Sunday was the reveal for the "Swap and Hop" hostessed by Linda Anderson. She has the big job of pairing up partners and keeping all the behind the scene action flowing. Pretty much the only requirements are you have a blog and love handmade jewelry! I was partnered up with Jenny Kyrlach from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a paper bead artist and made me at least 100 of them in white, black, red, blue and brown shades. I wanted her beads to be the star of my designs. These are the 2 necklaces I made and I also used the pendants, clasps and spacer beads she included. I added the waxed linen and chain from my own stash.
Brown necklace:
We hopped around to all the participant's blogs, made comments and admired the many varieties of beads and jewelry that was sent and created. I usually find out about swaps on Facebook through the many bead groups I belong to. So I encourage you to participate in the future if you come across an opportunity. Really the best thing is now I have a great new beading friend, Jenny!
3 comments:
What fun pieces you made with the paper beads! And you're right - swaps and challenges are great ways to give yourself a kick in the creative pants!
Beautiful designs! I especially like the first necklace - the paper beads look great in the tassel arrangement! It's always intriguing to see what different artists make with the same materials - as in the read, black and white necklaces :)
I LOVE swaps! :-)
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