BUTTON SWAP

Cindy of Sweet Bead Studio hosted a Button Swap that I just had to take part in...being I love my vintage buttons so much!   I was paired up with Erin Seigel, and she sent me some really beautiful vintage metal buttons, and mother of pearl.  I chose to use the metal buttons, and combined them with vintage MOP beads, vintage rhinestone buttons from my stash, and a vintage religious medal. I love to wear these close to me, so this is something special I can wear all the time.
Please visit all of the other participants to see there fab creations!  Thanks much to Cindy for all her work in this project, and special thanks to Erin for treating me to such beauties!

Alice Peterson  and Kim Bender

Angie Blasingame and Billi R.S. Rothove

 Billi R.S. Rothove and Angie Blasingame

 Birgitta Lejonklou and Pam Farren

 Bonnie Coursolle and Tania Hagen

 Brenda Salzano and Hope Smitherman

 Cat Kerr and Heather Powers

 Cece Cornier and Jeannie Dukic

 Celeste Thurston and Christine Damm

 Christine Damm and Celeste Thurston

 Christine Stonefield and Dana James

 Cilla Watkins and Lori Bowring Michaud

 Cindy Wimmer and Mimi Gardner

 Cynthia Machata and Julia Johnson

 Cynthia Riggs and Lori Finney

 Dana James and Christine Stonefield

Diana Ptaszynski and Erin Prais-Hintz

 Emma Thomas and Rebecca Anderson

 Erin Prais-Hintz and Diana Ptaszynski

 Erin Siegel and Sharon Borsavage

 Heather Powers and Cat Kerr

 Holly Westfall and Sally Russick

 Hope Smitherman and Brenda Salzano

 Jayne Capps and Kim Dworak

 Jeannie Dukic and Cece Cornier

 Jenna Meyers and Kristi Harrison

 Jenna Tomalka and Karen McKillip

 Jenny Davies Reazor and Sandi Volpe

 Julia Johnson and Cynthia Machata

 Kalaya Steede and Kylie Dickman

 Karen McKillip and Jenna Tomalka

 Karen Mitchell and Renetha Stanziano

 Karla Morgen and Mary Govaars

Kay Thomerson and Shannon Chomanczuk

 Kim Ballor and Laurel Steven

 Kim Bender and Alice Peterson

 Kim Dworak and Jayne Capps

 Kim Roberts and Partner unable to participate at this time.

 Kristi Harrison and Jenna Meyers

 Kylie Dickman and Kalaya Steede

 Kym Hunter and Lynda Moseley

 Laurel Steven and Kim Ballor

 Linda Djokic and Patty Gasparino

 Line Labrecque and Teri Baskett

 Liz DeLuca and Lorelei Eurto

 Lorelei Eurto and Liz DeLuca

 Lori Anderson and Niky Sayers

 Lori Bowring Michaud and Cilla Watkins

 Lori Finney and Cynthia Riggs

 Lynda Moseley and Kym Hunter

 Marianna Boylan and Tracy Statler

 Mary Govaars and Karla Morgen

 Mary Harding and Stacie Florer 

 Maureen Baranov and Tracy Bell

 Melissa Martin and Theresa Fosdick

 Michelle Hardy and Peggy Johnson

 Mimi Gardner and Cindy Wimmer

 Nicole Valentine Rimmer and Niki Meiners

 Niki Meiners and Nicole Valentine Rimmer

 Niky Sayers and Lori Anderson

 Pam Farren and Birgitta Lejonklou

* Pam Ferarri and Stefanie Teufel (will share their reveal on a later date)

 Patty Gasparino and Linda Djokic

 Peggy Johnson and Michelle Hardy

 Rebecca Anderson and Emma Thomas

 Rebekah Payne and Sue Kennedy

 Renetha Stanziano and Karen Mitchell

 Rose Binoya and Shanti Johnson

 Sally Russick and Holly Westfall

 Sandi Volpe and Jenny Davies Reazor

 Shannon Chomanczuk and Kay Thomerson

 Shanti Johnson and Rose Binoya

 Sharon Borsavage and Erin Siegel

 Shirley Moore and Veralynne Malone

 Stacie Florer and Mary Harding

* Stefanie Teufel and Pam Ferarri (will share their reveal on a later date)

 Sue Hamel and Terry Carter

 Sue Kennedy and Rebekah Payne

 Tania Hagen and Bonnie Coursolle

 Tania Spivey and Teresa Gagne

 Teresa Gagne and Tania Spivey

 Teri Baskett and Line Labrecque

 Terry Carter and Sue Hamel

 Theresa Fosdick and Melissa Martin

 Tracy Bell and Maureen Baranov

 Tracy Statler and Marianna Boylan

 Veralynne Malone and Shirley Moore

POSH

 Posh-available on etsy here

I have been on an earring craze again.....it's almost an addiction to keep making them. Earrings are my version of lipstick, not to leave the house without them on, so we can never have enough. I love earrings that really swing, they make me feel good too....very freeing!

Thanks for stopping by, and all your comments and support.

CALM-available on etsy here 

EVENTS

 I squeezed in 2 atc's for Denise Phillips swap this month! You can check it out here by visiting her blog...Birdnuts Mixed Media and she also has a chance to win a gift certificate for entering! You can enter up to 3 atc's, and Denise sends you three of hers in return, which means she is making 30 to 40 a month!!! She's super energized, and her atc's are amazing!
I have about 4 projects going at the moment...so I am looking forward to getting caught up! 
Thanks for your visit and I always look forward to your kind comments and encouragement....you make my day!

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BEING BUSY

 BEAUTIFUL EARTH-available on etsy here

 I have been busy with some projects, and thought I would share. The first is a necklace I made recently with a set of gorgeous ceramic pieces by Birgitta Lejonklou....looooove them! I combined them with vintage MOP beads, and vintage rhinestone rondelles and a large focal bead. 
The doll is a project from a Paper Whimsy class called Lover-Lee dolls, This was so much fun, and again I learned some new techniques and got to use some vintage stash here too!
I want to wish you all a wonderful week , and thanks for your visit!

DO YOU WISH?

I squeezed in some art time today and it never ceases to amaze me what some  paint, ink , and glue can do for your mood!  

Thanks for the visit and your great comments!

MOONBEAM

 

I have been busy making jewelry but just getting around to posting some of it. As usual I have 20 projects going at once, but this time there aren't any deadlines, so it feels pretty good. I just added these pieces to the shop, and there will be more by the weekend, barring any headaches.

Thanks for visiting and I always appreciate your comments!

FREE

  

This is the first journal spread I have made in months, thanks to the inspiration from some beautiful blog artist friends. I tend to get a bit chaotic with scribbles and such...but I have come to accept that is a part of me...I always enjoy the actual physical process of scratching , scribbling, and making marks!
There was a glare on the top right...the words say...how to be beautiful....
In this spread I used some of my own artwork, the lady on the left and the column on the right page .  These I made a while ago, collaged and painted,, and then I resined them, and tore them apart.  I like them like that for some reason.

Thanks so much for visiting, and I hope you are all having a great weekend!

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