B'Sue's Build a Line Challenge Blog Hop!

                                                                       

Hi there, it's been a long time between blog posts, but here I am ready to jump in again through participation in B'Sue's BALC. Why B'Sue? Well, I have been collecting her yummy brass stampings and other delights for a few years now but never did anything with them. I guess you would call me a bead hoarder, right? That's a good thing, as bead hordes are pretty with lots of potential, whereas plain old hoarding is a horse of a different color. We won't go there!

Have you ever seen so much yumminess?

I have been creating some jewelry here and there, but this challenge will give me the proverbial kick in the butt. Keep Calm and Bead On will be my motto! I still love pounding on sterling silver and making my own polymer focals, but the vintage tooled brass stamping siren call beckons me to try my hand at a new jewelry genre, but I will strive to make it uniquely my own. Here are a few pieces that I  crafted recently in silver and poly clay:

I also reconfigured the necklace on the right by removing certain elements and adding a handcrafted solder stamped cross and new chain. Much improved, I think!

 

In anticipation of the first BALC blog hop commencing on January 29, 2016, here is a list of the participants. Please be sure to join us for the fun!

 

1. Brenda Sue Lansdowne Jewelry Making Outside the Box

http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com/

2. Diana Buynak - Butterfly Emporium Ceramic Studio

http://butterflyemporium.indiemade.com/blog

3. Irene Hoffman - Heartsdezirebyirene

http://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com

4. Clare Wells Nemeth - Creative Magick

http://www.craftingmagick.blogspot.com

6. Mary Reckmeyer - Afrayedknot

http://www.afrayedknot.net

7. Marcia Tuzzolino - Aurora Designs

http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me

8. Elizabeth Wilks - Wearable Art by Lizzie

http://wearableartbylizzie.blogspot.com

9. Jeanette Rose Belmont - One Canvas at a time

http://www.onecanvasatatime.com

10. Lyn Joy Reeve - A Journey from Jewels to Jubilation

http://lnreeve00.blogspot.com/

11. Belinda Reed-Ingle - Vogue Rocks

http://voguerocks.blogspot.com/

12. Beth Trubman - The Journey of Jewelry

http://thejourneyofjewelry.blogspot.com

13. Carole Carlson - Beadsophisticate

http://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com/

14. Jann Tague - Clever Designs by Jann

http://janntague.wordpress.com

15. Shari Gardner - SLG Jewelry Designs

http://slgdesigns.wordpress.com/

16. Susan Bolton - Fern’s Place

http://www.fernsplace.org

18. Chris Kemp - NoodlePie Bracelets

http://noodlepiebracelets.com/

19. Barbara Kelley - Angels' Keep

https://angelskeepbandbdotcom.wordpress.com/

20. Susan Bowerman - Woodside WireWorks

http://www.woodsidewireworks.com/

21. Pamela Anger - Novegatti Designs

http://novegattidesigns.blogspot.com/

22. Joan Donovan - Hailey’s Cottage

http://haileyscottage.com/
23. Alison Huie - Ally’s Baubles
http://www.allysbaubles.blogspot.com/

24. Sharon Palac - Sharon’s Jewelry Garden

http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com/

25. Erica Olmos - Beeb's Closet

https://beebscloset.wordpress.com/

26. Erin Whitacre - Shattered Time Jewelry

https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com/

27. Fran Sitton - Sitton Up Front

https://sittonupfront.wordpress.com/

28. Ginger Hammond - Lynn Leigh Designs

https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com/

29. Paula Gaskill - Lovely LaylaBug Jewels

http://www.lovelylaylabugjewels.com/Blog.php

30. Mary Katherine - The Rose Sword

http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com/

31. Renee Webb Allen - Small Stuff Design

http://smallstuffdesign.com

32. Valerie Tilghman- ArtJewelsandGifts

http://artjewelzdimensions.blogspot.com/

33. Chris Cravens Vintage Cravens

http://christinecravens.blogspot.com/

34. Leslie Carver

http://www.adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com/

35. Donna Parry, JewelryDonna

http://jewelrydonna.typepad.com/

36. Gina-Marie Hammer - Tangles, Twists and Treasures

http://tanglestwistsandtreasures.com/blog/

37. Kelly Wymer Winged Wisdom Enchantments
https://wingedwisdomenchantments.wordpress.com/

Please mark your calendars and join us!