tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83017067476934810522024-03-05T07:25:44.483-05:00Mhoti Studiomy home on the island jewellery and paper arts studioDeb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-81901490728399547792021-01-31T09:06:00.000-05:002021-01-31T09:06:40.787-05:00<p>I have decided to join in the fun at the !00 Day Project. For 100 days I will be making something in my studio using only items in my stash. No extra purchasing allowed.</p><p>I have several artsy hobbies with tons of stuff I've accumulated over the years and it's time to use it . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmk3204u32efhqEwEBN0eynwepvSrD5l8GC9ZMjFODbUN2j7fuHz412a67YrmDjTzdpLlgf_aSwQ1xWlGW7Cvwf0Az_hMJV4ozzESPmrwAFZwR5jo7lV5YqhS4fwf18ShXsV-_dK7Ylrg/s1456/https___bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com_public_images_f4f93cc0-24a1-4602-bcbc-c7ed09b817f1_6378x6378.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="1456" height="711" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmk3204u32efhqEwEBN0eynwepvSrD5l8GC9ZMjFODbUN2j7fuHz412a67YrmDjTzdpLlgf_aSwQ1xWlGW7Cvwf0Az_hMJV4ozzESPmrwAFZwR5jo7lV5YqhS4fwf18ShXsV-_dK7Ylrg/w688-h711/https___bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com_public_images_f4f93cc0-24a1-4602-bcbc-c7ed09b817f1_6378x6378.jpeg" width="688" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-67883599871069020282018-02-27T00:30:00.000-05:002018-02-27T05:17:02.519-05:00Art Elements Rune Challenge Reveal Day<br />
Last month I was lucky enough to be selected to receive a hand made RUNE as part of the Art Elements Monthly Challenge. Niky Sayers is the talented artist who made this array of Viking Runes in copper clay. The Rune I received is titled SOWELU, meaning Wholeness, Life Force, or The Sun's Energy.<br />
This is the Rune Niky sent to me. It didn't have any holes in it, as she left it up to me if and where I wanted to put any holes.<br />
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Based on it's size -5/8 inch x 3/4 inch (14 x 21 mm)- I decided to use it in a bracelet. I decided on 4 holes for best visual and physical balance.<br />
I wanted to create something in keeping with it's rustic nature as well as it's symbolic ties to the past and to nature. I also wanted to incorporate stones that would symbolize The Sun. In my stash I have an assortment of yellow semi-precious gemstones. I chose to use Citrine, and some very rough stones that I think were once labelled Herkimer diamonds (they had previously lost their tag.) They have a lovely sparkly, but subdued, finish with many inclusions within the stones. However the yellow didn't seem to enhance the copper Rune when adjacent to it, so I decided to add some Amethyst to the composition. This made me happier. The trick was how to assemble these into a substantial bracelet without using flex wire, -the hole edges on herkimer's and other diamonds are rough on flex wire and it often breaks or shreds.<br />
So out came my roll of 20 ga. bare copper wire. I had to use that gauge as A. I didn't have any 18 ga, and B. -more importantly-a lot of my gemstones have extremely small and uneven holes. They are typically drilled from each end (or side) and hopefully they meet in the middle . With flex wire it's not an issue but it sure is with forming wire. I had to cull each and every bead. Many didn't make the grade. After several failed attempts to get the wire to look decent and intentional I finally found a solution. I created my own links that attached to the subsequent element. This will be clearer in the photos.<br />
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Overall I am pleased with how it turned out but I know i will be remaking it to get those links more consistent in width. I didn't realize I was making the back links a tad longer and they grew exponentially.<br />
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What do YOU think of when you see/hear the word beetle? Do you think eyeeuuuwwwww, "nasty bug" or "stinky bug" or (God forbid )" a cockroach"? Or do you think of "The Mummy" series of movies where the beetles are swarming all over the bad guys. yuck!</div>
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Now what comes to mind when you see/hear the word "Scarab" ? All things Egyptian?, King Tut?, Nefertiti? Amun -the sun god? Golden icons? Royalty, mystery, other-worldly? Talismans?</div>
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Well friends that's what I prefer to think about when I contemplate the difference </div>
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As Shakespeare said -"whats in a name ?" A lot , apparently.</div>
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Enter the scene - one beautiful , raku colour, glazed ceramic Scarab bead, created by the very talented Sue Kennedy of <a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">SueBeads</a>. I was fortunate enough to be gifted with one of these lovelies as part of the monthly challenge with the proviso that I make piece of jewellery and blog about it.</div>
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**WARNING** this a really long, wordy post, so feel free to just scroll through the photos, if you're pressed for time.</div>
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Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the bead I received till after I had added a wire bail. So here is the photo from the blog post where Sue offered up one of her beads to the lucky guest blogger(s) There are three of us. (see the list below) Mine is one of the dark blue ones </div>
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Now when faced with a challenge such as this, one hopes to do the gift justice. </div>
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The AGONY of it all. (can you tell I was a theatre brat in high school?)</div>
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I happen to be a lover of all things Egyptian. Have been since I saw the King Tutankhamen exhibit at the Ontario Museum of Art in Toronto Ontario many many years ago. ( so many I truly don't remember what year that was.) I love the Art Deco period for it's rich symbolism, clean-lined designs and it's connection to the discovery of the tomb of King Tut.</div>
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I made a piece with polymer clay a few years back when I worked at a bead store, just messing around with a new- to me -product and made this incredibly boring tan/beige pendant thing. </div>
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(Trying to make some sort of Art Deco palm leaf or lotus leaf. )</div>
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Yet again I forgot to take a picture of it before I added colour to it. </div>
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It really was too ugly to take a photo of , that's my excuse. </div>
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It's amazing how paint can transform ugly to pretty. imo.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is upside down I think I was hoping to make a lotus leaf. two holes for attaching to something.</td></tr>
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In case you wonder what goes through a designers mind or the process we use, here is a shot of my work table / bead tray with a selection of potential partners for my scarab bead. Lots of shiny bits to choose from. </div>
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When working on a design, in the back of my mind I am thinking about the rest of the necklace (or bracelet) and I was playing around with various options for chain or beaded components.</div>
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I was hoping to incorporate another hand-made bead by painting it with the same colours as the polymer clay piece. I love the finished bead but in the end, when editing, I had to remove it. </div>
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Here is the final piece. I decided not to create a fully beaded rope/chain necklace but to make several small beaded links connecxted with lengths of antique copper chain. I am quite pleased with it & by using chain for most of the necklace, I can choose at a later date to add the horizontal bead back in. </div>
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Organized by our hostess Linda Anderson of Cherry on Top Design Co. <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com</a> its a fun way to meet new beady peeps and to challenge ourselves by relying on someone else's bead picks for us. </div>
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This is the first time I have participated in this swap . </div>
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My partner is a polymer clay artist, Nicole Rennell from Massachusetts, USA.</div>
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She sent me an amazing example of her latest works -Faux Labradorite, plus an assortment of beady goodies to accent and enhance my design. </div>
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just check them out. </div>
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sea glass in my favourite blue-green and crystals and african glass discs and silver spacers and e-beads galore. *swoon*</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all this yumminess just for me.<br />
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Of course when presented with such choices one has to let the ideas percolate for a while. </div>
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How long is a while? </div>
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Well lets just say I got these March 10 this year. and now it's April 6 same year, </div>
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and I just finished my pieces to show you all. </div>
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Yeah my muse has been in absentia, </div>
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in fact she has been missing in action for quite some time. </div>
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But I do work best under tight deadlines</div>
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but......</div>
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what to do with such a large focal? </div>
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Do I make something huge and busy and multi-stranded in an attempt to balance the visual weight?</div>
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hmmmmm........</div>
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Or just add it to a chain and call it a day?</div>
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Oh No , beady peeps!! </div>
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That won't do. Enter Pinterest. </div>
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& ta-da, a lightbulb moment</div>
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I've been on a tribal search lately and suddenly realized that this focal needed to be the star</div>
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but with some earthy edginess.</div>
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While trying to find ms. muse I was tidying up my studio (again) and found a cardboard display with several coils of hardware store wire (from my dad's workshop- but that's a story for another day) priced at $1.90 for three spools from K-mart (which hasn't been in Canada for quite a few years, may I add.) They are non-rusting steel wire, 16 gauge half round, 19 gauge round, and 22 gauge also round. with pretty pictures on the display to tell one what they are to be used for. Home repair??? HA!</div>
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Brenda Schweder, move over .lol</div>
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I love to play with wire and wrapping it is a favourite technique, but OMG steel wire is really hard on the hands and fingers.and wrists and dirty, dirty, dirty. </div>
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But I got the edginess I wanted and I think the focal looks amazing, if I do say so myself. </div>
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One of the hardest things for me is deciding when something is finished, is just right, doesn't need another darn thing added. You get the picture. </div>
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I just happened to have some recycled Sari silk in my stash that is the right colour . </div>
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I add some bead links, attach some silk; rats it needs to be shorter -cut the silk? no ! remove the beaded links and now it's the right length. I didn't want it so long that the focal could end up getting squished, smashed, banged up , dented or broken so a really long necklace seemed inappropriate. Now it falls just mid-cleavage; safe and secure in that location. lol</div>
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and a bracelet, just cause I love wearing them.</div>
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so now I have a parure of lusciousness. </div>
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(that's french btw - and an intriguing word)</div>
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so now that you've waded through this recounting of my process (& God bless you for staying with me thus far) you deserve a treat , so head on over to the other blogs & see what goodies all the other participants have to show you. </div>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Robin Lynne Showstack</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle McCarthy</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Beth Blanc<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/beth.blanc.designs.jewelry/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.instagram.com/beth.blanc.designs.jewelry/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Hope Smitherman</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://craftyhope.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://CraftyHope.com</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kari Asbury<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kariasburyjewelry/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.instagram.com/kariasburyjewelry/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Claire Fabian</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://saraccino.blogspot.de/"><span style="color: blue;">http://saraccino.blogspot.de/</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rachel Mallis</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.sharpthingsblog.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.sharpthingsblog.com</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Deb Fortin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://mhotistudio.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: blue;">http://mhotistudio.blogspot.ca</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nicole Rennell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://nicolerennell.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://nicolerennell.com</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joanne Bell</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="https://joannetinks.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: blue;">https://joannetinks.wordpress.com/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sam Waghorn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Natalie Davidson</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.northshoredays.com/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Robin Reed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Karin King</td> <td class="xl65"><a href="http://maverickbeads.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: blue;">http://maverickbeads.blogspot.ca</span></a></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Divya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Palak Udeshi</td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/"><span style="color: blue;">http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in</span></a></td> </tr>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"> <td class="xl67" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Krafty Max<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl68"><a href="http://www.kraftymax.net/blogposts/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.kraftymax.net/blogposts/</span></a></td> </tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of the requirements we have been asked to tell a little bit about ourselves, what we do as jewellery artists, our style, our likes and dislikes, our preferred materials to use and what we don't like to use at all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am sort of retired, (as in not working but not old enough to officially retire.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been making jewellery for at least 10 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I work primarily with semi precious gemstones, glass beads, copper, silver plate or silver-filled wire, leather, chain, linen, silk and other fibres. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't do bead embroidery but I do use seed beads as spacers or for filling up stringing wire to make it pretty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also work with metal clays, in past using a friends kiln I made pendants in copper clay, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">bronze clay and steel clay. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I limit myself to silver clay as that can be torch fired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: serif;">The past two years I have started to use recycled or reclaimed copper wire and sheet metal to create nature-inspired jewellery. Fold-forming is a favourite technique I use to texture and shape my </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;">pieces.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">I also love to work with wire to cre</span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">ate my own chain links, clasps, ear-wires and other findings. I have a whole slew of wire in different gauges so that when inspiration strikes I am ready to go. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">My style is "scattered"; symmetrical , asymmetrical, chunky , delicate, sedate, classic, funky, steampunk-y, Iv'e done them all. I have yet to focus on one particular style. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lately I have fallen for the tribal (amulet, talisman) look, so that may be my new go-to style. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also am a lover of symmetry, so a classical look often finds it's way into my completed projects. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am NOT afraid of colour and use some unusual combos to create fun and unexpected results.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit;">edited to add* i love colour and other than beige I am open to any colour combos even black and white or grey *</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: lime;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">My most popular items for customers are my earrings. I like em long and large but am also comfortable making smaller ones to suit my customers tastes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't think there is a material I wouldn't use except for cheap plastic. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">(That doesn't include lucite or bakelite or resin as these are not cheap.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to remake older jewellery into new designs. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a child of depression era parents I was taught not to throw anything away if it has any useful life left in it, so I am a big recycler, re-user. This includes leather scraps , old belts, rhinestone brooches, copper roofing, electrical wire etc. I think you get the picture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year I am hoping to incorporate needle felting into my jewellery lineup; I'm thinking amulets, talismans, and other tribal inclusions. Perhaps I will put my rusty embroidery skills to use, to embellish felted or fabric pieces, that I can incorporate into some new designs I have floating in my head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">My muse had better not take a year off like she did last year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking forward to meeting my partner and sharing some bead love. </span></div>
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Yesterday I spent the day at a workshop hosted by a fellow artist and friend, Wendy Southin of <a href="http://dragonflydreamers.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Dragonfly Dreamers</a> studio. </div>
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We were playing with Gelli Plates and making mono-print artwork.We began by creating standard mono-prints on various paper types. </div>
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After a lunch break we got down and dirty with making layers on our base prints. I came away with an incredible assortment of art prints that I can add to in future, (they don't LOOK FINISHED yet). But I did get three that I am very pleased to say are done, that is I don't think they need anything else other than to be framed or mounted.</div>
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The first one is a yellow-toned study with touches of dark green and metallic copper. </div>
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I decided to be a bit brave and work in black white and grey, an odd choice I'm sure the others thought when I started. In the end we were all impressed with how they turned out, esp. once I added a touch of red. </div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-35677705748367411782017-01-05T17:16:00.003-05:002017-01-05T17:16:50.306-05:00HAPPY NEW YEARNew year, same old intentions.To update my blog more often. Will I be consistent? who knows. but I will try.<br />
For now, here is a photo from one of the shows I did last year.<br />
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and a close up of some of the items I sold , the four necklaces on the left hand side are all sold and gone on to new homes. Only one of the bracelets below them is left in stock. the two necklaces on the right are going to be taken apart and remade . they seem a bit bland to me and haven't sold, so it's time to tweak them a bit and see what happens.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">"We interrupt our challenge schedule to try something new for the month of August....a headpin challenge. But not just any kind of run of the mill headpin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">We're talking fancy schmancy art headpins.</span></div>
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What is an art headpin? </h3>
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<span style="background-color: grey;"><span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Well...it's a headpin that is handcrafted by an artisan, has been manipulated in a manner that is more than just a ball end, and has the potential to be the centerpiece of a creation rather than just playing a supporting roll." (the above statements are courtesy of </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Well I checked my stash and rats, I don't own any art headpins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">How did that happen? I love art headpins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">So I'll just have to make my own. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Take some wire -20 gauge; cut two pieces 6 inches long</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Now I could just make swirly coiled headpins but that's so meh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Lets try </span><span style="color: white; font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">soldering.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">So I make some bends on one end of each wire to create triangles. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Make a</span></span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;"> bend in the middle of one side to make the long pin part of the headpin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Next-add some solder to fill in the gaps .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Sounds simple -right? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">NOT!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Who knew that solder doesn't go where one wants it to just by wishing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">You actually have to control the solder. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">My soldering skills are rusty - well truthfully they are non-existent, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">so this was truly a challenge for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">but I persevered and FINALLY got the solder to stay where I wanted it to sta<span style="color: white;">y.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">But were they what I wanted to create? Perhaps, perhaps not, but it took so many attempts to get to this point that I decided they are just fine. So MOVE ON Deb. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Part of the challenge for me was to also make a finished piece of wearable jewellery. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">so the process continued......... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I felt the headpins were a bit raw and unfinished so I added some </span></span><span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">(Lisa Pavelka) Magic-Glos which requires UV light to cure them, so then I hung them outside to dry and cure for 1/2 hour. Once cured they have a lovely shine plus some thicker dimension to them so they look coated in glass. I was pretty darn pleased with how they turned out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Next step - choose some lovely glass beads to make earrings. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Why does that process strike such fear in our hearts? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">We want perfection folks but perfection takes time and the deadline was looming, so I made my choice, added some tiny lampwork rondel spacers and wired them all together. Add some hand made ear wires and I'm done. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">See how pretty they turned out . They are 2-1/2 inches long. I make my ear wires with long tails at the back for better balance and security, they don't fall out of my ears as easily</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">This process was challenging but exciting and I am much more prepared to do it again with other materials </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "josefin sans"; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Thanks so much for stopping by. </span><br />
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-73076042705321108532016-07-23T17:11:00.001-04:002016-07-23T17:11:58.997-04:00Luna Moth Challenge Over on the Allegory Gallery Facebook page there is a challenge (or several) going on.<br />
One of them is the Luna Moth Challenge . We were required to purchase the kit from the Allegory Gallery website and then had quite a few weeks to create something with those beads.<br />
We had the option of adding from our own stash or not. I chose to NOT add in other bits this time.<br />
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I decided I wanted the one -holed focal LUNA MOTH pendant to be a non- pendant so I added another hole opposite the first one, thank goodness for my Dremel Micro. It's become a real workhorse in my studio.<br />
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I have not used waxed linen before in my jewellery making, (only for handmade book bindings.)<br />
It was an interesting material to work with. It is self needling cause it's sticky and does fit through quite a few bead holes, even the small e-beads we were given as part of the kit. It does create a less flexible finished piece than is usual with other fibres, but it holds KNOTS really well. Bonus!!!<br />
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This being my first time using waxed linen cord I didn't calculate the correct length to start with, (factor in the knots next time Deb) so my first attempt ended up being choker length. And I do mean CHOKE-er. I don't have a skinny neck and the end product, while gorgeous, was not wearable by me. But I was on a deadline and the challenge photos were due so I posted it anyhow to the Facebook page.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soft and pretty LUNA MOTH choker</td></tr>
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but......... If you are like me you often are not satisfied with what you create and things need tweaking. So I tweaked. I had added a small cord crimp to each end to allow me to attach the lobster clasp. so adding more waxed linen was going to be problematic. so off came the jump rings and I knotted the additional linen cord to the loop on the crimp end and continued to add more beads. It is now a more wearable 26" long with a button and loop closure. so it is metal Free. Not an issue for me but if I decide to sell it that may be a selling point. I also added two beads (and another hole) to the Luna Moth pendant to guarantee it wont flip over or upside down when wearing it. I guess after all this it ended up being a pendant anyways. Oh dear.<br />
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This is my finished piece and I won't be remaking it again lol.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A much longer necklace now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added Wooly Wire twists to cover the metal cord ends so no exposed metal . <br />I used one of the larger gemstone beads to make a button and <br /> two loops of linen cord twisted together to make the loop.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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If you want to see what the other artists made with this kit and the Tribal kits as well pop over to the Facebook page. there are tons of things to see so prepare to browse for a while.<div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-31947977057078281022016-02-24T12:28:00.004-05:002016-02-24T12:28:56.797-05:00Oh my word it's almost march<div style="text-align: center;">
Holy cow. where has the time gone? </div>
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I have been remiss in updating my poor blog.</div>
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I had a very busy fall craft and art show season so I'll blame that on my lack of posting here. </div>
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I have been working on some new jewellery designs and</div>
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once I get them photographed I'll pop them up here for a show and tell. </div>
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Hope you all are surviving winter . Its a weird one for sure.</div>
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In the meantime here is a photo of my very first art journal page. </div>
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A new venture for me this year. </div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-8899875314136517172015-11-13T01:00:00.000-05:002015-11-13T01:00:00.375-05:00Superstition Blog Hop Today is Friday the 13th. Tammy Adams from <a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog/">Paisley Lizard</a> set this blog hop up, made a whole slew of polymer clay pendants and shared them with a group of jewellery artists. What a sweetie.<br />
It is now our mission to make something in keeping with superstitions and to share it on our own blogs as part of this Superstition Hop<br />
Now a lot of people fear the number 13, and especially as a date when it lands on a Friday.<br />
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I'm NOT one of them . I have always had very LUCKY Friday 13th's. In fact it's often one of my luckiest days, a day when things always seem to go right.<br />
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Some folks don't like black cats. Again I'm NOT one of them, I LOVE black cats, and have shared my home(s) with them since childhood.<br />
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Ladders ? Don't walk under them something bad will befall you!<br />
Mirrors ? Don't break one or 7 years of bad luck will come to you!<br />
Spill salt ? throw some more over your shoulder!<br />
Step on a crack ? you'll break your mothers back.!<br />
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superstitions abound. which ones do YOU believe in.?<br />
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I acknowledge superstitions and follow them out of habit and perhaps a secret fear that they ARE TRUE. The one I am most careful to avoid is "don't walk under a ladder. " Not sure if it's a superstition or a safety thing, I just don't want it falling on me.lol. Maybe it's my fear of heights. What ever the reason I decided to incorporate a ladder into my design along with my black cat pendant. And I have yet to break a mirror (thank goodness) .<br />
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(Hint: the numbers 13 and 7 figure in the construction-13 rolo chain links form the ladder-7 crystals form the rungs; there is mirrored gem at the bottom; a "ladder" suspension system; black mirrored crystals; black cat polymer clay pendant -handmade by Rachel Adams- Paisley Lizard.)</div>
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I hope you enjoyed your visit to my corner of the blogesphere. Please hop on by the other participants blogs to see what they came up with. </div>
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<br />Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-65612909004775731752015-10-17T01:00:00.000-04:002015-10-17T01:00:01.075-04:00Danse Macabre blog Hop<div style="text-align: center;">
Holy smokes where has the year gone? It's halfway through October already. </div>
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That means it's time for the DANSE MACABRE blog hop. </div>
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It's hosted by Lee Koopman of <a href="https://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/1st-annual-danse-macabre-blog-hop-2/">Strega Jewellry</a></div>
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She has put together a group of artists that are making something to do with </div>
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The Dance of Death (danse macabre)</div>
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I chose to interpret this in a friendly way not a dark and dangerous way</div>
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as I am a chicken shit when it comes to scary things. </div>
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I made some earrings for a monthly challenge and while designing them I decided to carry it a step further and make a co-ordinating necklace. </div>
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But how to take a dark garnet swirl and make it macabre? </div>
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I added a leather bat to it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I just love my leather scraps stash . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After sketching a bat I then had to transfer it onto the black leather. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I cut out the pattern placed it on the reverse side and traced around it with a silver marker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(It was the only thing that would show on the suede-like finish.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then I cut it out and punched holes in each wing end to attach it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Added some black chain, some dangles and it's done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I may just wear this for Halloween. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, I was having such fun I decided to continue playing with my beads, and found some long forgotten "spooky" charms . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also had in my stash these adorable carved carnelian beads that remind me of pumpkins so I added them to long headpins and after making wrapped loops I used the excess wire to create tendrils. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I often make non-symmetrical earrings -just to see if people notice - so I added a bat charm to one chain dangle and the wee ghost to the other. See, nothing scary about these. And I could remove the charms and wear them all autumn long, hmmmm ....something to consider. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh heck why stop now!<br /><br />I seem to have an unusually large stash of charms , when did that happen?<br />so I made these.<br />Not really scary, but celestial, so why not include them<br />Again not symmetrical. but that's the way I roll sometimes. </span></td></tr>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-4392636432935764972015-10-16T10:22:00.003-04:002015-10-16T10:27:03.744-04:00Earrings Everyday October ChallengeI got time to play along this month . I somehow seem to miss the deadline for participation , so hopefully I can play along this month. Here is the inspiration photo that I used for my starting point. <span id="goog_1167013026"></span><br />
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Aren't these outfits stunning? love the colours! </div>
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I have always been a fan of the plums, purples and garnets. </div>
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I was working on designs for another blog hop and was playing around with some items I had removed from a sew-on beaded trim used for halloween costumes and it reminded me of these outfits. </div>
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So I decided to complete them and play along with this months challenge. </div>
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I kept them very simple as the outfits shown are quite busy, with the textures and patterns used. These earrings would be best with the first row of outfits as the colours are more plummy than purply. I just could not get my camera to pick up the real colour of these and the hint of sparkle in the large motifs. These are quite lightweight as well as the large swirls are from sew-on trim that needs to be washable so they are plastic. </div>
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But they are pretty nonetheless. </div>
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I also made a matching necklace, </div>
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so check back tomorrow and see what I made to go with these. </div>
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<span id="goog_1167013025"></span>Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-47165373725045237162015-09-05T01:00:00.000-04:002015-09-05T01:00:02.347-04:00Leather Feather Blog Hop to paraphrase Bugs Bunny<br />
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"It's here, it's HERE<br />
Let the bells ring out and the banners fly <br />
feast your eyes on me,<br />
It's too good to be true.<br />
But it's here , it's HERE."<br />
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do you remember that episode of the Bugs Bunny cartoon?<br />
OK I guess I am dating myself here.<br />
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well, all that preamble just to say welcome to my blog and THE VERY FIRST Leather Feather Blog Hop.<br />
Our hostess and creator of the wonderful leather feathers is Rachel Mallis <a href="http://www.mintmonarch.com/blog">http://www.mintmonarch.com/blog</a><br />
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She made 11 sets of feathers and sent ten of them to us (keeping one set for herself of course) so that we could participate in this hop.<br />
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I asked for funky colours and I got them . gorgeous purple feathers with an iridescent shimmer that is green in some angles. and black in other angles, however they don't seem to photograph that way.<br />
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so what did I make with these 2 inch long pretties? </div>
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I made earrings of course. </div>
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I first tried using bronze-coloured wire for the spirals and links but, although they looked ok, they were NOT speaking to me. So I tried again with silver and that seemed to be a better solution. Using silver added more sparkle to the earrings. But if a little sparkle is good a LOT of sparkle is better. so I added some chinese crystal beads with a similar purplish cast. </div>
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In the photos they look solid black but at certain angles they shine like gas on water. </div>
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And just because the feathers are leaf-like and we are heading into fall I decided to add the grapevine-like spiral coils. </div>
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I have started making my own ear wires so it was easy to add another crystal to the top of the attachment loop, just to tie them all together. </div>
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By the way these have a finished length of 3-1/4 inches; not for the faint-of-heart, or the short- necked either.</div>
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I removed the silver springs and used a simple jump ring to attach them to the ear wires. But that looked too plain so I added three more in a loopy connection to fill in the gap. Of course while I was doing this the darned crystals kept falling off the ear wires even though I had hammered the curved parts to prevent this . so I added some coils of 24 gauge silver wire to the top of ear wires to secure the little suckers. You can just see them peeking above the crystals.</div>
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I don't know if they will remain this way or not. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">Deb Fortin <a href="http://www.mhotistudio.blogspot.ca/">www.mhotistudio.blogspot.ca</a> ***you are HERE***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #141923;">Jenny Kyrlach</span><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/">http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Marina Rios <a href="http://fancifuldevices.blogspot.com/">http://fancifuldevices.blogspot.com/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Georgie Marcu <a href="https://instagram.com/nearlylostjewelry/">https://instagram.com/nearlylostjewelry/</a></span><br />
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-85724136382783529952015-08-13T09:03:00.002-04:002015-08-13T09:03:47.840-04:00Leather Feather blog hop I am taking part in the Leather Feather blog hop. I just received my feathers from the lovely Rachel Mallis and they are gorgeous . Purple with iridescent green designs on them. they have a single hole at the top<br />
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I cannot wait to start percolating ideas. I have till the beginning of sept to do so. Reveal day is Sept 5th and there will be 11 artists participating on that day. so check back then to see what we've been up to with our feathers.Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-14352785264280794932015-06-25T08:05:00.000-04:002015-06-25T08:05:07.833-04:00I've gone internationalWhile working at The Artisan Loft and General Store this week I sold one of my necklaces to a customer, visiting his parents, from the USA. He was looking for a gift to take home to his wife.<br />
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what a lovely compliment to me that he couldn't decide which one of two pieces to purchase so I let him send photos to his wife via his iPhone and let her choose.<br />
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while waiting to hear back from her he decided which one to buy, a few minutes later she replied that she liked both but preferred one better and choose the same one he did.<br />
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so it's now on it's way home to San Diego CA. <br />
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I am delighted that he bought one of my pieces as his wife is also a jewellery maker, and could make anything she wants.<br />
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I'll miss this one. I was thinking of keeping it for myself. but i know it will be appreciated and enjoyed.<span id="goog_2073910167"></span><br />
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<span id="goog_2073910166"></span>Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-84091214743898696272015-06-21T15:03:00.000-04:002015-06-21T15:03:01.319-04:00change to blog urlI finally had the courage to change the url for my blog. I have been in the process of organising my branding and social media links and this was the last frontier.<br />
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If you were follower of studiok24.blogspot.ca then you will have noticed that the link is gone and you get a note that the blog has been removed.<br />
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all the old content still exists here on this new site.<br />
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If you stumbled upon this blog then Welcome.<br />
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I hope to update this blog more frequently now that my website is up and running and my logo is designed and my business cards have arrived and my labels are made. I didnt realise how much piddly work was involved in branding one's product line. Whew!<br />
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If you want to see photos of my work or discover where you can see them in person or to shop online please visit my website @ <a href="http://www.mhotistudio.ca/">www.mhotistudio.ca</a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by, and please do come againDeb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-63991636473794679992015-05-02T01:00:00.000-04:002015-07-15T07:07:25.140-04:00Its reveal day for Bead Peeps Swap N Hop<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is the Bead Peeps Swap and Hop day! whoo -hoo!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is the day that we get to show off what we made with the beads sent to us by our partner. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My beads came from Inge von Roos in California USA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several months back we signed up to participate, were assigned partners, and sent off our selection of beady goodies to our partner. Once they were received we then ooh-ed and ah-ed , stewed and cogitated, planned and designed, rearranged and then finally started the assembly process . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of us got it right on the first go, others had to redesign, reassemble , rework, a few times or many, the planned idea till we were happy with the result. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At last we get to share what we made with our beautiful treasures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as a refresher , here are he beads I received from my partner Inge von Roos from California, USA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was one of the ones who had to rework my design several times as it just wasn't coming together</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the way I had envisioned it. I think I was trying way too hard to make something earth-shattering.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I finally listened to what the beads were saying it all fell into place. So without further ado here is the piece I made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inge is a wonderful and prolific glass bead maker and she sent so many lovely choices that I couldn't use them all, so I was very selective with the ones I did use. I sorted them according to the colours of glass she used. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a vast array of seed beads in my stash (quelle surprise) and lo and behold I had some that were a good match to the lamp work beads that I had chosen to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read on for why I only made one piece of jewellery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I wanted a random mix I was able to use my bead spinner to string 8 strands of beads in a very short period of time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and that’s when the trouble started…….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to combine the lamp work beads and support their weight (they are heavy little puppies) without sacrificing fluidity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How to connect the multiple strands with the single strand of lamp work beads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were some choice (and very unladylike) words uttered for a period of time till I got it all figured out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that was only for the front half of the necklace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I had to decide how to finish the back half. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that’s when the trouble continued………</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to confess at one point I was prepared to toss it all in the bin. but sanity prevailed Plus I’m one stubborn woman. Nothing was going to stop me from my appointed task at hand. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I took a break from it all for a day or two and finally got the idea to go back to the beginning idea and poof , it was so easy - I should have listened to the beads the first time. Lesson learned…….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I hope you enjoyed your visit here and please hop on the swap train for the next station. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’d love for you to visit <a href="http://ingetraud.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">my partner next</a> and then visit the <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.ca/2015/04/2015-partner-list.html" target="_blank">hostess site</a> to find the other swappers blogs. Or check out the list below. </span><br />
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<strong>Bead Peeps Swap N Hop 2015 </strong><br />
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<strong> Our Hostess: Linda Anderson from <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/">http//:fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com</a></strong></h3>
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<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Rosantia</td>
<td>Petkova</td>
<td><a href="http://bairozan.blogspot.com/">http://bairozan.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Shalini</td>
<td>Austin</td>
<td><a href="http://jewellerybyshalini.co.uk/my-blog/">http://jewellerybyshalini.co.uk/my-blog/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Catherine</td>
<td>La Vite</td>
<td><a href="http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/">http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Annica</td>
<td>Larsson</td>
<td><a href="http://zestyfrog.wordpress.com/">http://zestyfrog.wordpress.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Lori</td>
<td>Schneider</td>
<td><a href="http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com/">http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Divya</td>
<td>N</td>
<td><a href="http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/">http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Mowse</td>
<td>Doyle</td>
<td><a href="http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.com/">http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Fay</td>
<td>Wolfenden</td>
<td><a href="http://torchfairy.blogspot.com/">http://torchfairy.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Kathy</td>
<td>Lindemer</td>
<td><a href="http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/">http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Claire</td>
<td>Fabian</td>
<td><a href="http://saraccino.blogspot.de/">http://saraccino.blogspot.de/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="18">
<td height="18" style="height: 18px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19">
<td height="19" style="height: 19px; width: 79px;">Janice</td>
<td style="width: 123px;">Warden Bergeron</td>
<td style="width: 333px;"><a href="http://thejewelryroom.blogspot.ca/">http://thejewelryroom.blogspot.ca</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Natalie</td>
<td>Davidson</td>
<td><a href="http://www.northshoredays.com/">http://www.northshoredays.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Deb</td>
<td>Fortin</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mhotistudio.blogspot.ca/">http://www.mhotistudio.blogspot.ca</a> <span style="color: red;"> *You are Here*</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Inge</td>
<td>von Roos</td>
<td><a href="http://ingetraud.wordpress.com/">http://ingetraud.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Karen</td>
<td>Mitchell</td>
<td><a href="http://overthemoon-design.com/">http://overthemoon-design.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Robin</td>
<td>Reed</td>
<td><a href="http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/">http://willowdragon.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Marie</td>
<td>Covert</td>
<td><a href="http://thistledown-and-swaddlings.blogspot.com/">http://thistledown-and-swaddlings.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Alicia</td>
<td>Marinache</td>
<td><a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">http://www.allprettythings.ca</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Nan</td>
<td>Smith</td>
<td><a href="http://www.wirednan.blogspot.ca/">http://www.wirednan.blogspot.ca</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Johana</td>
<td>Nunez</td>
<td><a href="http://artincendi.com/">http://artincendi.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Kelly</td>
<td>Hosford Patterson</td>
<td><a href="http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/">http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Lori</td>
<td>Blanchard</td>
<td><a href="http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com/">http://alainnjewelry.WordPress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Sue </td>
<td>Kennedy</td>
<td><a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/">http://suebeads.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Shai</td>
<td>Williams</td>
<td><a href="http://shaihasramblings.com/">http://shaihasramblings.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Niky</td>
<td>Sayers</td>
<td><a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk/">http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Melissa</td>
<td>Trudinger</td>
<td><a href="http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/">http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Candida</td>
<td>Castleberry</td>
<td><a href="http://www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com/">http://www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Erin</td>
<td>Guest</td>
<td><a href="http://www.renlish.com/">http://www.renlish.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Nicole</td>
<td>Rennell</td>
<td><a href="http://nicolerennell.com/blog">http://nicolerennell.com/blog</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Ien</td>
<td>Temaluru</td>
<td><a href="http://ienmaginationsjewelry.wordpress.com/">http://ienmaginationsjewelry.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Robin</td>
<td>Showstack</td>
<td><a href="http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/">http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Sam</td>
<td>Waghorn</td>
<td><a href="http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk/">http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Marianne</td>
<td>Baxter</td>
<td><a href="http://www.simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com/">http://www.simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Elsie</td>
<td>Deliz-Fonseca</td>
<td><a href="http://ladelizchica.blogspot.com/">http://ladelizchica.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Shai</td>
<td>Williams</td>
<td><a href="http://shaihasramblings.com/">http://shaihasramblings.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Lee</td>
<td>Koopman</td>
<td><a href="http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/">http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Jayne</td>
<td>Capps</td>
<td><a href="http://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com/">http://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Marti</td>
<td>Conrad</td>
<td><a href="http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/martisbuttonsandbeads/2015/03/20/bead-peeps-blog-hop/">http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/martisbuttonsandbeads/2015/03/20/bead-peeps-blog-hop/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="18">
<td height="18" style="height: 18px;">Tina</td>
<td>Bosh</td>
<td><a href="http://bookbug-somanybookssolittletime.blogspot.com/">http://bookbug-somanybookssolittletime.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20">
<td height="20" style="height: 20px; width: 79px;">Eleanor</td>
<td style="width: 123px;">Thomas</td>
<td style="width: 333px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">http://woolywireetc.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Jeanne</td>
<td>Steck</td>
<td><a href="http://www.gemsbyjeannemarie.blogspot.com/">http://www.gemsbyjeannemarie.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Gloria</td>
<td>Allen</td>
<td><a href="http://www.wingsandbeads.blogspot.com/">http://www.wingsandbeads.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Rachel</td>
<td>Mallis</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mintmonarch.com/#%21blog/c1jlz">http://www.mintmonarch.com/#!blog/c1jlz</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Andrea</td>
<td>Glick</td>
<td><a href="http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/">http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Stephanie</td>
<td>Stamper</td>
<td><a href="http://skwds.blogspot.com/">http://skwds.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Chris</td>
<td>Haussler</td>
<td><a href="http://pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com/">http://pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Betony</td>
<td>Maiden</td>
<td><a href="http://www.beadwenches.blogspot.com/">http://www.beadwenches.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Kari</td>
<td>Asbury</td>
<td><a href="http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog/">http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Jenny</td>
<td>Kyrlach</td>
<td><a href="http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/">http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Colleen</td>
<td>Foley</td>
<td><a href="http://colleenfoleycreations.blogspot.com/">http://colleenfoleycreations.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Marybeth</td>
<td>Rich</td>
<td><a href="http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/">http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Marcy</td>
<td>Lamberson</td>
<td><a href="http://www.studiomarcy.blogspot.com/">http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Dyanne</td>
<td>Everett-Cantrell</td>
<td style="width: 333px;"><a href="http://www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com/">http://www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Ginny</td>
<td>Lones</td>
<td><a href="http://www.skippingintotheunknown.blogspot.com/">http://www.Skippingintotheunknown.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Maria Rosa</td>
<td>Sharrow</td>
<td><a href="http://willowstreetshops.blogspot.com/">http://willowstreetshops.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Loretta</td>
<td>Carstensen</td>
<td><a href="http://designsbyloretta.blogspot.com/">http://designsbyloretta.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Dolores</td>
<td>Raml</td>
<td><a href="http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com/">http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Michelle</td>
<td>McCarthy</td>
<td><a href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/">http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="18">
<td height="18" style="height: 18px;">Louise</td>
<td>McCormick-Glazier</td>
<td><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">http://jewelrytreasuresbylouise.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Heather</td>
<td>Richter</td>
<td><a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/">http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Tammy</td>
<td>Adams</td>
<td><a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog/">http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Shirley</td>
<td>Moore</td>
<td><a href="http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com/">http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td colspan="3" height="51" rowspan="3" style="height: 51px;"><strong>Seed Beaders</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
</tr>
<tr height="17">
</tr>
<tr height="24">
<td height="24" style="height: 24px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Susanne</td>
<td>Stelljes</td>
<td><a href="http://pearlify.blogspot.de/">http://pearlify.blogspot.de</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Sheila</td>
<td>Prosterman</td>
<td><a href="http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com/">http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Pallavi</td>
<td>Asher</td>
<td><a href="http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/">http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Jami</td>
<td>Shipp</td>
<td><a href="http://celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com/">http://celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Peggy</td>
<td>Kosier</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kosydesigns.blogspot.ca/">http://www.kosydesigns.blogspot.ca/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Andra</td>
<td>Weber</td>
<td><a href="http://andrasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com/">http://andrasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Catherine</td>
<td>King</td>
<td><a href="http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com/">http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Krafty</td>
<td>Max</td>
<td><a href="http://kraftymax.com/">http://kraftymax.com </a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Sierra</td>
<td>Barrett</td>
<td><a href="http://giraffecanhas.wordpress.com/">http://giraffecanhas.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Lois</td>
<td>Sherwood</td>
<td><a href="http://thiznthat5454blog.wordpress.com/">http://thiznthat5454blog.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Katy</td>
<td>Heider</td>
<td><a href="http://onthepondcreations.blogspot.com/">http://onthepondcreations.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Rebecca</td>
<td>Robertson (White)</td>
<td><a href="http://morganafeycreations.121hub.com/">http://morganafeycreations.121hub.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Heather</td>
<td>Richter</td>
<td><a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/">http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Brandy</td>
<td>Collier</td>
<td><a href="http://bhjewelry.wordpress.com/">http://bhjewelry.wordpress.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" style="height: 17px;">Stephanie</td>
<td>Haussler</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com/">http://www.pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com/">http://alainnjewelry.WordPress.com</a></td>
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<td>Breeding</td>
<td><a href="http://99bobotw.blogspot.com/">http://99bobotw.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td>Pancake</td>
<td><a href="http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/">http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td>Stanziano</td>
<td><a href="http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/">http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/</a></td>
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<td>Norris</td>
<td><a href="https://jewelrybytami.wordpress.com/">https://jewelrybytami.wordpress.com/</a></td>
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<td>Bishop</td>
<td><a href="http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/">http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/</a></td>
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<td>Johnson</td>
<td><a href="http://charmbarn.blogspot.com/">http://charmbarn.blogspot.com</a></td>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-64319293211641205112015-04-01T16:22:00.000-04:002015-05-01T11:58:34.923-04:00My beads arrivedtake a look at the lovely beads I received from my partner, Inge von Roos. I was so certain I had posted this at the end of March but it has disappeared from my blog and history , so here it is again, belatedly.<br />
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Lots of pretty hand made lamp work by Inge herself and an abundance of coordinating beads to go with them. crystals in three colours , shaped flower/leaf beads, small glass spacers and large green glass rounds.</div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-67714072907854989172015-03-18T08:44:00.003-04:002015-07-15T07:09:47.016-04:00I've changed my blog nameLife and design is an ever-changing game. As we grow and mature and change, things that were suitable, slowly become less appropriate for our needs.<br />
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Over the last few months I have become dissatisfied with my blog name.<br />
There are so many Studio 24's out there and they apply to many different businesses, hair salons, architecture firms, photographers and so on.<br />
I had selected studio 24 because I live on the Rideau canal at Lock 24 in Kilmarnock Ontario. (hence the k in my blog url, if it was even noticed)<br />
I wanted something unique that wouldn't limit how far I could take my branding.<br />
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One day I was fooling around with phrases and the one that kept popping up in my head was My Home On The Island . I happen to live on a small island, though given time, and the tendency of nature to take over and fill in back channels with weeds and such, it may one day no longer be an island.<br />
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Thus Mhoti Studio was born.<br />
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Over the next few months I will be changing the url to reflect my new name but I am in the midst of a blog hop and if I change now it will really muck things up for the other hoppers. So for now I have changed my blog name but not my URL . If you are following me here you can contact me so I can send you an email when this happens. In the meantime stay a while and see what's up.<br />
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The Bead Peeps Swap n Hop takes place May 2 2015, I hope you'll come back and visit that day, to see what I made with the beads and things i received from my partner. There will be links to the other participants blogs as well, so it should be a grand hop.<br />
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Here is the bead soup I sent my partner Inge von Roos. I don't want to ruin the surprise so I doctored the photo. and now even I can't tell what the soup looks like.</div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-73143624841813336472015-02-28T17:25:00.002-05:002015-02-28T17:25:41.472-05:00meet my PartnerI recently signed up for the Bead Peeps Swap n Hop (see previous post).<br />
It is getting close to the time to send out our beads and prezzies to our partner. But first I have to tell you about my partner in crime for this event<b>. </b><br />
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from <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.901961); font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Los Gatos, California, meet <b><a href="https://ingetraud.wordpress.com/">Inge von Roos</a></b></span></div>
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Inge is an amazing lamp-work artist. She MAKES. GLASS. BEADS. *sigh* ( love these.)<br />
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She is a lifelong crafter with many interests; pottery, stained glass, weaving, jewellery making, and many other handcrafts. Beginning as a bead stringer she fell in love with hand made glass beads while at a glass and bead show. Hooked on this idea, she took one class and that was it, she found her passion.<br />
Inge is a constant student , regularly taking classes from various lamp work artists, in order to perfect her craft, and she travels all over North America to do so.<br />
She says that bead making is meditation for her and is loving the variety of beads she can create by playing with new techniques and trying different colour combinations.<br />
I cannot wait to see what she sends me in our swap.<br />
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To see some of Inge's work pop on over to <a href="https://ingetraud.wordpress.com/">Inge's blog</a></div>
<span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><a href="https://ingetraud.wordpress.com/" style="color: #323333;"></a>Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-9499543357414591902015-01-24T09:35:00.001-05:002015-01-24T09:35:12.203-05:00Bead Peeps swap 'n' hop<br />
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I am taking part in the BEAD PEEPS SWAP 'N' HOP. </div>
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We have been asked to tell a bit about ourselves and our jewellery habits. </div>
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I started jewellery making when I was a wee girl . </div>
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My first piece was a pop' n' snap plastic bead necklace. Does anyone remember those? </div>
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Then my next endeavour was to take apart and reconstruct a stretchy candy necklace. </div>
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I decided that to sell the products, I had to learn what to do with them. </div>
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I truly worked for beads . well that's where my paycheque went anyway.</div>
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So now I have a embarrassing supply of beads and findings and other good stuff. </div>
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That's where swaps are such a good thing . I get to share my stash. </div>
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I have a rather eclectic style.</div>
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I don't think I have found MY VOICE yet. </div>
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I do LOVE wirework and do a majority of my pieces with that technique. </div>
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But then again I also love metal clay so I do some of that as well.</div>
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Then there is bead stringing, and metal smithing , add a touch of soldering , but <b>nowhere</b> in this melee of techniques <b>will you find me <u>bead stitching</u></b>. </div>
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so WHY do I have so many tubes of SEED BEADS? 'Cause they are so darn pretty to look at. </div>
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Lately I have been using hardware store materials to fabricate some rustic pieces. </div>
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I also am reworking a lot of older pieces -UPCYCLING them into wearable designs for current trends. salvage at it's finest</div>
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I LOVE COLOUR </div>
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As a former (retired) Interior Designer I have been exposed to colour my whole adult life. </div>
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I was (am) not one to follow trends as I design for long term use and have found that I am ahead of the game, so to speak, by about two years, so what I look for is not easily available .</div>
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I have used purples and magentas for quite a while before they became popular . </div>
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Lime green has been in my colour schemes for several years and it's now a mainstream colour. </div>
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so here is a hint for you- my latest obsession is with the colour CORAL. </div>
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Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-6566606131414464292014-12-08T18:17:00.003-05:002014-12-08T18:17:43.583-05:00Bead Hoarders blog hop well , doesn't life and death get in the way of life ?<br />
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due to a death in the family last week and the funeral being today I didn't get around to making anything for the bead hoarders blog hop till this afternoon.<br />
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it's not really a good use of a LOT of beads but i did use up some of my stash. I was looking through some very outdated bead magazines and found this idea for wire and beads. Originally designed to be a bracelet I decided to create a focal for a necklace instead. and then after I made the sample with craft wire I made another with artistic wire.<br />
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click<a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/12/welcome-to-2nd-annual-bead-hoarders.html"> here</a> for the <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/12/welcome-to-2nd-annual-bead-hoarders.html">list of participants</a> so you can see all the other goodies </div>
<br />Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301706747693481052.post-83868639813581740762014-10-26T09:53:00.001-04:002014-10-28T08:39:55.584-04:00Octoberfest Blog Hop 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today is the reveal for the third annual Octoberfest Blog Hop hosted by our fearless leader Rita of Toltec Jewels. </div>
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Our mission, should we choose to accept it - and I did - is to create something that reflects this time of year , AUTUMN, in all it's glorious splendour. Here in eastern Ontario in Canada our leaves turn the most beautiful colours, sadly this year most of our leaves have already fallen. But the memory of their hues remains. I have been playing around with reclaimed/recycled copper sheet (think roofing materials). </div>
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As a scrapbooker I have a ton of embossing folders and thin copper sheet gets the most wonderful designs or textures when it is run through my machine with these folders. </div>
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I have been prepping for an art tour next week and so have a few thing to show off. One of my fave techniques is wire work, this time in copper as it's less expensive than silver and really relates to the colours of Autumn. I hope you enjoy my picture show. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZqJmu7lbLRVC0W9C5hFrdO9IRwkPvnBwZu9NBHPEINnh4ZET1fo6LpOm8YstHoJHxKrB7SnbraQXz4uxjkBe6X0N6wnSFmeqxFcnB5nHGUxVHOLYwWB88rVznlX0BKm7hJln7mFjGgnd/s1600/DSCN5018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZqJmu7lbLRVC0W9C5hFrdO9IRwkPvnBwZu9NBHPEINnh4ZET1fo6LpOm8YstHoJHxKrB7SnbraQXz4uxjkBe6X0N6wnSFmeqxFcnB5nHGUxVHOLYwWB88rVznlX0BKm7hJln7mFjGgnd/s1600/DSCN5018.JPG" height="200" width="126" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">wire work goddess with agate nuggets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wire work leaf in copper and silver with mixed gemstones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">embossed fall scene- copper on leather </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">embossed copper with handmade bail </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copper wire coils and sheet, on leather backing </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copper sheet hammered to create ruffles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> silver clay leaf oxidised to add fall colour , <br />
pearls and glass beads with silver links </td></tr>
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You can see the other artists creations by visiting the Host site </div>
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<a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/2014/10/welcome-to-third-annual-octoberfest.html">http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com</a> </div>
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where you will find a list with all the links </div>
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thanks for visiting </div>
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Happy Fall y"all</div>
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<br />Deb Fortinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10100894645677484244noreply@blogger.com18