Repurpose Wednesday

A while back my husband sent me some jewelry that he had found

at his parents house that he did not want.

He figured that I could do something with

them.

I found this little gem in the bag...

I really love tigers eye.

This is what I made with it.

Then a couple weeks back I ended up at the DAV Thrift Store.

They always have bags of jewelry pretty reasonable.

I was going to skip over them this last trip,

but my son talked me into

grabbing this huge bag.

The bag was a little over $20

There were all kinds of necklaces that need a little love.

Everything else that I am not going to use I think

I will gift to someone.

Anyways,

 my eye then caught a pendant that I had to have.

The necklace was about $3 bucks so I grabbed that too.

I can not wait to tear this apart.

Are you working on anything???

Hope you have a great day.

Chelle

8th Bead Soup Blog Party is Here!!

I had to take a break for a bit from my blog because of

life.

But what better way to come back,

than Lori Anderson's 

8th Bead Soup Blog Party.

My partner is Mary K McGraw

from

MK Creative Musings

Here is what I made....

I then found some cute cultured sea glass in the soup

and created a pair of earrings.

I had no clue what to do with the starfish beads

until.....

And the last pair of earrings

I still have a huge amount of beads left to play with so I guess

a to "bead" continue is in order.

I want to thank Lori for putting on the blog party  &

thank you to Mary K for being my partner.

Now to find the rest of the partiers

you can go to

Bead Soup Participant List

~Mischelle~

Bead Ruckus Reveal

It's that time again...

To reveal my piece from the Bead Ruckus kit.

The first necklace I am actually proud of... lol

I also made a matching bracelet and earrings to go with it.

Check back here on November 1, 2013 to see what our 

next kit will be.

Until then,

Have a great week.

The Summer Elements Blog Hop

Summer time is my favorite time of the year.
Not only does school get out for the break, but
it is time for hot weather, pool days,
beach play and road trips.
Rita of Toltec Jewels and Jewel School Friends
put out a call for The Summer Elements Blog Hop
and I knew I wanted to join in.

Growing up summer meant road trips.
Whether it was the Redwoods for a car run, panning for gold
in Colma, CA or spending a week in Yosemite,
my mom always made sure that we did something as a family.
I think that is what I loved about growing up.

But now, summer for us means spending time as a family, BBQing
and just enjoying the time we have together.

Summer almost means toe rings, anklets and cool bracelets.
Here are a few pieces I made for this summer.

I don't normally make necklaces and when I do
I love long long ones.

 I made this bracelet for a summer dress a friend made for me.
She just sent it out, but when it gets here I will def post
some pics.

And then this last one to go with a top my daughter got me for 

Mother's Day....

Well that is it..

I am going to pour me a glass of Cantaloupe water

and start to hop.

Thanks Rita for such a fun hop.

Here is a list of the other participants..

So grab a cold one of whatever you may like to drink

and enjoy the fun.

The Summer Elements Blog Hop Participants: 

Toltec Jewels (Hostess)     http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/

Marlene Cupo                   http://amazingdesigns-marlene.blogspot.com/

Cheri Reed                        http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com/

Ailsa Cordner                    http://www.bramalfiebeadsetc.co.uk/

Robin Reed                       http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/

Nan Smith                         http://www.wirednan.blogspot.com/

Sherri Stokey                     http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/

Christie (Charis Designs)    http://charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/

Carolyn Lawson                 http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/

Susie Harris                        http://jewelleryjunkie.blogspot.com/

Andrea Glick-Zenith           http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/

Nelly May                          http://smellynelly.blogspot.com/

Melissa Trudinger               http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/

Dini Bruinsma                     http://angazabychanges.blogspot.com/

Kathy Lindemer                 http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/

Cory Tompkins                  http://tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com/

Robin Reed                       http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/

Gina Hockett                     http://freestyleelements.blogspot.com/

Karen Martinez                 http://www.fairiesmarket.blogspot.com/

Liz                                    http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/

Jasvanti Patel                     http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/

Solange Collin                    http://www.blog.ahowinjewelry.com/

Gerda                                http://gerdascraftsblog.blogspot.com/

Karla Morgan                    http://texaspepperjams.blogspot.com/

Anindita Basu                     http://alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/

Alicia Marinache                http://www.allprettythings.ca/

Andrea Trank                    http://heavenlanecreations.com/

Dyanne Everett-Cantrell     http://deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com/

**Mischelle Fanucchi**             http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/

Tanty Sri Hartanti               http://tjewellicious.blogspot.com/

Shaiha Williams                  http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/

Mary Govaars                    http://mlhjewelrydesigns.com/

Becca Sirevaag                  http://godsartistinresidence.blogspot.com/

Lennis Carrier                    http://windbent.wordpress.com/

Regina Wood                     http://www.gina-design.blogspot.com/

Sue Kennedy                     http://suebeads.blogspot.com/

Kathleen Breeding             https://www.facebook.com/99BOBOTW

7th Bead Soup Blog Party

What a wonderful day for a party.

But......

I am no longer a wall flower at this party, girls!

I took the plunge and decided to join the

7th Bead Soup Blog Party.

Our lovely hostess, Lori Anderson,

of

Pretty Things

gets a bunch of bead loving people together

(541 this time)

to be paired up and swap bead soups.

My partner for this reveal is Lori.

Here is the soup she sent me.

I love the colors of the beads.

I knew immediately what I wanted to do with

the silver rings and clasp.

The focal is amazing.

But what to do with it???

The first thing I did was set the focal to the side, 

because quite frankly

I had absolutely no clue what to do with it.

One thing I did know was that I did not want to just use it

for a necklace.

I had these pink beads for some time now

and figured these would 

make a great necklace along with the 

rings and then use the clasp.

At each end of the pink beads I put a white seed bead and one of the spacers.

Then hooked them together with the larger rings.

Here's how it came out....

Of course I made a pair of earrings to go along with it.

Now back to the focal...

*sigh*

I wanted to try wire crocheting, 

so I took the pink and blue crystals and 

started in.

I wrapped the wire to attach it to the focal

and 

waaaala.

I made a bracelet with it.

I am still not 100 on the bracelet,

because the focal is kinda heavy for the wire size I used.

Oops!

I did not get to make anything with the 

white round rings,

but I will work on it and post at another time.

I want to thank Lori for the soup and for hosting 

this wonderful party.

Make sure to check out what everyone else made.

::Here is the link to the list of the other participants::

7th Bead Soup Blog Party List

Happy Hopping!!

A Very Merry UnBirthday

Okay so I wanted to write a pretty witty blog to sum up my

very merry unbirthday gift and pal..

But my daughter is in labor with number 3

So here it is in a nutshell..

I was paired up with Sierra Bartlett.

Her bithday is in March and 

her birth stone is aquamarine.

So I sat and thought.

A bracelet and earrings is what I came up with..

I want to thank our hostesses

Shelley and Marlene

for putting this blog on..

At the time I wrote this I had not received my gift yet,

but as soon as I do I will post pics.

Here is the list to see what everyone got.

Ali McCarthy

www.northwoodscreativestudio.blogspot.com

Alicia Marinache

www.allprettythings.ca

Anzia Parks

www.anzipanzisworkshoppe.blogspot.com

Audrey Belanger

www.esperianterra.blogspot.ca

Cheri Reed

www.creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com

Cheryl Dunham

www.renaissance-jewelry.blogspot.com

Chris Eisenberg

www.wanderware.blogspot.com

Christine Schlicht

http://www.marshellswaps.blogspot.com/p/visiting-bloggers-reveal-day.html

Cynthia Machata

www.antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com

D Lynne Bowland

www.islandgirlsinsights.blogspot.ca

Dyanne Everett-Cantrell

www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com

Gina Hockett

www.freestyleelements.blogspot.com

Ginger Bishop

www.lilmummylikes.blogspot.com

Gloria Allen

www.gloriaallendesigns.blogspot.com

Janeen Burlingame

www.facebook.com/janeen.burlingame

Joana Perez Stribel

www.facebook.com/lasjoyasdejana

Lori Schneider

www.Beadaddicted.blogspot.com

Mary Govaars

www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com

Mischelle Fanucchi

www.micheladasmusings.blogspot.com

Paula Gaskill

www.lovelylaylabugsjewelry.blogspot.com

Renetha Stanziano

www.lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com

Robin Reed

www.willowdragon.blogspot.com

Sherry Baun

www.unicornsjewels.blogspot.com

Shirley Moore

www.beadsandbread.blogspot.com

Sierra Barrett

www.giraffecanhas.wordpress.com

Susan Bowie

www.susanbowie.wordpress.com

Susie Harris

www.jewelleryjunkie.blogspot.com

Mowse Doyle

www.mowsemadethis.blogspot.com

Cindy Muse

www.facebook.com/mritech813

Ellie Grossman

http://www.marshellswaps.blogspot.com/p/visiting-bloggers-reveal-day.html

Marlene Cupo

www.amazingdesigns-Marlene.blogspot.com

Shelley Graham Turner

www.shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com

Bead Soup on a Hot Day.... Maybe

What a beautiful couple of days we have had here in Fresno.

The sun is shining, the birds are singing

and soup is on.

Bead Soup that is.

You know, the kind with focals, beads and clasps

mixed with some fibers, findings

and friends.

Over 500+ friends to be exact.

with 3 reveal dates.

Mine just happened to be in the second reveal,

but I had issues that were beyond my

control and

I am not ready to reveal just yet.

But, since I just received my soup last week

let me introduce you to my partner and soup.

I was lucky enough to be paired with the amazing

Lori Anderson 

Here is the soup she sent me.

This is my first time in the hop.

I have only been making jewelry for about a year.

So I hope when it is time to show my work you will like it.

Here is the link for the 2nd reveal list of blogs.

Bead Soup Blog Hop

See you next week with my finished pieces!