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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Beads of Courage 2014 Reveal and Auction

This is my 2nd year to join Jennifer Cameron's Beads of Courage Art Charm Exchange and Benefit Auction.  About 40 bead makers and jewelry designers signed up to create Art Charms in an effort to support and raise money for a great cause, Beads of Courage.  


If you don't know about Beads of Courage, click the link to see what they do. It's an amazing organization dedicated to providing comfort and helping kids share their stories of what they've been through during their long illness. This is done using BEADS...how cool is that??


I created 11 Art Charms using this year's theme...SOAR

Beads of Courage 2014 Charm - SOAR

I decided to create angel wings using my new favorite medium...polymer clay.    


Angels soar high above to watch over and protect us.


I custom mixed a deep purple for the wings and a lighter periwinkle color to stamp the word "soar".  I hand cut and textured each charm using multiple tools.  The edges were smoothed and the stamped letters highlighted with black ink to make them stand out.  I also brushed a sparkly mica powder on each wing.  A hole was cut into the top corner so a jump ring could be added for hanging.  I created and added a faux rivet using black clay to help reinforce the hole and to add character.  On the back of each charm I added a tiny heart between the wings using liquid clay which helped to bond them and added the final special touch. 

Beads of Courage 2014 Charm Backside - SOAR

The benefit auction starts today and the start times have been staggered so everyone has a chance to bid and win a little piece of art.  See all the beautiful charms and bid to help us raise money for Beads of Courage right here: Click to go to Auction


Click the links below this photo to see the awesome charms that everyone else made.  Here's a peek of the charms I received in the swap:

Beads of Courage 2014 Charm Swap

Cory Tompkins: http://www.tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com (THIS IS ME)
Jenny Davies-Reazor: http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog
Lennis Carrier: http://www.windbent.net





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Friday, May 9, 2014

BSBP 8 Reveal Day

It's Reveal Day!!!

 This is my third year to participate in Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party.  Lori pairs 500 people up to swap some beads, a focal and a clasp are all that is actually required to send and to use but there's always more...were all bead lovers, you know!!

 My partner this year is CJ Bauschka, read all about our swap.

 CJ sent me a focal connector with loops for hanging.  I have been working with polymer clay a lot so I decided to make something special to go with the focal.  Some ideas were created and I tried different things out but eventually I decided to make some organic style "spikes".  I have made lots of custom colors with clay but this time I used the clay color right out of the package, it's called Peacock Pearl...I love it!  
I wanted the clay spikes to be textured so mixed up some molding clay and made a texture stamp from the focal.  Using the stamp I made, I pressed the clay drops and got a nice texture you can see here.

And here is the finished necklace.  



To fill in the loops on the focal I dangled the beautiful teal button pearls CJ sent on each side of the spikes.  These were wire wrapped with micro faceted Apetite gemstones I have been hording for several years. 

I draped green stick pearls separated by the bronze firepolished beads CJ sent to expand the design a bit.  On each end of the focal I wire wrapped a polymer clay connector matching the spikes in color and texture. 


I draped more of the teal pearl and apetite dangles between the focal and chain on each side.  The chain also included some Swarovski bicones CJ sent.




The clasp is pretty neat, you squeeze it to open, I finished it off with a few more dangles...I really love those pearls and gemmies!!


So...I had these two clay spikes left over and I really wanted to make some earrings with them.  The color went really nicely with some polymer clay textured squares made by Lennis Carrier of Windbent.  


I connected everything with some slate gray waxed linen by Jewelry Accord and used a few more of those little pearls!  

CJ also sent me a pretty stamped metal focal,
I haven't come up with a worthy design yet...but I will!  Visit me again to see what I come up with!

Now, let's go see what CJ made...

Cory
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Friday, July 6, 2012

My Bead Soup Has Arrived!

My creativity is churning, visions of jewelry designs flowing through my brain.  I am so excited now that I have my Bead Soup!! 

My husband came by the office yesterday and when I was walking him out I saw a package with my name on it by the front door.  If you know me then you know that I lOvE surprises and gifts so an unknown package with my name on it...oh yeah!!  When I saw Jami's name in the return address I knew this was IT so I quickly ripped it open.

I'll let the pictures do the rest...


Copper Toggle
Lentil Shells
Agate Focal

Ruby Brecciated Jasper
Bead Soup


How do I feel?


 like the nose ring? Hehe

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