Sunday, July 29, 2012

* BSBP#6: My Reveal Day...!

Finally...
28th July is first reveal day for Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Party Blog Hop (BSBP #6).
I am one of the participants in first reveal date...
My internet connection is down... so I'm late to post this...
I post this on 3:29AM 29th July (Jakarta's time). It's mean 3:29PM on 28th July (USA's time)...
I'm sorry for the delay... :)


I received my beads soup from Mallory Hoffman who is a lampworker...
Thanks so much Mrs Mallory...! :)
She gave me sooo many beads...!
So I can making 3 pieces ( bracelet, earing, necklace)...
Here's
a reminder of my soup I received...


Here's the bracelet I made...
I called it "Choco-latte"... :)



And here's the earing...
I called it "Vanilla-latte"... :)
I made the hook too...


Mallory made 2 focal beads for me...
She said that I can keep one of them...how nice she is... :)
Thanks sooo much Mrs Mallory...!
I used the one of them as pendant of necklace...
I called this necklace "Mista"... :)
This necklace can be used with 2 style...
Here's the first style...



I adding silver wire to this focal bead...just simple loop.



For other style, I adding small clasp as below so I can remove the top layer from the necklace...


Now, I have another style of this necklace...
And here's the second style...


Let's see the different of "Mista" necklace style :


Which style do you like?  :)
You can choose & match with your clothes or event.

Anyway, I
really enjoyed this challenge although this is my first blog hop...!
!!

Big thanks to Lori Anderson, Mallory Hoffman, Mb' Lili Manik Jawa & Mb' Miko Uniquely Yunikua...
You can also see Mallory's soup here :
                              "For the love of beads"

See you in next BSBP...!!! :)


Below is a list of the participants (1st Reveal of BSBP#6) : 
 Hostess, Lori Anderson, PrettyThingsBlog.com

Alice Craddick,  Alice's Beads and Baubles
Alicia Marinache,  All The Pretty Things
Amanda Tibbetts,  Amanda Made
Amber Dawn Goldish, Inventive Soul
Annita Wilson,  AW Jewelry
Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool
Birgitta Lejonklou,  Create With Spirit    
Candida Castleberry,    Spinning Spun Sugar
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations
Cassie Donlen, Glass Beadle
Cheryl McCloud,  One Thing Leads to Another
Cheryl Roe, BeadRoe
Christina Hickman, Vintage Treasures Jewelry
Christine Hendrickson,  Clamworks
Cilla Watkins, Tell Your Girlfriends
Cindy Wilson, Mommy's Dream
Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio
Cory Celaya, Art With Moxie
Cory Tompkins, Tealwater Designs
Cris Peacock, Cris' Page
Cynthia Deis, Shiny Little Things
Cynthia Machata, Antiquity Travelers
Cynthia Wainscott, Exotic Peru
Dana Hickey, Magpie Approved
Denielle Hagerman, Some Beads and Other Things
Diane Valasek, Dragonfly Close
Doris Stumpf, Glaszwerg
Dyanne Everett-Cantrell, Dee-Liteful Jewelry Creations
Elaine Robitaille, Too Aquarius
Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life
Enikö Fabian, Perl-eni
Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found
Heather Davis, Blissful Garden Beads
Hilary Frye, FryeStyle
Inge von Roos, Inge's Blog
Jami Shipp, Celebrating Life
Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle
Jennifer Cameron, Glass Addictions
Jennifer Pottner, Rock Candy Beads
Jennifer VanBenschoten,  Jewelry, Art and Life
Jenny Davies-Reazor, Jenny Davies-Reazor
Jenny Vidberg, Shyme Design
Jessica Dickens, My Jewelry, My Life, Me
Jessica Klaaren, Beadful-Things by Jessica
Joan Williams, Lilruby Jewelry
Judith Johnston, Judith Johnston
Judy Riggs, Rigglettes
Judy Turner, Silver Rains
Julie Anne Leggett, The Peaceful Bead
K Hutchinson, Jumbled Hutch
Karen Meador, Dreamcatcher Ranch
Karyn Bonfiglio, Plus Size Bangles
Katherine Gale, Terra Beadworks
Kathleen Lange Klik, Modern Nature Studio
Katja Benevol Gabrijelcic, Slovonske Technobe
Kelli Jacobson, Creative Moon
Kelly Ramstack, Adventures with Kelly
Keri Lee Sereika, Pink Lemonade
Kim Bender-Hora, KimmyKat
Kirsi Luostarinen, Kirsi Luo Korut
Kitty Bozzini, Kitty Lampwork
Laura Demoya, The Bead Therapist
Laurie Hanna, Laurie's Jewelbox
Leah Curtis, Beady Eyed Bunny
Lesley Watt, The Gossiping Goddess
Linda Inhelder, Must-Haves Jewelry
Lisa Liddy, Metal Me This
Mallory Hoffman, For the Love of Beads
Marge Beebe, Rock Creek Creations
Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things
Marion Simmons, Shade Tree Studio
Marla Gibson, Spice Box Design
Marta Weaver, Marta Weaver Jewelry
Marti Conrad, Marti C's Clay Blog
Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens, GlassBeadArt, Lampwork Beads
Melanie Brooks, Earthenwood Studio
Michelle Hardy, Firefly Visions
Mikala Coates, Maybe Just Perhaps
Mowse Doyle, HoCArt
Nancy Boylan, Snazzy Doodle Designs
Nancy Peterson, Beading From the Heart
Nicole Rennell, Nicole Rennell Designs
Niki Meiners, 365 Days of Craft
Niky Sayers, Silver Nik Nats
Norma Turvey, Moonlit Fantaseas
Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs 
Pamela Gangler, She Always Loved Pink
Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs
  Raida Disbrow, Havana Beads
Renetha Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts
Shannon Hicks, Falling Into the Sky
Shannon LeVart, Miss Fickle Media
Sharon Driscoll, Right Turn Art Werks
Shelley Graham Turner, Fabric of My Life
Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame
Shirley Moore, Beads and Bread
Skylar Bre'z, Brising Beads
Stacie Florer, Soul to Substance
Stacie Stamper, Park Avenue
Stacy Alderson, Iridal's Attic
Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs
Stephanie Stamper, Rainy Day Designs
Suzette Bentley, Ellie's Bijoux
Tammy Jones, Jewelry Making Daily
YOU ARE HERE:   Tanty Sri Hartanti, TJewellicious by Tanti
Terry Matuszyk, Pink Chapeau
Vonna Maslanka, Just Vonna



Friday, July 13, 2012

* Received my first beads soup...

I've already received my first beads soup from my partner Mallory Hoffman two days ago...
Really surprised me...!
Lovely beads & sooo many... !
I love them all...!


Mallory made 2 focal beads for me...
How nice she is... :)

Hmmm beautiful lampworks... I love both......
Thanks so much Mallory...! ^_^


And I love all of these beads......


Beautifull tiny glass bead, brown fresh water pearl, and agate stone in many variant...
Looks how shiny the agate stone on the top...! I really love it...!
The tiny glass bead is so cute.....
There is a green flower looks in it...
It's c
ombining two colors of dark purple and olive green...
Maybe
next time I will take a closer picture...
I like the "white beads" too but I don't know the name... Maybe white coral stone... :)

The clasp is also lovely...
Ten for the clasp as shown in this picture below... *LOL*






And here is what I sent to her...




Some java beads & green agate stone from "Manik Jawa" & others, leaf metal beads from "Smartyhands", a pair clasp from "Studio Manik", artistic wire & dyed malachite stone from "Almas Enterprises", swarowski crystal & metal bead from others.

Mallory is a
very talented artisan...
She's create beautifull lampworks..... and also making jewelry too...
You can see her wonderfull works on her etsy "Rosebud's Lampwork Bead"...

Because I can't making beads like her, so I adding wire to this "java bead" as a focal bead for her... I hope she like it... :)



I also making clasp for her...from artistic wire (non tarnish brass) with dyed malachite stone...




She can use this as clasp or a connector...
If use as connector she can use this clasp as below...



Hope she like these beads...
I can not wait to see what Mallory & I have created these beads...! 

Our reveal date is July 28th...
So check later...
^_^

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

* Beads of Clay Giveaway


You want these wonderful beads?!

Left to right, top to bottom :
Porcelain Heart from  Diana Ptaszynski
Porcelain daggers from Joan Miller
Porcelain Heart with Leaf from Lise Nilsen
Stoneware Carved Beads from  Golem Studio

Maybe we are lucky.....
So...click this link below for grab these wonderful beads !

Good luck...!  ^_^