Hello,
and welcome to my corner
of the Bead Hoarders Blog Hop.
and welcome to my corner
of the Bead Hoarders Blog Hop.
So what have I been hoarding?
For ages now I have been collecting some
pretty golden components
and never found quite the right moment to use them.
I always had in mind making some pretty
Marie Antoinette
inspired pieces.
Not in a historically accurate way
but more taken from
imagery in the
Sofia Coppola
movie.
(Think super girly,
pretty pastels,
and
plenty of golden details!)
So I've been hoarding the components AND
the inspiration so it's about time to
put them BOTH into action for
this blog hop!
So you've seen the first necklace above.
I have some more close up pics here:
I always had in mind making some pretty
Marie Antoinette
inspired pieces.
Not in a historically accurate way
but more taken from
imagery in the
Sofia Coppola
movie.
(Think super girly,
pretty pastels,
and
plenty of golden details!)
So I've been hoarding the components AND
the inspiration so it's about time to
put them BOTH into action for
this blog hop!
So you've seen the first necklace above.
I have some more close up pics here:
I was so pleased to finally bead around
the light peach
rivoli
I've had in my stash for
about a year.
There's something special
about Swarovski
that just makes it so sparkly
and addictive,
don't you think?!
Moving onto the second piece:
The pretty love birds on a branch
I used pretty pink and lilac seed beads
along with tiny golden ball beads
to make a necklace
that sits right at the base
of the neck
with
the filigree
components
dangling down.
I attached the tiny golden rounds
underneath the filigree to give a bit of movement
and make it even more girly and fun.
I made some earrings to match:
The last piece
is also earrings and
these oyster shell components
are just so sweet.
They've even got
a little golden
'pearl '
inside!
So special -
no wonder I've been hoarding them
for so long....
I made them into
dangly earrings
by adding chain,
citrine chips,
and tiny golden
round beads.
So there you have it folks.
The thing I love about this blog
hop is that it gives you a reason to get out those
special things you've been keeping
and use them up.
Goodness knows how long these pretties
would have stayed in my bead box.
(Ahem, boxES..)
for otherwise!
Here's the list for all the participants:
Thanks for dropping by and
I'm looking forward to having a hop around....
The List
The thing I love about this blog
hop is that it gives you a reason to get out those
special things you've been keeping
and use them up.
Goodness knows how long these pretties
would have stayed in my bead box.
(Ahem, boxES..)
for otherwise!
Here's the list for all the participants:
Thanks for dropping by and
I'm looking forward to having a hop around....
The List
Robin Kae Reed http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
