The Bead swap and hop is here once again and my partner is Kelly Hosford Patterson of Pyxeestyx- The travelling Sideshow. You might remember her as the winner of my BNB challenge on Kolam where she made an exquisite hand piece with a peacock focal. As a fellow mixed media artist specializing in artisan jewelry,…
The BNB Challenge 17 with Kolam as the given inspiration is now officially over and am ready to announce the results. Overall we received 12 entries and a total of 227 votes (Whoop!!) and the voting page has grown by 107.7% with 43 new likes. Now for the winner – Drumroll please!! With 49 votes,…
In continuation of my Post on “Xian” – a line of Hand painted Leather bib necklaces, I would like to show you the remaining four hand painted leather necklaces. They are all made up of VT or Vegetable Tanned leather and hand painted with acrylic paint and markers. They have been sealed with resin (making…
Not to be confused with the Bavarian Oktoberfest in Germany, a funfair with lots of beer, The “Third Annual Octoberfest” is a bloghop of ideas, themes, and inspirations for autumn celebrations hosted by Rita of Toltec Jewels, or Jewelschoolfriends as we all know it. The first time I saw the invite for this bloghop, I…