Sunday, May 15, 2016

2nd Annual Bead Peeps Swap 'n' Hop 2016


It is time for the Bead Peeps reveal! I am a bit late this morning as somehow I caught the flu bug and have been in bed.

Anyway my partner was Kathleen Breeding from Nevada. She is a very, very busy person. She does commission work for Cosplay out there. Sounds exciting but hard work. Her Etsy Shop is https://www.etsy.com/shop/99BOBOTW. Which stand for 99 Bottle of Beer on The Wall.  Her facebook pages are https://www.facebook.com/KraftzKathleen/ and https://www.facebook.com/99BOBOTW/. A little background on her is she has been seed beading for 3 years, working at Michaels for 5 years. She teaches jewelry classes at Michaels. She has been doing craft shows since 2008 and in 2014 she started taking on cosplay accessory commissions. Like I said. A Very Very busy woman.

This is what I sent her:

This is what I received from her:

All kinds of beads and mixed media items.  It was hard to really decide what to make, so many decisions!

 

I really had a tough time deciding as I was also doing taxes and was swamped. But I really loved the pendant with red, blue and yellow/green beads, And since she had sent me some seed beads in those colors I decided to do a spiral necklace with the pendant hanging.

   


In between every 5 inches I put in some clear/crystal triangular beads, just to break it up.


Next she had send some coppery super duos and coppery triangular duos so I did up a pair of earrings with them.


Next I wanted to use the pearls she had sent. They were a deep burgundy/brown and some creamy ones also. I loved how they went together color wise. So I went to Beads Magic to look at the free patterns. I found one called Protaras and it used pearls and seed beads. So that is what I made up. I still have to put the clasp on it, but I can't decide what kind to use.

  The seed beads I got to go with them make it look so rich!



That is all I got finished, but do have some more ideas:


 












These are the batches I put together and will get to them soon.  For more goodies check out the Beed Peeps Facebook Page.

Til we meet again,

Keep on Beading.

19 comments:

  1. Beautiful color combos - your pieces are all beautiful!

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  2. Lovely pieces! Seed bead working seems so intricate ... kudos to you :)

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  3. Beautiful! I look forward to seeing your other creations :)

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  4. love how you used color in the first necklace. Great job

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  5. love how you used color in the first necklace. Great job

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  6. Great job. So love to see what everyone creates

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  7. Such interesting shaped bead choices for your pieces, good job

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  8. I love the spiral. I am glad the pedant found the right artist. I bought it at work long ago because I was drawn to the shape similar to peacock eyes. It was a busy time for all of us & I'm glad you had time to make several pieces!

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  9. Very pretty designs!!! I love all the different textures and colors! Be Blessed!!

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  10. Very pretty designs!!! I love all the different textures and colors! Be Blessed!!

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  11. Love the bead weaving. All your pieces are lovely.

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  12. Hi Vera, your designs are beautiful. I too am drawn to spiral ropes and I use them frequently. Great color choices one that necklace. I really, really like the earrings. Kathleen was my partner last time. She sends lots of wonderful bead choices. The groups you put together at the end are lovely.

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  13. great color choice for the spiral!

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  14. I just love the earrings, they are wonderful!! Everything is so perfect...you did a great job with your SWAP!! ~KM http://www.kraftymax.net/bead-peeps-swap-n-hop-2016/

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  15. Beautiful work! I especially love the earrings!

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  16. Lookin' fabulous! Love the seed bead spiral chain!

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  17. Great work and color choices! The beaded rope is such a great match for the pendant and I love the bright earrings. The bracelet is very elegant.

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  18. Beautiful work! I just love those earrings.

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  19. Your necklace and earrings are beautiful. Well done!

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