What Would You Create?

A while back I was the lucky winner of these wonderful Honeycomb Head Pins created by

Raida over at Havana Beads!  

(I know, I was drooling when I saw them, too!!) 

Honeycomb Head Pins by Havana Beads

You should see some of the new ones she has up in her

Etsy shop now,....oh how luscious they are!!

Wildflower Drops by Havana Beads on Etsy

Okay, back to these goodies!!

Honeycomb Headpins from Havana Beads

I created one pair of earrings for my "Spice it Up" Collection using these awesome Honeycomb Head Pins but that has been it so far.

These are "Spiced Cognac" and they're over on Flickr.

I've been looking at these and stewing over them and wondering what else I'd like to create with them.

I love earrings (as many of you know) and they're my favorite things to create, so I have a feeling that a couple of them may find their way into another pair!

Oh, but what to mix them with!?!

Honeycomb Head Pins by Havana Beads

What would you create, given the chance? 

Let me know by leaving a comment below here on the blog and I might possibly (hint - hint) share a couple of these with someone!  (Wouldn't that be fun!!)

I'm linking up with BTW today over on Flikr because these are indeed still on my bead table today.

Along with about 60 more pairs ear wires I still need to get hammered out by the end of the day!!

Take care and don't forget to leave a comment telling me what you'd like to create if these were on your

bead table today!!

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Sharing!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Happy Friday!

Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky?  Jason, who?? 

Lark Publishing - Studio Series

Well, it's lucky for me!  I was the winner of one of the fabulous Lark Books that Cyndi over at Beading Arts and Mixed Media Artist is giving away this month.

Cyndi with Beading Arts

And guess what?  It was the Earrings Book!!

Can You Believe That?  Earrings are my FAV!

Earrings Studio Series
Lark Books

(Insert Shelly doing the "Happy Dance" here)

You really want to check this out because there's lots more books to be won this month, so don't miss out!

Click Here Now!

Oh, and I'm not doing too well on my Earring Wire video tutorial thing I mentioned a few posts back.

I may have to pull out the old PDF's of the earring classes I've taught and post those here for you until I can get the video thing to work out like I want it to.

I'll keep you updated on that over the next week or so - okay?

I hope your Friday the 13th is a very lucky one!!

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love, Lucky Numbers and Silly Superstitions!!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Jewelry Give-a-Way!

Hey there folks - so sorry not to post yesterday, but my computer kept freezing up!

And, I didn't get to play along with I Heart Macro yesterday either as a result - bummer!! I always look forward to Sunday's for that.  I'm hopping over today to Studio Waterstone to catch up on what I missed - you should, too!

Anyhoo,....without further ado,......

I'm giving away three pair of earrings - one pair for my Blogging friends, one pair for my Facebook friends and one pair that went to someone at the actual show! 

The first pair was for here on the blog and although there's only a few comments, several people emailed me saying they were unable to leave comments so I threw them into the mix as well with the random picker!  

These lovelies, designed with copper ammonite components from Kristi Bowman are going out to Deb Duty from

Deb Duty Photography!

Deb won these!

Next up are these fun, chunky amethyst nugget earrings and they're going out to  Holly who attended the show here in Arizona!

Holly won these!

And these lovely little faceted peridot drop earrings in sterling silver are going to Evie's Tool Emporium who played along with us over on our MiShel Designs Facebook Page!

Evie's Tool Emporium won these!

I'll be contacting each of you individually to get your address so I can pop these in the mail tomorrow!

Thanks to everyone who showed up here in Arizona - we had a great time, the live music was fantastic (Thanks Preston!)  and Mina, the massages were AWESOME!!  Everyone had a great time and it was so wonderful being able to catch up with everyone before the Holidays!

Have a great week everyone and stay warm and dry.  It's 46 and raining here this morning in the desert! Brrrr,......(I know, I'm a whimp!)

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Fun Jewelry Give-a-Ways!!

Cheers,

~Shel~

 

Treasures Galore!

Wow - I've been listed in another Treasury on Etsy!  Thanks so much to Twisted Feather!

You should really check out these shops - they have some awesome items that would be perfect for gift giving this holiday season - especially for your family and friends who already have absolutely everything and you never have any idea what to get them - these items will be a hit!

And, as you're gearing up for the holidays and since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, remember that  tomorrow is Veteran's Day.

Please be sure to thank all those who have served or are serving our country, providing the opportunity for us all to live the lives we live today!!

And, please remember all the men and women (and their families) who have given the ultimate sacrifice with their lives for our freedom,.....words cannot express my gratitude! 

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Good Finds, Great Freedoms and Wonderful Lives!!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Falling for New Earrings

 

  

While I'm waiting on more of my "Shel's Jewelry Supplies" clients to send in pics of their earrings designs created with my handcrafted earring wires, I thought I would post a few pics of some of the fall earring designs I've created and recented posted on my MiShel Designs website and Etsy Shop.

                 

I'm really interested to know what types of jewelry you're looking to add to your Fall wardrobe. What latest styles or classic designs are you working into your Fall Fashion Statement this season? 

Post your comments here on my blog or on the MiShel Designs Facebook Fan page and let's see what great Fall Fashion Style everyone has!

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Great Fall Jewelry Fashion!

Cheers,

~Shel~

Artbeads Components Review

We've been ordering components and supplies from Artbeads.com and using their items in our designs for about 5 or so years now, so it was really wonderful when they asked us to review some of their products here on our blog.

We create lots of jewelry using some very basic 'staples' (as we call them) such as 2mm seamless round beads, as well as various styles of chains, some pendants, Swarovski Crystals and more from Artbeads.com and we've chosen several items which we'll post over the next month or so to blog about. We're very lucky as Artbeads.com put no stipulations (include the "good, the bad, and the ugly") on how we review any of these produts.

Many of the items we will blog about will have not only the featured item included in the design, but several other items from artbeads as well. And, we're going to include links to all of the Artbeads.com items we use so you can easily find them for your own beading pleasures!

Since it's basically summer time (well, here in Arizona it is because it's already hit 100 degrees once this year and it's supposed to be 104 in a couple of days!) we decided to do our first review on a wonderful little Thai Silver Sun Design Pendant - in the Hill Tribe Silver Pendants Section of Artbeads.com - and it couldn't have pleased us more!

We wanted to create a lightweight, airy and fun pair of "summer" earrings - your 'go to' earrings for all summer - so, we paired these little beauties with some faceted citrine we picked up at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show this February and hand forged these large oval hoop ear-wires with sterling silver 20 gauge round, half hard wire for the beads and pendants to dangle freely from. Very simple, yet versitile and fun!

We were very pleased with these little pendants when they arrived. The thickness of the silver is quite nice - not too heavy, yet not so light they will bend. The antiqued (blackened) sun pattern in each pendant is quite nice and each one shows slight variations of the pattern due to the individual hand-crafted nature, allowing them a truly organic look and feel.

The 'bail' on each tiny pendant is perfectly suited for the size of the pendant, yet is still large enough to be strung with seed beads, or anchored on to flexible beading wire for a multiple-strand necklace or bracelet.

These little pendants/charms are perfect for designing a cute pair of earrings (our choice), hanging them on a bracelet with other small pendants and/or charms to create a really cute 'moving' bracelet or for putting one center stage on a small chain with a few natural stones, beads or gems (pearls!!) to have a simple, yet striking necklace.

Rating these (our idea - not artbeads.com) on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best and something we'd highly recommend) we'd give these little Thai Silver Sun Designs Pendants a perfect 10 and not only because they're right up our alley as far as their style goes, but for their durability and quality, their fantastic price - only $3.89 each! - and their unlimited design options. Plus they're super stylish and fashionable right now, too!

Please weigh in and let us know what your impression of these earrings are using Artbeads.com's Sun Design Pendants.

Until next time,

Peace, Love and Artbeads.com baby!!

~Shel~