Winter Sparkle Blog Hop 2-22-14

** Welcome Winter Sparklers**
I joined the Winter Sparkle blog hop, hosted by Lisa Lodge as a challenge, and indeed it was.

Here you see what I received, lots of cool blue and clear crystals with 3 Botswana agate beads and a cache of blue seed beads definitely a winter palette. I confess, this grouping stumped me.  I don't work with seed beads and I tend toward large 'statement' pieces.
I have had multiple incarnations over the last few weeks... and only one of them, a bracelet 'hit the spot'.

 Earlier this week I received the exciting news that some of my home decor pieces were being accepted into a local 'handmade only' shop [More on that in a future post]  and I have been frantically trying to get things ready.
Thursday I was working on a mokume gane picture frame in shades of blue and had a ton of scraps left over.  Then came my "Voila" moment.  I made beads and a hollow pendant with the scraps and the rest fell into place.
Lisa challenged us to use everything....alas...I do have a quite a number of beads left... and then there are those seed beads. However, I am please with the two pieces that resulted.

Here for your perusal are 'Winter Winds' and 'Frost on The Window Pane'.

'Winter Winds' is a (20 to)  30in long adjustable necklace featuring handmade polymer clay beads and focal in navy, denim, a custom blend pearl blue and pearl white clay accented with crystal clear pale blue faceted crystals in a rosary link style chain. 

'Frost on the Window Pane' features repurposed vintage silver plated tube beads individually linked with faceted Botswana agate in a pale blue and cream. Toggle style clasp.

Thanks for stopping by today: 
If you are already a follower of my blog~ I  greatly appreciate that. If not, would you please consider joining as a follower? There is an easy 'join me' spot at left- THANK YOU!

  Check out the other Winter Sparkle Party Friends~

Your hostess:  Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist

Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life 

Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation

Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware

Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations

Toltec  Jewels, Jewel School Friends

Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry

Heather Richter, Desert Jewelry Designs

Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations 

Dolores Raml, CraftyD's Creations

Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue

Cassi Renee Paslick, Beads: Rolling Downhill

Annette Rivers, Mama Owl's Mess

Tammie Tusher Everly, TTE Designs   [<you're here]

Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons

Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines

Norbel Marolla, She Flies Again Jewelry

Karen Burg, KEB Designs

Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot

Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti