July Art Bead Scene Challenge

This month we were tasked to come up with something using the photo "The Little Mermaid" by Edmund Dulac.

I decided to do something in crochet and found this wonderful underwater looking yarn at Walmart by Red Heart. It is called Macaw...but to me is seemed ocean themed.  I used sea themed charms along with green chain along the bottom. It is attached to metal chain using silver tone ribbon end caps. There is a claw closure on the end of the chain.

The crochet pattern is from allfreecrochet.com called Antoinette Vintage Statement Necklace by Premier Yarns.  I did do a couple of changes to make it work for me...but I really liked the pattern and will use it again I am sure!

The middle of the pendant is an under sea charm by Pamela Designs at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/imagebeadjewelry,  I love her designs and she is very prompt with special orders and shipment.

(My pictures are a little off...I have been dealing with a sick dog for three days and just snapped away....)

For more great pieces check out the link at Art Bead Scene .

Thanks for stopping by!

Through The Lens Thursday - Stairs

Since I don't have any stairs around to take pics of, I enlisted my daughter in law, Shelley to take a pic of my granddaughter, Elfie, on their stairs....Isn't she just the cutest thing!!!

Through The Lens Thursday is meant for self-improvement, so please….constructive criticism is welcome!

Through The Lens Thursday is a self-improvement photography project that Alison of Writing, Wishingand I are doing this year.

Don’t forget to join our Flickr group or share your own posts if you’d like to follow along and work on your own photography! And use the hashtag #throughthelensthursday to connect with others working on it, too.

Next week’s prompt is LOOKING UP.

Gemstone & Metal Blog Hop 2014

OK...well the time is here for Gemstone and Metal blog hop that Lisa Lodge from Pine Ridge Treasures has put on.  She is so wonderful with all these challenges to really make us work outside the box.

I received Candy Jade to work with: (The triangular pieces were mine)

My first necklace I wanted to really work out of the box and try something with my Curly Q. (The pink "S"'s)  I wrapped the wire which I had then ran a stiffer wire through it to form it.  The green wire I had also.  My daughter who is modeling it likes it as her name starts with S, but I am not sure....to me it is to clunky...but might to a bit altering to make it more "flowing"  The earring have the same stones and I have better pics of them later.

The next necklace I did, I used my curly q with the seed beads already on the wire and the orangey/pink triangles I have had in my stash for ever...I think they work quite well.The seed beads are mine also as well as the silver cones...but I think it all came together fabulously. This set I really like and will put on Etsy.

This set I didn't have done for my daughter to model, but I was trying to use up the beads..The pendant and pink beads are mine. The green/pink are from the challenge....Again...I really like how "soft" looking this set is.

And this last shot is just close up some of the earrings.

I truly enjoyed this challenge and believe it or not, still have a few beads left....maybe save them for "bead soup"

For more great pieces hop over to Lisa's Page 

Every Day Earrings Monthly Challenge

This months challenge of course includes red/white/blue

For this challenge I created earrings made from vintage buttons. They have gold tone jump rings and ear wires.

They will be going to my etsy store in the next day or two. $10 includes shipping and insurance.  Thanks for looking. For more check out the links at Earrings Everyday

Through the Lens Thursday - Cozy

Cozy

These are some interpretations that I associate with cozy...

My coffee in the morning!!!!!!!!

 My dog sleeping.......

My son and his niece/my granddaughter

My daughter and I

A duck and two cougars sleeping in the shade at Gatorland...

Through The Lens Thursday is meant for self-improvement, so please….constructive criticism is welcome!

Through The Lens Thursday is a self-improvement photography project that Alison of Writing, Wishingand I are doing this year.

For more info..hop to through-the-lens-thursday/

Personal Photo - Portrait

Since I am usually the one behind the camera  what I have to offer is a collage of my husband, my daughter and her boyfriend at graduation, and a picture of my daughter and son as we waited to go into the graduation.

I have a fujifilm 16megapixels Finepix digital camera....I used Picasa to do my editing with cropping, touchups, and borders.

Thanks for looking.

I am linking up to Donna at A Personal Photo Challenge. Come check us out! Thanks.

Photo A Day Challenge - June Week 3 and 4

Since LIFE got in the way last week I didn't get to post. So this week I will post from where I left off through the 30th.

And as a side note, if I don't get around to everyone or post a reply, I am sorry, and will try to do better...Sometimes...well....LIFE has a way of pulling the rug out from under you and it is hard to post from the floor.....

So with out further comment...:

Day 15 - Back yard - which in my  case is really the side yard, as we don't use the back yard...and as you can see it is in need of a mow!

Day 16 - Bright - Though it is hard to tell the clouds were really a bright white!

Day 17 - Stripe - This is the strip pattern on one of the caladiums I have in my yard

Day 18 - Something old - This is a picture of a hoe that belonged to my grandmother, that I still use today, sitting down of course as the handle is only about 3 feet.  Works great around small plants!

Day 19 - Refreshing - When  I DON'T have to cook!!!

Day 20 - a Book I am reading:

Day 21 - summer - my husband working in the garden at my dad's last year

Day 22 - Green - was at the doctors office and since I carry my camera, I took this picture of green!

Day 23 - pair - a pair of my jewelry tools -

Day 24 - Hot - from a Winn Dixie ad on my desk:

Day 25 - cold - ice cream!

Day 26 - Thermometer - the closest I had on hand.....

Day 27/28 - Fruit and Yellow - A yellow ceramic pear:

Day 29 - Grass - in my yard

Day 30 - Looking up - Through a tree in my yard -

So there you have it....I hope you enjoyed it as much as I and I look forward to July!