and a Swarovski coral pearl. The S-clasp is a Hill Tribe Silver Starfish. The necklace is a spiral seed bead rope of various colors found in the pendant, mainly blues and greens.

Since I did not use all the bead caps I received for the necklace, I used them for a springy little pair of earrings, and I must say, they are pretty sweet!

Disclosure: As a participant in the blogging program, I very much enjoyed reviewing the items from Artbeads.com, and they were sent free of charge to me. I have been honest in my personal opinion of the products, and I am not being compensated for my endorsement as it pertains to the components reviewed.

a little bit bohemian…

is the name of a Treasury in which a recent addition to Hiding Place Beadery on Etsy (Romantic Spiral Bracelet) is included. Your comments and clicks are most appreciated!

“A little bit bohemian”was curated by Judi of Etsy’s Imaginuity. Judi creates wearable art creations of all kinds. Below is her creation…

Christmas Fantasy - Elegant Beaded Cuff

One week to Mothers Day…

What a lovely surprise I just found! I almost missed this sweet Treasury West with my Surf and Pearls Necklace included.

It was curated by Noah's Ark Collection which happens to be one of my favorite shops! You will always find lots of cute stuff there, and today I couldn’t find just one, so here are two of my favorite items!

This seagull is so cool, maybe I like it because most of the time we live in Key Largo Florida with LOTS of seagulls, which I never tire of!

And, of course, I collect chickens! So these earrings are right up my alley!

New items for Hiding Place…

Yes, I’ve been a slug. No excuse. But here are 4 new pieces to try to make up for it. Forgive?

The Greatest of These

1 Corinthians 13:13 (CEV)
For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.

Citron Anklet

Surf and Pearls Necklace

Hmm..What Shall I Call These?

A New Bracelet…

Finally, I have completed a new piece for my Etsy shop. I’ve had such a hard time lately getting things accomplished!

This bracelet features two lampwork beads made by Ginny Hampton Schmidt. I purchased these from her at the Fort Worth Bead Market last November. Ginny does beautiful work and has a shop on Etsy called Ginnovations . I could use a critique!

New beauties from Kerribeads...

I've been checking out a few new beads posted on Kerri Fuhr's blog, The Daily Bead. A gorgeous swan and one of her fantastic dragonflies, only this time it's on a red bead. Awesome... a must see... http://kerrifuhr.blogspot.com/
She was away for a week, but her shop is open again!
http://www.kerrifuhr.etsy.com/

Birdie fever...

No, not bird flu!! Recently, I added 7 new chickadee bird beads to my stash. SOOOO adorable! They are hand made by lampwork artist Mary Lockwood who very kindly made up a selection for me to choose from. As some people know, I have a hard time making decisions---so, I took the whole flock!!

Her shop is here: http://www.marylockwood.etsy.com/ , and she also has a website: http://www.marylockwood.com/ . If you are interested in lampworking she has tutorials that are highly recommended. Not a large selection of lampwork to choose from, but she is convo friendly, and super nice! She also does beautiful turtles, other types of birds, and she just sold the cutest little white froggie I had my eye on! :o( Oh well, I love the birdies! Seven birds in the hand are definitely worth more than a frog!

A recent purchase...

One of my recent purchases is a beautiful heart shaped bead formed by lampwork artist Kerri Fuhr. I was very excited to receive it and I really admire her work. There are a couple of more items I have my eye on! If you are not familiar with Kerri, you really should visit her Etsy shop, http://www.kerribeads.etsy.com/ . She also has a lovely website, http://www.kerrifuhr.com/ . Nice eye candy!