Challenge of Color - Purple and Day 5 of the Virtual Craft Show

Purple

That was the color I asked for--purple.

Little did I know that I would be given the color purple, but I would be given a design pallate

that would push me a bit over the edge.

From Design Seeds.

You can see more palettes here.

I love purple, but the vision I had of purple was very different from this.

So,

Erin,

I just wanted you to know, you did challenge me, and

I'm so happy your did!

Thank you!

 

I knew I would need a very special focal, so I fired up the torch.

Well, the first focal I made just didn't quite do what I wanted it to do,

so,

the next time I torched,

I let the glass do what it wanted.

 

This time,

a flower was born.

 

The next challenge came in deciding how to accent this focal.

I looked at the colors.

Made a few more beads, then,

this happened.

Three layers of beads, pearls, and crystals gathered together to adorn this flower!

Now, 

I love it!!

There are more people in this blog hop.

Be sure to visit them.

Here's the list.

1	Norma Turvey	Teal	Color Crave
2	Jeannie Dukic	Green	Mineral Tones
3	Mary McGraw	Teal	Embellished Hues
4	Jo Tinley	Red	Decadent Tones
5	Rebecca Anderson	Pink	Tulip Tones
6	Kristi Jaro	Red	Temple Entrance
7	Stephani Gorman	Green	Dew Tones
8	Melissa Meman	Green	Fruit Star
9	Kathleen Lange Klik	Teal	Silk Hues
10	Cynthia Riggs	Red	Autumn Comfort
11	Heidi Post	Teal	Flora Bright
12	Cece Cormier	Teal	Merino Teal
13	Amy Freeland	Gray	Cultured Tones
14	Alice Peterson	Blue	Island Play
15	Rose Noble	Gray	Autumn Stacked
16	Kristina Johansson	Yellow	Sunny Flower
17	Kirsi Luostarinen	Teal	Dragon Hues
18	Tari Kahrs	Orange	Citrus Tones
19	Mallory Hoffman	Purple	Petaled Dark
20	Molly Alexander	Brown	Peppered Tones
21	Regina Santerre	Red	Frosted Berry
22	Emanda Johnson	Teal	Color Purl
23	Amy Severino	Orange	Winged Tones
24	Bobbie Rafferty	Teal	Lime Hues
25	Tanya Goodwin	Gray	Pecked Tones
26	Lisa Lodge	Blue	Nocturnal Tones
27	Hope Smitherman	Blue	Bloom Tones
28	Linda Landig	Green	Cacti Dark
29	Ambra Gostoli	Teal	Perched Autumn
30	Lori Bowring-Michaud	Blue	Sharpened Blue
31	Pippa Chandler	Teal	Hungarian Hues
32	Keirsten Giles	Purple	Mineral Brights
33	Jennifer Justman	Blue	Autumn Rays
34	Sandy Richardson	Purple	Moroccan Brights
35	CJ Bauschka	Teal	Teal Air
36	Shaiha Williams	Teal	Sushi Hues
37	Kay Thomerson	Purple	Autumn Spectrum
38	Sally Russick	Purple	Golden Gate Tones
39	Cilla Watkins	Purple	Autumn Infused
40	Shirley Moore	Purple	Frozen Heather
41	Jenni Connolly	Gray	Paw Tones
42	Tamara Soper	Green	Field Tones
43	Sharyl McMillian-Nelson	Blue	Nested Blues
44	Jen Velasquez	Pink	Sweetened Tints
45	Maria Grimes	Red	Bright Bloom
46	Elisabeth Auld	Gray	Petaled Tints
47	Susan Kennedy	Pink	Zinnia Tones
48	Shannon Chomanczuk	Gray	Autumn Leaf
49	Holly Westfall	Yellow	Sprinkled Tones
50	Patty Gasparino	Red	Color Carton
51	Angela Little	Pink	Singapore Brights
52	Lizzie Zawinski	Green	Budding Hues
53	Kristen Stevens	Pink	Scooped Tones
54	Dawn Doucette	Brown	Jarred Tones

Enjoy your tour!

Oh, and don't forget to stop by Lori Anderson's Pretty Things blog for Day 5 of the virtual craft show.

Shop Updates and Day 4 of the Virtual Craft Show

I posted on Facebook that I didn't care if anyone bought from me for the rest of the year as long as we were all 

at peace.

I also confessed that I was a big fat liar!

While I honestly do wish all of us

Peace,

I really do hope you buy from me!

I have 5 sales to go to hit 500!

Here's the link to my store.

Here are some of my new items!

This heart key pendant really is purple, not blue!

It looks blue in the photos, but it is purple.

How about a handmade stick pendant with a silk cord made from a recycled sari?

I think you'll like it!

Here's a zipper pull/purse pull/ pendant I call Orange Sherbet!  

I love the color!

Last, but not least, an

Animal Print Bracelet with 6 of my handmade lampwork beads!

 I hope you enjoy looking, but

Don't Forget!

Here's the link to Day 4!

Enjoy your virtual shopping!

The Virtual Craft Show - Day 3

Today is Day 3 of the Virtual Craft Show on Lori Anderson's blog!

 

  

This is what I will be giving away!

Just remember,

 7 Days, 70 Artists, GIVING AWAY 70 things.

Can you believe it????

Visit Day Three by clicking here!

I hope you'll take the time to visit these artisans' shops and blogs, too.

Here's how you win:

For each of the 7 days of the show, you get a point for each of the following (you don't have to do all four)....

Commenting

Facebooking this page

Twittering this page

Blogging this page

Be sure to have either a blog with an email contact, or leave an email in your comment so I can notify you!

Drawing will be held a couple of days after the show.

Remember,

You can comment here, 

but in order to win, 

You MUST leave a comment on Lori's blog.

Lori, will be choosing the winners.

I will be given the name of my winner and then I will  ship the key bead to the winner.

Even if you don't win,

you can still shop my Etsy store.

Here's the link for that. 

I am offering 10 cent first class shipping in the USA,

and

 50 cent first class shipping to Canada

until the end of the holiday season. 

 

I Heart Macro - Food

Food's the topic today!

I love food!

How about you?

Jenny's vegetarian TV dinner.

My beef stew with gluten free breadsticks, a smudge of butter on the plate, and homemade strawberry jelly.

The last piece of peanut butter chocolate silk pie from Perkin's.

What is your favorite food?

Oh, and don't forget, The First Annual Virtual Craft Show sponsored by

Lori Anderson 

is going on right now.  

Make sure you visit for your chance to win something from the 70 artists giving away an item in this craft show.

Here's the link to Lori's blog.

Remember to comment THERE for a chance to win.

Weekly Photo Challenge - Breakfast & the Beginning of the Virtual Craft Show

I love Perkins for breakfast.

This is my favorite breakfast there!

Nummy!

What's your favorite breakfast?

And, before I forget,
here's the link to
Lori Anderson's 
Virtual Craft Show.
You wouldn't see my give away item there yet,
but it will be there in two days.
In the meantime,
leave a comment on Lori's blog so that you can win.
70 prizes are being given away.
Just remember, you have to comment on Lori's blog,
not mine,
to win.

Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Clare writes called Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.


1) Wow!  What a wonderful Thanksgiving we enjoyed this year with our extended family!  The food was great!  The company was wonderful!  And, truly, we all had a great time!


2) The Big Bang Theory played a big part in our family time together this Thanksgiving.  Before Jenny got home, Nick and I went shopping for games.  We found this game and knew we had to buy it.  The game was fun.  The information we had to know to play this game was hard, so after playing a couple of times, we all perched ourselves in front of the TV to review the information about the Big Bang Theory so that when we play for Xmas, we will know!


3) The weather is great for traveling.  Nick leaves today to go home.  He will have good weather.  That's awesome for Minnesota this time of year.  Yesterday we broke record high's for temperatures.  We topped out at 64 degrees.  Last year, at this time, we had well over 20 inches of snow on the ground.  This is a much better winter!

Happy Thanksgiving - All the Beautiful Things This Year

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Even during a challenging year we have so much for which we can be thankful.

Think about it.

Even if you can only say at the end of the day,

night has come.

That's something for which we can all be thankful.

Make a list.

In that list there will be something.

Find it and build on it.

In the meantime,

Peace,

Love,

and 

Joy

on this Thanksgiving Day!