Alice Dreaming: 2016

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

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

thanks for stopping by
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

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

Thanks for stopping by

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

thanks for stopping by

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.

Thanks for stopping by

“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.