Clinkscales Arts

This month I managed to get a piece finished in time to enter in the Etsy BeadWeavers June Challenge.  The theme was “Anything Goes” and I believe we interpreted it well!  By the way, my Modern Sterling Silver Bracelet is #8 if you’d like to vote for ME!

I found myself with an Etsy Treasury last night, so this is the group of items I chose to feature:

If you want to see it on Etsy, you have to get there quick! It will disappear at 4:09 a.m. Monday Morning, May 19th (EDT). Click the screen shot to be magically transformed to Beadwoven Heaven.

I knew it had been a couple of weeks since I posted to my blog, but I didn’t realize it had been a month! Like everyone, I’ve been busy, busy. I’ve been working on custom orders, but found the time last night to bead a new pair of earrings for my shop. The color looks purple, but they are more of a grayish purple. I call them Mocha Eggplant. They’re pretty and dainty and perfect for afternoon tea.

I noticed a beautiful beaded fringe bead made by Janie Warnick in a book I recently purchased. I contacted Janie to see if she would allow me to use her pattern to make a few beads for my shop. She graciously agreed, and here we have my first fringe bead:

Newest beadwoven dangles for your consideration just listed in my shop:

I love these earrings that I just listed in my shop! They are pretty and witty and wise! I love pretty and vintage and these have both. The enamel flower petals are vintage pieces I found, while everything else is just pretty. I’ve been buying supplies like a fiend so I can make a lot more pretty jewelry. Stay tuned for more!

I’m still trying to decide if I’m going to get the flu or not. I don’t feel good and I’m coughing my head off, but I’m not running fever and getting the chills/sweats yet - thank goodness.

I did manage to get some beading done, in spite of two audits this week at work and feeling like I just wanted to sleep all the time. I just listed this piece in my shop:

I’ve used a different chain on all of the beaded beads I have listed just to see what sells. I love the chain on this one - it’s 22″ and silky smooth. It looks almost like a silver fiber cord, but it’s sterling. The blue is fabulous too. I call it colonial blue. Blue is my favorite color and I have to watch myself or everything in my shop would be blue!

Speaking of blue, here’s a sneak peak at another item that finished and ready for my shop. I will probably list these tomorrow:

The Beadweavers February Challenge theme was Spring Break. All of the entries are in and the voting has begun. Visit the Beadweaver’s blog to cast your vote. The selections are great again this month!

I was lazy and didn’t get my entry finished. I worked on it last night and it is NOT wanting to cooperate with me. I may have to re-think it. I’ll keep you posted.

Go vote!