Wednesday 12 December 2012

The Gossiping Goddess/Kaz Baildon Blog Hop

Welcome to my very first blog hop!!!!!

Way back in October a group of designers were randomly selected receive a free bead or beads from a huge stash very kindly gifted to the lovely Lesley Watt by the super talented glass artist Kaz Baildon.
I was lucky enough to be selected. I would not know which beads I would receive. I was asked to make something with them and then post on my blog. How exciting!!!

These are the beads I received.....


I decided to team them with some of my own simple lampwork spacers, a few Swarovski crystals, and some chain, and this is what I created!




Apologies for the poor quality photos, being a bit last minute I had no natural daylight!!!




Thank you very much Lesley for hosting such a lovely hop! Now I'm going to relax with a glass of wine and see what the other designers came up with...

Lesley Watt - www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com
Cory Tompkins - http://tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com
Rebecca Anderson - http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Marie Cramp -  http://skyejewels.blogspot.com
Claire Braunbarth - http://smittenbeads.blogspot.com
Heidi Post - http://http://expostfactojewelry.blogspot.com
Tiffany Smith - http://southerngalsdesign.blogspot.com
Sharyl Macmillan-Nelson - http://sharylsjewelry.blogspot.com
Ailsa Cordner - http://www.bramalfiebeadsetc.co.uk/
Linda Landig -  http://lindalandig.wordpress.com
Caroline Dewison - http://blueberribeads.com
Renetha - http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com
Kari Asbury - http://hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com
Niky Sayers - http://silverniknats.blogspot.com
Purple Cobwebs - http://www.purplecobwebs.blogspot.com
Cilla Watkins - http://www.tellyourgirlfriends.com/
Therese Frank - www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
 Claire Ennis - http://clairescrystalclassics.blogspot.com
 Emma - http://apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com
Kathy Lindemer - http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com 
Alicia - http://www.allprettythings.ca
Sandy Huntress - http://keepsakecrafts.net/blog/
Lori Bowring Michaud - http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com - you are here!
Amy - http://copperdiem.blogspot.com
Katherine Gale - http://terrabeadworks.blogspot.com

7 comments:

  1. Love your design! so colorful and cheery but simple to keep the focus on your beautiful bead

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  2. I love how your lampwork beads totally matched that bead! And the bright silver chain is such a great compliment to it. Great job!

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  3. very beautiful necklace!!! This was my first blog hop also

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  4. Wonderful! That frog just gave me a total flashback, I worked in a gift store that carried that line back in the day and I remember one of those frogs getting smashed! He was beyond repair and putting his bits in the trash I felt bad... lol yeah, like those old ikea commercials. ANYWAYS very pretty job bringing the glass together. I always love seeing handmade jewelry made of many sets of hands.

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  5. Beautiful: fun and cheerful! Your frog is the cutest prop ever :)

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  6. I have to "ditto" what Alicia just said! No apologies needed for the photos. That 2nd one is a real winner!

    I love what you did with the bead you were given too! While I like the looks of it, I'm not sure I would have known what to do with that bead. You obviously did! Wonderful job!

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  7. Beautiful necklace and love the frog!!!

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