Firefly Visions: vintaj

Today is the reveal day for the Sari Ribbon Blog Hop hosted by Brenda Sue at B'sue Boutiques.

And here is what I created for the hop

I braided Sari Ribbon and Gypsy Ribbon that I purchased from B'sue. I incorporated some wonderful beads from Gaea . Rather than wire wrap the beads and attach with jump rings. I coiled the excess wire of the headpin and connected it by stringing it on the gypsy ribbon prior to braiding. To finish it off, I added a Vintaj Natural Brass Swirl Clasp.

Below is a close up of the clasp area. I need to work on the colors so I will probably rewrap the ends in Vintaj Natural Brass wire and remove the copper and well as update the jumps that I used to better match the clasp. Also, Any suggestions on how to finish off the ribbon ends would be appreciated.

I hope that you enjoyed my creation. Here are the links for the other participants in the hop.

Sari Ribbon Party Blog Hop

Vickie Wills

http://www.jewelrybyvee.blogspot.com/

Susan Kennedy

http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com

Michelle Mach

http://www.michellemach.com/blog/

Michelle Lee Hardy

http://fireflyvisions.blogspot.com/

Ruth Crawford

http://www.home-with-ruth.blogspot.com

Hilary Frye, FryeStyle

http://fryestyle.blogspot.com/

Diana P.

http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com

Brenda Sue Lansdowne, B'sue Boutiques

http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com/

Elizabeth Owens-Dwy

http://www.clarityofpurplesage.blogspot.com

Connie Rios-Relyea

http://www.JewelsDesignsCreativeCorner.wordpress.com/

Jennifer Justman

http://soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/

Deb Davis

http://www.naturaltreasuresbydeb.blogspot.com

Beanzie

http://www.thevintageheartcharmbracelets.com/the-vintage-heart-charm-b/

Cathie Carroll

http://www.cathiecarroll.com/

Rosemary Cowit

http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com/

Georgene Lockwood

http://sylvanavintagedesigns.wordpress.com/

Cathy Buckley

http://cathybuckleycatsmeow.blogspot.com

Harry Wood

http://www.oscarcrow.blogspot.com

Sonya Stille

http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com

Mary Deis

http://mdeis.blogspot.com/

Heather Goldsmith

http://asibeadit.blogspot.com/

Susan Rouleau

http://mountainshadowstudio.blogspot.com

Terry Matusyk

http://pinkchapeau.wordpress.com

Pam Chesbro

http://afortunatesoul.blogspot.com/

Mary Shannon Hicks

http://uptwnsh-fallingintothesky.blogspot.com/

Janice Everett

http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.com

Davinia

http://www.daviniadesign.com

Kristina Johansson, Maneki

http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.com

Kris Binsfeld

http://www.cherishdesigns.wordpress.com

Mandy

http://www.beadsforbrains.blogspot.com

Charlene

http://thebeaddreamer.com/blog/

Catherine Jeltes

http://www.galleryzooart.com

Jackie

http://kydojewellery.blogspot.com/

Sharon Palac

http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com

Deb Beechy

http://beetique56.blogspot.com/

Jean Yates

http://prettykittydogmoonjewelry.blogspot.com/

Patrice Pfeiffer

http://treeseatreasures.blogspot.com/

Dorcas Midkiff

http://wondrousstrangedesigns.blogspot.com/

Lynn Perry Bennett

http://designsbylynnea.blogspot.com

Linzi Alford

http://www.magpieintheskyspoilheaptales.blogspot.com

Deb

http://greenshoot.blogspot.com/

Cynthia Wainscott

http://www.exoticperujewelry.blogspot.com

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp

http://skyejewels.blogspot.com

Alice Craddick

http://alicesbeadsandbaubles.blogspot.com/

And here you will be able to see all the participants photos.

B'sue Boutiques Creative Group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/bsueboutiques/

Much Love,

Shell

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Very Vintage Challenge

Today is the day to reveal the what I made with the Very Vintage fall challenge kit from Michelle Mach.

I was so excited to get started on my project that I didn't snap a photo of the kit when I received it, but here is a photo from Michelle's blog

And here is one of the items that I created, a bracelet

I incorporated the Vintaj branch and used a hole punch to create a hole in each end of the branch. Then 24g copper wire was used to attach 2 leaves to the branch by wire wrapping. The acorn bead cap that was included in the kit was added to a ceramic bead from Gaea. Another ceramic bead from Gaea was transformed into a link with wire wrapped loops. I added Gypsy Ribbon from B'Sue Boutiques, a small amount of antique brass chain from Antiqued and a toggle clasp from Miss Fickle Media.

I will have more photos of another creation later this week, I am having some technical difficulties with my camera and so am unable to upload to my computer.

Please take a moment to visit the other participants in the Very Vintage fall challenge

Andrew
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton

Cat
Boo Beads

Chris
beadjewelry.net

Cilla

Tell Your Girlfriends

Cyndi
Beading Arts

Cynthia
Cynth's Blog

Dawn
Morning Glory Beading
Donetta
Simply Gorgeous

Heather
As I Bead It

Holly
SilverRose Designs

Kate
We Can Make That at Home