Tuesday, September 27, 2016

SEPTEMBER SJHONEYDO CHALLENGE

our inspiration


'the big Island'
 wood ebony flower bead
orange ceramic beads
copper clasp
white oval  bead
 polymer  blue beads
vintaj chain







Thursday, September 15, 2016

September We'r all ears

   our inspiration is sky scrapers
I chose this  for my inspiration

'Skyline'
house beads from Lindsay Drake
See more at the earringseverydayblog
on the16th





Friday, August 26, 2016

August SJ DESIGNS JEWELRY

our inspiation
from Sara jo
                   

This year, my husband Eric has decided to issue me a design challenge each month to get me out of my comfort zone and to help clear out my bead stash... we're calling it the Honey Do List.  I know that I'm not the only one who loves a good design challenge, so I'm inviting folks to play along!  

Here is this month's inspiration and what Eric had to say about it

:  This month I chose a picture from our recent trip out to Ligonier, PA for the Allegory Gallery's Creative Camp.  Andrew Thornton directed us out to a nearby bog where the carnivorous plants were in full bloom.  An entire field of these pitcher plants and much smaller sundews stretched around us--beauty and savagery all wrapped up in one tiny leafy package.  The strange shape, as well as the striated deep red patterns against green really jumped out at me and I wanted to see what a bunch of jewelry designers could pull off with this inspiration.
'Autumn'
Polymer drops from Heather Powers
tiny spacers from grubbi



'Grand Canyon'
torched sticks from Shimmer beads Design
Spacers by Marshall Jodie





to see more go to the SJ DESIGNS JEWELRY blog
On the 29th



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Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.


















Friday, August 19, 2016

August We're all Ears Camp Fire

My Inspiration

'Midnight Campfire'
Vintaj Blanks
Painted with Ranger Patina


To see more go to the Earrings Every Day Blog 





Friday, July 29, 2016

Day 16 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
so I will keep making them until I run out of ideas
'Copper mountain'
drops from Happyfish things
Vintaj components


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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

AJE JULY CHALLENGE

I did not win the giveaway so I got one on THEA ELEMENTS etsy shop so I could play along


'ocean fossil'
spacer beads from Sue beads



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To see more go to the AJE blog onJuly 30




Monday, July 25, 2016

SJ Design jewelryJuly honey do list






Here is this month's inspiration and what Eric had to say about it: 

I'm a huge fan of the beauty to be found in nature, especially that hidden within the depths of the earth.  The random patterns of these stone pendants are a work of art unto themselves--some abstract, others more defined.  The challenge this month is to incorporate such a patterned natural stone into your jewelry!

The reveal date will be Monday, July 25th.  To make it super easy for you to participate and share your creations, I'll set up an Inlinkz link up so folks can add their blogs as they are ready.  Just stop by my blog on July 25th and join the fun!  I'll leave the link up open for a while... so you have plenty of time to add your links.  (Last month's is still open... check it out HERE.)  No blog?  No worries!  Feel free to send me a picture of your creation and some brief comments and I'll happily share in my blog post.  You can reach me at sjdesignsjewelry@gmail.com  The more the merrier, so I hope you'll play along with me this month!


'Lima-Rita'
three  vintage beads

Three Czech beads

four spacers from   elizabeth Smiles


three wasabi beads

four druck beads

Brass chain and clasp

Go Here to see more

  http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/2016/07/july-2016-inspiration-for-honey-do-list.html


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Have a great summer

Live
Love 
 BEAD

























Friday, July 15, 2016

Day 15 of Short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
so I will keep making them until I run out of ideas
'sunshine and blue pools'
drops from Linsay Drake Beads
tiny beads fromHumble beads





Wednesday, July 13, 2016

July ABS Challenge

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our inspiration
 "Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku Hanabi)"
No. 98 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th month of 1858. 
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando)
Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (36.2 x 23.5 cm)

'Fire Totem'
white bird and blue bead from Blueberri beads
orange bead from Eclectic Prairie
vintaj chain  and clasp
feather from Vintaj




Focal

To see more go to the Art Bead Scene Blog 
on July 30














Tuesday, July 12, 2016

We're all ears July Challenge

the theme this month is balloons
this is the one I picked as my inspiration

'riding in a hot air balloon'
orange drops from Chrysalis Curiosities
green and orange beads from StinkyDog beads
Blue  beads from southpass beads


together we can touch the sky




Sunday, July 10, 2016

Day 14 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
you can see the first pair at
http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/2016/06/volcano.html
and every day  forward until I run out of  ideas.

'Little Green  Apples
polymer drops from HumbleBeads
Spacers from MarshalJodie
Vintaj earwires


MarshalJodie

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Day 13 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings


'Baby Blue'
Drops from The Color of Dreams
tiny spacers from The Spacer bead shop
Silver earwires 


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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Day 12 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
you can see the first pair at
http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/2016/06/volcano.html
and every day  forward until I run out of  ideas.

'Rustic'
rustic drops from Happy FishThings 
brown spacers from SilverTwisted on e-bay



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“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and "August.”
jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty










Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Day 11 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
you can see the first pair at
http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/2016/06/volcano.html
and every day  forward until I run out of  ideas.

'Celadon Drops'
drops from LindsayDrakeBeads



I should of had called them cheaters since all I had to do was put earring wires on them.


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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”  John Lubbock




Friday, July 1, 2016

Day 10 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
you can see the first pair at
http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/2016/06/volcano.html
and every day  forward until I run out of  ideas.

'tiny  bubbles'
beads from Aly Dan Lampwork beads
silver earwires


thanks for stopping by
have a great summer and get out and see something new.



Thursday, June 30, 2016

Day 9 of short earrings

I love making long earrings
but the shop that carries my jewelry
wants me to make more short earrings
you can see the first pair at
http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/2016/06/volcano.html

and looking forward until I run out of ideas

'SkyHigh'
copper vine drops from Malinda Orr
blue spacers from StudioJules
Vintaj earwires



thanks for stopping by
Have a great summer



Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The AJE June Summertime challenge

1. Goal - Have fun! Try something different! Be inspired by any of the myriad aspects of summer! Make something that fits within this theme. This can be an artist bead, a component, or a finished piece of jewelry. There is no give away this month but you are free to use any artist bead/component in your design. 


I just love HeatherMillican'sbeads from her shop at swoondimples on etsy
I cant get enough of her beads

'Chit Chat'
focal from heather Millican
spacers from the spacer bead shop
 Vintaj components



Love is all that matters
I love this bead It spins




My office faces two big windows
every day I see lots of birds
some come right up to the window and peak in
it's a fun way to start the day

Thanks for stopping by.
To see more go to the AJE blog
June 30
soon it will be summer
and I just had to show you my lilies