Joyful Encounters - Free Project

Can I tell you how much resin beads are my new best friend?  We met at Bead & Button, thanks to Judy from Natural Touch Beads.  They are warm, the texture is delightfully matte, the colors are luminous and remind me of beach glass.  They are lightweight, durable and create the perfect mix with any type of art bead.  Resin, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Joyful Encounters

Supply List
Nest Pendant and 1 disk bead from Humblebeads
Joy bead and 3 faceted ceramic beads from Diane Hawkey
Shibuchi Flower clasp from Green Girl Studios
6 6mm teardrop Czech glass beads
5 12mm buri beads
3 green olivine 8mm resin coins(http://www.naturaltouchbeads.com/)
25 watermelon 8mm resin coins
3 4mm flat silver spacers
1 6mm flat silver spacer
2 4mm flat copper spacers
size 11 seed beads (http://www.cbbeads.com/)
3" of 20 ga sterling silver wire
2 tube crimp beads
Copper beading wire

Necklace length: 20"

Directions
1. Create a wire-wrapped bail with the silver wire.
2. Attach the clasp to the end of beading wire with a crimp tube bead.
3 String 1 polymer disk bead, 4mm silver spacer, faceted clay bead, 4mm silver spacers, buri bead, seed bead, 3 teardrops, two seed beads.  String the pendant unto the wire.
4. String buri, seed bead, repeat. String buri, 4mm spacer, faceted clay bead, 6mm spacer, faceted clay bead, 4mm copper spacer, joy bead, 4mm copper spacer, buri bead and 3 teardrops.
5. String seed bead, green coin, repeat. 
6. String seed bead, watermelon coin. Repeat 24 times.  String seed bead, green coin, seed bead, tube crimp. 
7. String the wire through the leaf part of the clasp and back through the crimp bead and crimp.

Design by Heather Powers, http://www.humblebeads.blogspot.com/
Natural Touch Beads is one of sponsors this month. 

ICE Resin Blog Hop

I was so excited to read about Objects & Elements blog hop last week as I was already compiling some resin resources for you, my dear creative readers!  So to start the hop here at the Art Bead Scene I'd like to show you some wonderful examples of ICE resin and art bead bezels.

First up is a ceramic box bezel from Jangles.  You can see her whole collection of clay bezels here.  She has filled this one up with a collection of beachy finds.  I love this, summer trapped in a pendant!

Next up we have some Elaine Ray ceramic bezels that were filled by Cynthia Dies from Ornamentea.  That is where you'll happen to find these pendants. Perfect for steampunk or earthy inspired creations.

And our last examples are some of Melanie Brooks' Travel Talisman pendants.  She created these before the Bead Cruise and the middle one happens to be mine now!  These were created with vintage maps, working compasses and other tidbits.  You can find a nice assortment of one-of-kind pendants from Melanie in her Earthenwood Studio Etsy shop.

Resin Resources:

The good folks at Ornamentea have provided their customers with a bezel template.

You can find their bezels and template here.

Resin is 'the thing' at the moment.  If you haven't given it a try, go for it!  It's fun and a nice way to add a little personal touch to your creations.

And from Rings & Things here are three juicy links with copyright-free images, you know you need something swanky to put into those bezels!

http://www.commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.flickr.com/groups/collageimages/

http://www.karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/

And now go Hop! 

Here is the list of participating blogs, be sure to visit each to for inspiration using ICE resin.

Molly Alexander

beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com/

Ro Bhrun
robruhn.blogspot.com/

Karen Burns
web.me.com/vintagefindings/Vintage_Findings/Blog/Blog.html

Keecia Frazee Deveney
www.lemoncholys.blogspot.com/

Mary Jane Dodd
mairedodd.blogspot.com/

Melanie Earthenwood
earthenwood-beads.blogspot.com

Shea Fragoso
www.whathappensnext.typepad.com/

Kerin Gale
remnantsofolde.com/posts/

Vickie Hallmark
fiberartglass.blogspot.com/

Jess Italia Lincoln
www.vintaj.com/wpblog/

Jill Liles
livngoodjewelry.blogspot.com/

Heather Powers
www.humblebeads.blogspot.com/

Art Bead Scene - You are here!
www.artbeadscene.blogspot.com/

Amy Purdes
www.spritecreations.blogspot.com/

Jenny Barnett Rohrs
www.crafttestdummies.com/

Stephanie Rubiano
www.soigathered.typepad.com/

Lisa Sommerville
http://www.lisasomerville.com/

Kim Taylor
sassycrafter.blogspot.com/

Jen cushman
www.objectsandelements.typepad.com/jencushman/

Deryn Mentock
somethingsublime.typepad.com/

Kristen Robinson
kristenrobinson.typepad.com/

Barbe Saint John
barbesaintjohn.blogspot.com/

Susan Lenart Kazmer
susan-lenart-kazmer.blogspot.com/

Just Another Travelin' Song

The Bead Cruise flew by way too quickly this year. It was the best ever. I'm just not ready to admit my vacation is over! So in honor of my wayward and traveling heart, here are some fab map pendants from Chella's Collection by Julie Coash.