The Beading Yogini

Naturally Lucky

Written By: admin - Jun• 08•12

At the end of May, Heather Powers put a shout out for a bead give away and a challenge to promote and celebrate the release of her book (Jewelry Design from Nature) into Hobby Lobby and Michael’s brick and mortar stores. Since I had played along when she had the nature series challenges last year, I thought it would be great fun to toss my hat into the ring for a chance to play along. I work at a cactus garden nursery, I’m around lots of nature everyday, and really enjoy basing jewelry designs on natural elements. Lucky me, I was selected to participate. Now looking forward to the opportunity to create. Stay tuned for the blog hop on July 17, 2012. Thanks for your generosity and inspiration Heather.

The Challenge:

Each participant will receive a packet that contains:

1. A few Humblebeads featured in the book

2. A nature-inspired poem

3. A photo for color and design inspiration

The packets will be themed and you could get a garden, woodlands or sea set!

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Wild Horse Necklace BTW

Written By: admin - May• 23•12

Bead Table Wednesday… here’s what was on my table this week.

A gift for someone,

using a special pendant created by the talented Birgitta Lejonklou.

Really liking those etched lampwork beads too.

Posted in Bead Table Wednesday, Blog, jewelry, micro macrame, necklace, pendant , Bead Table Wednesday, Birgitta Lejonklou, horse pendant, jewelry, micro macrame, necklace, the beading yogini | 1 Comment »

Three Dog Night

Written By: admin - May• 18•12

A rare, quick peek at one of my non-bead, non-jewelry related activities.

As my brother once said, “if a person loved you this much it would suffocate you.”

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Making Metal Pendants and Cold Connections

Written By: admin - May• 17•12

Once in a while I give myself permission to play and drag out almost every type of material that I can think of to create a beautiful mess. I holed up in my art studio and hunkered down for a few hours of sheer bliss and created some metal pendants using cold connection techniques. The hotter it gets outside, the more cold connecting I do. The more tools I get to use, the better I enjoy the whole process (until clean up time.) When I get into this state, there is barely room to walk around and every surface is covered with some type of supplies. I tend to be a hunter and gatherer of potential projects and then let them sit until I either :

1. Finish them

2. Procrastinate about them

3. Rework them

4. Deconstruct them

5. Rinse

6. And repeat...

Posted in Blog, cold worked, jewelry, metal, necklace, pendant , cold connections, jewelry making, metal, necklace, pendant, the beading yogini | 5 Comments »

The Button Swap 2012

Written By: admin - May• 13•12

Never one to just sit idle, even when I’m really busy, I can’t not fuss with some project. The buttons for this challenge were no exception. I had to pull out the drill and add a few more holes for the earrings and then I decided to alter the large royal blue button. I used some embossing powders, green and bronze, so just a hint of the royal blue from the original color is still showing. Again, my standby of knots and some turquoise seed beads to complete this macrame and button necklace/wrap around bracelet. I love things that have added value and dual function. Wear it as a necklace or wear it as a bracelet. Thanks to Cindy Wimmer at Sweet Bead Studio for hosting this blog hop and swap. And thanks to my partner Jeannie Dukic for some great buttons.

Here is the Button Swap participant list:

Alice Peterson and Kim Bender

Angie Blasingame and Billi R.S. Rothove

Billi R.S. Rothove and Angie Blasingame

Birgitta Lejonklou and Pam Farren

Bonnie Coursolle and Tania Hagen

Brenda Salzano and Hope Smitherman

Cat Kerr and Heather Powers

Cece Cornier and Jeannie Dukic

Celeste Thurston and Christine Damm

Christine Damm and Celeste Thurston

Christine Stonefield and Dana James

Cilla Watkins and Lori Bowring Michaud

Cindy Wimmer and Mimi Gardner

Cynthia Machata and Julia Johnson

Cynthia Riggs and Lori Finney

Dana James and Christine Stonefield

Diana Ptaszynski and Erin Prais-Hintz

Emma Thomas and Rebecca Anderson

Erin Prais-Hintz and Diana Ptaszynski

Erin Siegel and Sharon Borsavage

Heather Powers and Cat Kerr

Holly Westfall and Sally Russick

Hope Smitherman and Brenda Salzano

Jayne Capps and Kim Dworak

Jeannie Dukic and Cece Cornier

Jenna Meyers and Kristi Harrison

Jenna Tomalka and Karen McKillip

Jenny Davies Reazor and Sandi Volpe

Julia Johnson and Cynthia Machata

Kalaya Steede and Kylie Dickman

Karen McKillip and Jenna Tomalka

Karen Mitchell and Renetha Stanziano

Karla Morgen and Mary Govaars

Kay Thomerson and Shannon Chomanczuk

Kim Ballor and Laurel Steven

Kim Bender and Alice Peterson

Kim Dworak and Jayne Capps

Kim Roberts and Partner unable to participate at this time.

Kristi Harrison and Jenna Meyers

Kylie Dickman and Kalaya Steede

Kym Hunter and Lynda Moseley

Laurel Steven and Kim Ballor

Linda Djokic and Patty Gasparino

Line Labrecque and Teri Baskett

Liz DeLuca and Lorelei Eurto

Lorelei Eurto and Liz DeLuca

Lori Anderson and Niky Sayers

Lori Bowring Michaud and Cilla Watkins

Lori Finney and Cynthia Riggs

Lynda Moseley and Kym Hunter

Marianna Boylan and Tracy Statler

Mary Govaars and Karla Morgen

Mary Harding and Stacie Florer

Maureen Baranov and Tracy Bell

Melissa Martin and Theresa Fosdick

Michelle Hardy and Peggy Johnson

Mimi Gardner and Cindy Wimmer

Nicole Valentine Rimmer and Niki Meiners

Niki Meiners and Nicole Valentine Rimmer

Niky Sayers and Lori Anderson

Pam Farren and Birgitta Lejonklou

* Pam Ferarri and Stefanie Teufel (will share their reveal on a later date)

Patty Gasparino and Linda Djokic

Peggy Johnson and Michelle Hardy

Rebecca Anderson and Emma Thomas

Rebekah Payne and Sue Kennedy

Renetha Stanziano and Karen Mitchell

Rose Binoya and Shanti Johnson

Sally Russick and Holly Westfall

Sandi Volpe and Jenny Davies Reazor

Shannon Chomanczuk and Kay Thomerson

Shanti Johnson and Rose Binoya

Sharon Borsavage and Erin Siegel

Shirley Moore and Veralynne Malone

Stacie Florer and Mary Harding

* Stefanie Teufel and Pam Ferarri (will share their reveal on a later date)

Sue Hamel and Terry Carter

Sue Kennedy and Rebekah Payne

Tania Hagen and Bonnie Coursolle

Tania Spivey and Teresa Gagne

Teresa Gagne and Tania Spivey

Teri Baskett and Line Labrecque

Terry Carter and Sue Hamel

Theresa Fosdick and Melissa Martin

Tracy Bell and Maureen Baranov

Tracy Statler and Marianna Boylan

Veralynne Malone and Shirley Moore

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May 2012 ART BEAD SCENE CHALLENGE

Written By: admin - May• 12•12

Italian’s House at Monmarte by Maurice Utrillo

Oil on panel, 53 x 76 cm

(color palette courtesy of Brandi Hussey)

Apparently Mr. Utrillo liked to paint ordinary houses, so I took that as my cue for my design for the May Art Bead Scene Challenge. If you’ve stopped by here before, you may be aware of my fondness for repurposing found objects. I decided to build a house for my focal bead using old metal storage tins, a flat metal spacer, lampwork glass head pin, wire, jump rings and tiny nuts and bolts. Since my own ordinary home is my sanctuary and holds my heart and soul safely, I decided to finish this necklace off with a heart shaped clasp. I also had to make a simple pair of glass lampwork earrings to complete the set. See what others have created for this challenge at the flickr group and thanks for stopping by.

Posted in ABS Challenge, Blog, challenge, focal, metal, necklace , Art Bead Scene, challenge, jewelry making, metal, necklace, the beading yogini | 1 Comment »

One Crayon Color Challenge

Written By: admin - May• 05•12

Here’s the reveal day for the One Crayon Color Challenge. Thanks to Sally Russick for hosting the hop.

I’m not sure why I selected the color orange. I’m really fond of certain shades and tones of orange, mainly rust colors, but flat out orange always seems a bit too bright and obnoxious to me. While scouting out some information about the color orange, here’s what I found out:

Orange is a power color. It is one of the healing colors.

Put some orange in your life when you want:

• to spice things up when you feel time is dragging

• to become more involved in something

• to increase creativity

• relief from things becoming too serious

Wearing orange during times of stress, or shock can help to balance your emotions. It can bring about the willingness to embrace new ideas with enjoyment and a sense of exploration and creative play (excerpted from http://crystal-cure.com/orange.html.)

How’s this for playfulness? Micro macrame stacked wave bracelets in every shade of orange.

Orange Crayon Challenge Bracelet 1 by The Beading Yogini

Hop on over to thestudiosublime.com for the full list of challenge participants

Posted in Blog, bracelets, challenge, color, micro macrame , bracelet, challenge, micro macrame, One Crayon Color Challenge, the beading yogini, thestudiosublime.com | 44 Comments »

April Art Bead Scene Challenge

Written By: admin - Apr• 15•12

My interpretation of the April Monthly Art Bead Scene Challenge.

The real challenge these days is trying to find some time to create. The shortage of time does seems to help me focus and hone down the design process. Nothing too elaborate here with this necklace, but I think it captures the theme of the painting.

Boreas by John William Waterhouse, 1903

Called Boreas after the north wind in Greek mythology, the work shows a young girl in a windswept landscape. In 1904 the Royal Academy notes described the subject as: “In wind-blown draperies of slate-colour and blue, a girl passes through a spring landscape accented by pink blossom and daffodils”.

Materials used, jump rings, C-Lon cord, silk sari ribbon, lampwork glass beads, recycled metal tin, head pins, mesh chain, seed beads and toggle clasp.

Take a peek at other designs on the flickr group.

Posted in ABS Challenge, Blog, challenge, cord, glass, jewelry, knotting, lampwork, macrame, metal, necklace, pendant, silk sari , Art Bead Scene, challenge, glass, jewelry making, lampwork, macrame necklace, silk sari ribbon, the beading yogini | 6 Comments »

Button Swap Update

Written By: admin - Apr• 14•12

A quick update and a peek at the buttons that I received from my Button Swap partner Jeannie at jkdjewelry

What can I say, gorgeous packaging…

and beautiful polymer clay buttons to work with…

Now, what to create with these buttons?

Thanks to Cindy, host of the Button Swap Blog Hop at Sweet Bead Studio.

Posted in Blog, buttons, challenge, jewelry , Blog Hop, Button Swap, challenge, Cindy Wimmer, Jeannie Dukic, jewelry making, the beading yogini | 2 Comments »

Hippity hoppity…

Written By: admin - Apr• 06•12

I can’t believe that it’s almost Easter and I’ve only had time to create one necklace since early March. No time to melt glass, play, or even read very much. On the flip side, I get to be outside everyday, enjoy nature, meet people from around the globe, and on most days my puppies can accompany me to work. I also have the nicest boss and co-workers on the planet. And did I mention the short commute? Approximately a three minute walk… that is if the puppies and I don’t get distracted chasing rabbits out of the cactus patches.

Posted in Blog, jewelry, knotting, micro macrame, necklace , Bunny, macrame necklace, micro macrame, Rabbit, the beading yogini | 1 Comment »

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