So I signed up for the Bead Peeps Swap and hop hosted by Linda of From the Bead Board a while back and the partners were matched last week. Linda has made a ‘seriously awesome’ Pairing to use the latest college lingo. Really She is awesome!!My hop Partner is Lori Schneider of Bead Addicted. She is a registered nurse running (heading) an Alzheimer’s unit in a nursing home in Dedham, near Boston. She is a proud mom of 3 adult children and some super cute doggies.
Lori has been making jewelry for about 4+ years now and before that did quilting, pottery and knitting. Such a Crafty person! She has a mind blowing stash of beads and runs a destash group on Facebook called the bead hoarders destash. She also makes her own ceramic components; I wish she lived nearby so that I could learn from her. Do read her introduction of me on her blog
We connected really well when we chatted on FB and I am really happy that she is willing to try the new and experimental mixed media stuff that I would send her. Now begins my real job – what do I send her??
I have decided to send her some leather beads and some metal components that I am trying out using iced enamels and inclusion from Ice resin. I also want to give her an eclectic palette to try but don’t want to go full on jintak* either. Maybe a combination of pink, turquoise, orange and rust? With some neutrals perhaps? Oh Green, How did I miss green? Well that is just as a unique color combination as any that I can think of, so I guess that settles it.
For those of you who are new here and wondering what happens in a bead swap, here is an infographic made by our dearest host Linda
Stay Tuned to find out what I sent her and what she sends me and what we make with them.
I hope you find it interesting
Cheers
What do you think?