Art Bead Scene Blog: Spring on a String - A Spring Project

The Spring on a String necklace was inspired by the Claude Monet painting Walk in the Meadows at Argenteuil. Bright blue skies. Striking green and gold meadow. Spring at its finest...

Because there are no knots between the beads, the beads can float and move depending on your mood. 

Supplies: 

Spring green ultra suede www.minordtails.etsy.com

Pewter nest bead from www.greengirlstudios.com

Floral pewter button from www.mamacitabeadworks.etsy.com

Ceramic beads and pendants from www.gaea.cc

Spring on a String - Necklace Project

The Spring on a String necklace was inspired by the Claude Monet painting Walk in the Meadows at Argenteuil. Bright blue skies. Striking green and gold meadow. Spring at its finest...

Because there are no knots between the beads, the beads can float and move depending on your mood. 

Supplies: 

Spring green ultra suede www.minordtails.etsy.com

Pewter nest bead from www.greengirlstudios.com

Floral pewter button from www.mamacitabeadworks.etsy.com

Ceramic beads and pendants from www.gaea.cc

New Items!

New sets...

Today at noon (PST) www.gaea.etsy.com!

Did I Mention....

At noon today....

A bit of summer color... Etsy...

Etsy Shop Update..

These and a few more goodies will be posted in my etsy shop Monday at noon (PST)!

Have a great Sunday! 

Dream Ring...

Here David has taken the heated plaster cast and is melting my three rings plus a bit of extra gold for the "push". It is all spun to fill in the cavity in the mold and then doused in water to release the mold. 

Wow!

It was wonderful to see the process and David was so kind and helpful! 

Where Have They Been (Updated!)

I am blessed to have so many talented designers and artists using my beads in their work! A designer incentive program is in the works and I am thinking of a bundled set or piece that I will send to an artist when they have a design featuring my work published in a magazine. While I ponder this, please check out these lovely designs....

Julie Thelen

  

Cherrie Fick

Lorelei Eurto

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp

Kari Asbury

Rosaire Brundage

Jillian Withee

Patricia Chaban Gasparino

Cathy Obbema

Art Bead Scene Blog: Rain Bough Dream: A Necklace Tutorial

Art Bead Scene Blog: Rain Bough Dream: A Necklace Tutorial 
 Check out my picture tutorial at th Art Bead Scene blog!

Introducing.... Rain Bough Beads....

Thank you for all the lovely comments! The name Rain Bough was picked most so Rain Bough it is! Thanks for helping with that! I had Robert draw a name at random and he picked...

Linda!

Please send me an convo through etsy with your address and I will be sending you a Rain Bough Bead!

Sticks and Twigs and Branches.... A Giveaway!

I am officially obsessed with these... (I don't like calling them branches or twigs....) Maybe something more fun is in order.... Sprig? Bough? Growth? Leave a comment for which name for these branch style beads/pendants you like best, Rainbow Sprig, Rain Bough, or Magic Wand and like my Facebook page by Friday noon to win one a single rainbow twig bar!

A few of these will be listed in at www.gaea.etsy.com Tuesday at noon (PST)

Site Unseen

My poor neglected website has had to play second fiddle while I had been focusing on etsy listings. There were so many items that hadn't been added! I hadn't updated my main website in quite a while so I forced myself spend all day Friday on it. I even updated my available colors by removing a few ornery colors and adding some new ones. The color chart got an update as well. It isn't perfect and there is lots more to be done but it made me feel better to give old Betsy some time and energy. I happened to get a few orders as a result, so that felt like time well spent. There are so many new styles to add and I have even more that will be added hopefully sooner rather than later!

Emerald City

I've been reading Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (I know. I am a bit behind on my reading.) Seeing how the Pantone color of the year for 2013 is emerald green, I found this wickedly appropriate! Here are some of my picks for some wicked emerald green inspiration! Ok. I'll stop with the wicked. Wicked!

'Emerald City' by gaea

Unbelievable 183 Carats AAAA... jaijwalajewell... $99999.99	Kiwi Simple bead set with fo... HeatherKellyGl... $8.00	Verdigris Brass Scroll Conne... PatinaQueen $3.50	My Wild Irish Heart emerald ... RickieBansbach $23.00
Green Ivy House Handmade Car... ElysianArtALaC... $12.00	Emerald Lotus / Lotus Pendan... gaea $27.50	Enameled crown jadescott $14.00	Dragonfly Handmade Ephemera ... AsburyAvenueDe... $6.00
Nautical Wooden Letter & Mot... edenwithpencil... $6.00	Butterfly Wings Bead Compone... Claybykim $14.00	20 yards Silk Sari Ribbon, S... RibbonsAndSilk $12.95	Eye Bead Purple and Green - ... JoanMillerPorc... $25.00
Bronze pendant, scarab penda... THEAtoo $8.50	Vortex Flower- Lagoon- Handm... Genea $24.00	Handmade Silver multi hole S... KristiBowmanDe... $27.00	1 x 5/8" Olive Sage Lim... JLynnJewels $5.50

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