Bead Peeps Swap and hop reveal

bead swap

The Bead Peeps Swap and hop reveal is here and this bead swap and hop I am partnered with Lori Schneider of Bead Addicted  whom I had already written about here. I sent her handmade/ hand altered components made of paper, resin, leather and even glass.  I also sent her handmade clasps, rings and silk cord along with commercially available beads and buttons. I knew that I couldnt send a lot in an international parcel – so I sent limited stuff – but mostly handmade.

Bead Peeps Swap and hop reveal

 

Here is what we sent each other
 
What I sent her & What she sent me
She sent me lots of goodies – some handmade, some vintage.  I was so excited when I got the package as they had beads I was looking for for a couple of my projects so they quickly went into them leaving me with no picture of the full loot. But here is a picture of the remaining. The bugs are gorgeous arent they??
Here is what I made
Ambari bottle necklace
upcycled bottle necklace

I have posted many of my bottle necklace designs as a part of my Ragamala Collection before and will post the second set shortly. In this piece I have used a picture of a Royal procession on the bottle, decoupaged and resinated it. I picked the colors green, blue, silver with a pop of red for the beads (inspired by the image) and finished the necklace with a suede cord. the Green-blue beads with a red line from Lori are perfect additions to this piece. Here is a tutorial, if you want to learn how to make this bottle necklace.

 Emerald and Sapphire Bird’s nest necklace
 Emerald and Sapphire Bird's nest necklace
I had made these little birds nests to be made into bracelets or key rings when I saw this blue bird pendant in the swap stash. I quickly made a looped necklace of beads and green beads and added in some of the interested dogbone shaped beads from Lori. To balance all the copper in the necklace, I smeared a little copper paint on the bird and sealed it. This made the dangle a bit brighter and more interesting as it brought out all the details. I completed the necklace with a copper wire clasp.
Run Free – Horses cameo necklace
silk cameo necklace
My mom loves white horses and has posters of them while I am frankly scared of them. When I saw this vintage cameo, I thought that it could become a perfect heirloom piece, first worn by my mom, then me and hopefully passed through generations. I set the cameo on a scalloped brass blank, covered it with resin and embellished with a rhinestone chain border. I wanted to make it into a pearl necklace and ordered pearls too but it didnt really work well. For the purpose of this reveal, I made a necklace of fabric strips which I’ll change once I figure out the pearls. For Now, its colorful and jazzy.

Challenges:
Bead swaps often come with their own challenges with us not being comfortable either with the color palette or type of beads given. In this case, it was neither for I was most comfortable with greens and blues and the beads that I received. (Notice a similarity in color combo’s that we sent each other!). So my only challenge here was how best to use them! I am in the process of converting many more of these supplies into jewelry but they are not yet done as I want to keep all of them for myself and not sell what I make and hence taking my own sweet time 😀

So how did you find these pieces made for the Bead Peeps Swap and hop reveal? I think I stuck to the safe zone this time around but I really like the output. Special Thanks to Linda Anderson, our dear admin and host for organising such a wonderful swap. I am off to check out my partner’s blog and see what she has made. Do hop around and visit all Swap and hop participants to take in all their inspiring beady goodness.

I hope you found it interesting
Cheers

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  1. Little Treasures avatar

    That's one fantastic swap and everything you created is amazing!

  2. Kelly avatar

    I love the intense colors of your pieces and, of course, the designs themselves. Lovely pieces, each of them and a very creative use of your swap components. It's always interesting to see what someone makes with what they're given compared to what comes to mind when I first see what they were sent. Gorgeous!

  3. motidana avatar

    Loved all you creations but the horse cameo is my most favorite one!

  4. Tammy Adams avatar

    Your designs always have such rich and wonderful combinations of colors and textures. Beautifully done.

  5. Loretta avatar

    What fun designs. Beautiful work.

  6. Jewelry Treasures by Louise avatar

    Your bottle necklace intrigues me and appeals to my love of re-purposing and using unusual objects in jewelry. I love the colorful vibe of your pieces.

  7. Rachel avatar

    The bottle necklace is so cool! Love your creativity!

  8. Peacock & Lime avatar

    Oh wow! I LOVE what you created! Especially the bottle necklace! So beautiful!!

  9. Kari Asbury avatar

    Beautiful work! Each such a unique piece to treasure.

  10. Karin G avatar

    I always love your designs, your choices of colors, your very creative combination of materials. Your necklaces are all amazing!

  11. Shaiha avatar

    I always love your jewelry because of the beautiful colors and designs and this time around was no exception.

  12. Linda A. avatar

    Great work, Divya! SO beautiful! I LOVE the bottle necklace and you're right – the beads that Lori sent are PERFECTION! I also, think it's HILARIOUS that horses terrify you but yet you were willing to make a piece that you knew your mom would love. SO thoughtful and sweet.

    Job well done!

    Linda
    http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
    http://cherryOnTopDesign.co

  13. Cinnamon Jewellery avatar

    It' amazing how someone else's choices of beads and components can kick-start out own creativity. I like the white horse pendant too.

  14. Robin Showstack avatar
  15. Kathleen Breeding avatar

    What a great piece for the horse cameo. I'm sure it was challenging for you to get something you are afraid of. But then to decide to cherish it by giving it to your mother to become a family heirloom, I find it heroic.

  16. Charming Peggy avatar

    Ooh la la! you really do use bright colors well! I love the horse pendant!

  17. ladelizchica avatar

    Very pretty fun and delicate .

  18. sheilaposter avatar

    I hope you figure out the rope for the horse pendant, its so pretty.My cat is a special kind, a Siberian known for their mellow temperament. When he wants my attention he knows to go for my beads

  19. sam Waghorn avatar

    Wonderful pieces. i love the rich colours of your necklaces the bird nest piece is beautiful.

  20. Shalini Austin avatar

    Very pretty pieces Divya. Such fabulous, happy colours. I really, really like the bottle necklace. Great Job!

  21. Divya N avatar

    Thank you so much, I love making them too as they are quirky, promote recycling and are fun to wear

  22. Divya N avatar

    Thanks everyone, as a lot of you are no-reply bloggers I am unable to send you my gratitude for coming over to my blog and leaving sweet comments – hence this comment here "Thank You"

  23. Divya N avatar

    Thank you so much Tracy:) I am still scared of horses though!

  24. Divya N avatar

    Thank you so much Linda for organising such a wonderful hop. I am still scared of horses though; I guess I need to get over my fear of them inorder to complete the piece!

  25. Divya N avatar

    Thanks pallavi, I liked the pendant too as it has an old world charm to it

  26. Kathy Lindemer avatar

    The birds nest necklace is my favorite. It is wonderful when you come across a piece that just happens to put a design together. I think there is a zen to jewelry sometimes. Well done!

  27. Nan Smith avatar

    You always make such beautiful, colorful jewelry, Divya, and this time is no exception. I love everything but especially the concept of using that white horse to create a family heirloom to be passed down from your mother.

  28. Kristen Stevens avatar

    What a great idea to swap jewellery elements, and gorgeous end result. Pinning from Blogger Brags.

  29. Dry Gulch avatar

    Big fan of the horse piece! Awesome colors, too!

  30. Marianne Baxter avatar

    Love the colors and the items you swapped. You did a great job and I love the bird's nest

  31. Maria Rosa Sharrow avatar

    Drooling over the goodies your partner sent. Beautiful creations very colorful and bold.

  32. Mowse Doyle avatar

    Both pieces are fascinating. I am most attracted to the horse necklace. Thank you for the tutorial link for making the bottles.

  33. Marti Conrad avatar

    Everything is just lovely! Love the mare and foal necklace!

  34. bairozan avatar

    I love the pop of color in your work and the inclusion of so many different design elements, yet all the pieces are so harmonious! What a great idea (and bravery) to alter the bird pendant for this particular design!

  35. Alicia avatar

    Beautiful combinations – your pieces are very unique; while combining lots of different materials, they work perfectly together – great work!

  36. Becky Pancake avatar

    Hi Divya, all three of your necklaces are really unique and beautiful. Great job.

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