Rock Canyon on Handmade Artists' Shop

Rock Canyon on Handmade Artists' Shop

Setting up Shop

The all new and improved Handmade Artists Shop has recently reopened, it is amazingly simple and a great place to sell your Handmade items.  Andrew and Kimberly are wonderful.  So very helpful, and great to work with.  You can set up a monthly payment plan, or pay for the entire year.  And get this, monthly fee $5. or yearly fee $50.  You set it up according to your needs.  The fee covers everything.  No listing fees, no percentages taken.  Where else can you set up shop and list as many items as you want for $5. a month?  If interested check it out!  

handmadeartistsshop.com

Bright Sunny Day on Handmade Artists' Shop

Bright Sunny Day on Handmade Artists' Shop

Turquoise and Brown Sugar on Handmade Artists' Shop

Turquoise and Brown Sugar on Handmade Artists' Shop

Pretty Petals on Handmade Artists' Shop

Pretty Petals on Handmade Artists' Shop

Cha Cha Flower Earrings on Handmade Artists' Shop

Cha Cha Flower Earrings on Handmade Artists' Shop

CJ's Garden Delight: Handmade Artists' Shop

CJ's Garden Delight: Handmade Artists' Shop

Copper Diem Giveaway

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Copper Diem Giveaway

Here's the Stash!

Amy at Copper Diem is having a giveaway for this fine stash including little beads, big beads, findings, ceramic charms, and cute recycled glass fish! Giveaway is open until April 23.
Copper Diem Giveaway.

7000 Bracelets Blog Hop

Bracelet Blog Hop

1.  Lori Anderson, Pretty Things
2.  Jayne Capps, Mama's Got To Doodle
3.  Kym Hunter, Creatively Kym
4.  Mandy Duffy, Beads for Brains: 365
5.  Charlene Sevier, The Bead Dreamer
6.  Lisa Boucher, Lisa's Clay Happenings
7.  Mary Harding, Mary Harding Jewelry
8.  Barbara Lewis, Painting With Fire
9.  Amy Severino, Amy's Beads
10.  Jennifer Pride, Jewelry by Jennifer Pride

11.  Jenny Cameron, Glass Addictions
12.  Susan Ferguson, Windrock Studio
13.  Mortira vanPelt, Inspirational Beading
14.   Brandi Hussey, Brandi Girl
15.  Jenny Vidberg, Shyme Design
16.  Angela Barribou, Re: Angela Rae
17.  Stefanie Teufel, Stefanie's Sammelsurium
18.  Sue Hodgkinson, Hello Gorgeous
19.  Jean Yates, Snap Out of it Jean, There's Beading To Be Done!
20.  Nicki Keller, Nicki's Reef

21.  JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions
22. Stacey Curry, Star Hitched Wagon
23.  Carrie Tahquechi,  Carrie T
24.  Deci Worland, Gem Trails
25.  Debbie Goering, Prairie Emporium 
26.  Staci Smith, Staci Louise Originals
27.  Francy Inman, 8 Second Studio 
28.  Linda Landig, Linda's Bead Blog and Meanderings
29.  Cherin Poovey, Lanyard Lady 
30.  Deb Price, Green Shoot Jewellery Designs 


31.  Suzette Bentley, Ellies Bijoux  
32. Mallory Hoffman, For the Love of Beads 
33.  Shirley Moore, Beads and Bread 
34.  Kate Gardenghi, The Tropical Blonde 
35.  Marina Dobrynina, Savon Feutre 
36.  Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me 
37.  Linda Djokic, Lutka and Co. 
38.  Cory Celaya, Art With Moxie 
39.  CJ Baushka, 4 His Glory Creations 
40.  Tracy Bell, Copper, Glass, and Recycled Trash 

41.  Sandra Richardson, Sandy's Coloring Box 
42.  Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe Designs 
43.  Kim Roberts, Bahama Dawn 
44. Hilary Frye, FryeStyle 
45.  Emanda Johnson, Artemisia's Studio 
46.  Lisa Kavanaugh, Beading Bliss
47.  Sue Kennedy, Sue Beads
48.  Raquel Amaral, Raquel Amaral
49.  Robyn Hawk, Daily Jewel
50.  Linda Inhelder, Must-Haves Jewelry


52.  Krista French, French Elegant Jewelry
53.  Andrea Robinson,  Madame Magpie's Shiny Things
54.  John Rasmussen, Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry
55.  Breana Fry, Vault 31
56.  Erin Prais-Hintz, Treasures Found
57.  Cyndi Lavin, Beading Arts
58. Dot Lewallen, Speedie Beadie
59.  Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope
60.  Heather Pyle, Aquariart

61.  Adrienne Campbell, Adrienne Designs
62.  Dee Gordon, Runako Designs
63.  Judy Glende, Judith B. Designs
64.  Susie Hibdon, Vintage Susie & Wings
65.  Tania Spivey, Moobie Grace Designs
66.  Norma Agron, Norma's Clay
67.  Ana Novak, Cat's Pajamas, Dog's Tuxedos
68.  Johanna Rhodes, Fire Phoenix Creations
69.  Raida Disbrow, Havana Beads
70.  Christa Murphy, Adventures of One Beady Woman


71.  Holly Westfall, Silver Rose Designs
72.  Catherine Pruitt, Boo Beads
73.  Deana Hager, Just Deez' Art & Life
74.  Lupe Meter, Gem's PC Corner
75.  Valerie Norton, Hot Fused Glass
76.  Janet Bocciardi, Honey From the Bee
77.  Kitty Durmaj, Perles and Life
78.  Rose Noble, Lady Noble Design
79.  Sally Russick, WireWorked
80.  Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter 


81.  KJ, KJ's Beadacious Beads
82.  Lana Kinney, Something Unique by Lana
83.  Melissa Meman, Melissa Meman ... Art, Life, Love 
84.  Karen Bien, Everyday Gypsy 
85.  Rebecca Anderson, Songbeads
86.  Cyn Gagen, Creative Edventures
87.  Niky Sayer, Silver Nik Nats
88.  Deb Beechy, Beetique
89.  Marian Hertzog, M's Place
90.  Kerry Bogert, Kab's Creative Concepts


91.  Judy Riley, Three Red Beads
92.  Charlene Gray, Gray Girl Studio
 93.  Erin Fickert-Rowland, Elysian Fields
94.  Sharon Palac, Sharon's Jewelry Garden
95.  Maryse Thillens, Glass Bead Art
96.  Christine Altmiller, One Kiss Creations
97.  Eileen Bergen, The Artful Crafter
98.  Bobbie Rafferty, Beadsong Jewelry
99.  Rebekah Payne, Tree Wings Studio
100.  Mari Aparicio, Mis Amores 

101.  Tracy Statler, Make Bracelets 
102.  Marcy Lamberson, Studio Marcy
103.  Kim Stevens, Picking Poppies
104.  Karyn White, Releases by Rufydoof
105.  Elisabeth Auld, Beads for Busy Gals
106.  Lisa Hamilton, Simply Irresistible Jewelry
107.  Serena Trent, All Things Made Jewelry
108.  Sharon Driscoll, Right Turn Artwerks
109.  Debbie La Rue, For the Love of Beading
110.  Maggie Towne, Maggie's Bead Towne


 111.  Cassandra Watsham, Designs by Cassandra
112.  Mary Ellen Parker,  BeeTree by m.e.

Little bit of Bling

Love Bling, and this cuff screams bling!!!

Center button is captured by peyote stitch using

silver lined crystal seed beads, a mixture of Czech fire polished

beads, crystal sequence, and silver lined bugle beads, all bead

embroidered on black leather like material.

New Blog Hop for Hope

Make One Bracelet....

This blog hop is special, and easy.  All you have to do is make one blue bracelet during the next two weeks.


For details, click here.

I'm Jumping!!!!

I could just jump for joy or make the biggest splash ever!!!Made a very awesome purchase yesterday, I bought a kiln.

one with a lot of versatility, so I can start creating fused glass or do silver metal clay. and it also has a bead door, so I can make glass beads as well. oh the possibilities!!!!

I Love Freeform Peyote!!!

Every time I play around with freeform peyote I get so enthralled with the endless possibilities.  I love the splashes of color and the mixture of textures and the array of different kinds of beads that find there way into a piece.  Here's two new bracelets.

4 HIS GLORY CREATIONS BY CJ: Luscious Victorian Garden

4 HIS GLORY CREATIONS BY CJ: Luscious Victorian Garden: "Bead Soup Blog Party has inspired me to throw my beads together into my own luscious soup, and create. So here is my first example ..."

Luscious Victorian Garden

Bead Soup Blog Party has inspired me to throw my beads together into my own luscious soup, and create.  So here is my first example of my day of playing.

Seed Bead Giveaway from Auntie's Beads

Seed Bead Giveaway from Auntie's Beads

CHECK OUT THIS REALLY AWESOME SEED BEAD GIVAWAY.  FUN, FUN ,FUN!!!

Rings and Things Design Challenge

http://www.rings-things.com/

Take our design challenge!

Take our design challenge!

Good-morning, what a blessing it is to finally see the sun shining, and the air has a feel of warmth.  Today Spring is making it's debut.  And it's so welcoming.  Hope all my blog friends find themselves Happy and Healthy.  Blessings, CJ

What is it, when you tell someone the answer is no, that they just will not let it go.  Every possible reason is now why they need the answer to change in their favor.  The Answer is still NO!

May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Pay It Forward - Leave A Comment, Get A Goodie!

Pay It Forward - Leave A Comment, Get A Goodie!

I'm taking part in a great idea in blog world called Pay It Forward 2011. I read about it on Bobbie's blog, http://www.beadsong.blogspot.com/, and now I'm lucky enough to get to continue the fun here.

So here's the idea: be one of the first five people to leave a comment on this post, and I'll send you something made by my own busy hands. Fun!

Then you share the idea of Pay It Forward on your blog, and promise to send the first five people who make a comment on your post a handmade goodie that you've created. More fun!

You don't have to send something the very next day, but to play fair, you do need to send something as soon as you can. It's not the size of the item that's important -- it's that it comes from you and carries a bit of your creative spirit on to five people somewhere across the world.

It's the spirit of sharing a good thing by paying it forward. And seriously, who couldn't use a little extra joy and beauty brightening their world?

One act of random creativity can have a great ripple effect. I did a happy dance when I found out I had been one of the first five to respond to Deci - come on and join the dance!

So leave a post!
I look forward to sharing the fun with you!

The memories of days gone by, when life was less complicated, the sun was shining and I was a whole lot younger.  Carefree, no worries.   

Beautiful Lariat
Hand stitched peyote rope, embellished, hand made lampwork bead, large citrine faceted nugget, sterling silver bead cap ends, Swarovski crystal rondells and Crystal rondell.

Bead Embroidery

Designed for my sister in Texas
Bead Crochet

This is how it all started!!!!



Ta ta  ta taaaaaaa

I have to thank Jennifer Pride my partner for the lovely bead soup she sent to me. 

What fun I had thinking of unique ways to put it all together.  This I call:

 Captured

Ceramic donut caged in dark copper wire with a copper bead cap in the center.  Wire wrapped in sections with large hole pony beads, round ceramic beads, large wooden beads are caged in copper wire with copper bead cap ends.  Seed bead mix stitched using nedebele, to add a non symmetrical look to the design.  From my own stash I added dark bronze glass beads that are wire wrapped separately.  And the finishing touch a square copper toggle.   

Blog Visiting

I have been blog visiting this evening.  Wow!  I joined somewhere around 40 blogs.  I still have many more to go.  But I must say so many are outstanding.  Wonderful works of art, great inspiration!  It's so amazing to veiw all the talent.