White Hot Summer Bead Theme

leaf pendant charm SHABBY wh... PalomaAntigua $3.85	wood buttons... set of 9 BIR... WoodsOfNarnia $9.98	WHITE - 4 x vintage style me... ciaocolor $3.40	Birch Logs Focal Bead humblebeads $12.00
Bird in Cage and Branches Ha... LittleLauraSti... $7.50	A Sparrow's Egg humblebeads $8.00	Old Lace White - 16mm Patina... missficklemedi... $13.00	Snow Bird bead Ceramic handm... BeadsBirdsandB... $14.00
Two Brass Dragonfly Charms -... PatinaQueen $3.50	assorted ivory white lace st... CatherineColeS... $2.50	Antique Dogwood Blossom Pend... humblebeads $12.00	Natural undyed sari silk rib... Crochetmushroo... $19.50
6 Feet White Glint Chain (WC... SupplyPusher $6.00	Set of three chapped white h... LuthienEf $7.00	SWOOPING bird charm, shabby... PatinaWorx $13.75	Calling All Angels Feather P... humblebeads $14.00

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Is it hot enough for you?  I love the look of crisp summer whites when the tempatures are soaring.  

I'm thinking fluffy dandelions, feathers, queen's anne lace, white picket fences, sheets on a clothes line, delicate bird eggs, flower petals, birch tree forests, pieces of aged lace and jars of white buttons.  All images from my childhood summers and now they are seeping into my summer jewelry designs. 

Here is a fun collection of pendants and beads in subtle shades of white and cream, pairing my art beads with some of my favorite Etsy picks.

I love the idea of adding in ribbon, lace or chain in shabby chic hues to bring in some texture to your designs.  Gather together pearls, light blue lace agate, quartz and white milk glass to create monochromatic pieces.   

When the temperatures rise, do you lighten up your jewelry styles?  

On the Street Where You Live: Etsy Inspiration for the May ABS Challenge Inspiration

In doing a little research about Utrillo, I came up with this fascinating quote attributed to Diego Riviera about the questionable paternity of his birth:

"After Maurice was born to Suzanne Valadon, she went to Renoir, for whom she had modeled nine months previously. Renoir looked at the baby and said, 'He can't be mine, the color is terrible!' Next she went to Degas, for whom she had also modeled. He said, 'He can't be mine, the form is terrible!' At a cafe, Valadon saw an artist she knew named Miguel Utrillo, to whom she spilled her woes. The man told her to call the baby Utrillo: 'I would be glad to put my name to the work of either Renoir or Degas!'"

'On the Street Where You Live: May ABS Inspiration' by TesoriTrovati

Come with us as we explore the French street scene of Maurice Utrillo in this month's inspiration painting for the Art Bead Scene challenge: www.artbeadscene.com.

GREEN.. Saggar Fired Miniatu... elukka $3.20	Window Shutter Key Connector... lynndavis $11.50	old love swoondimples $18.00	Wooden House Bead humblebeads $12.00
Handmade Toggle Clasp - Cera... maryhardingjew... $15.00	Yellow Bird House Buttons Ha... Salzanos $16.95	4 Yards Hand Dyed BALSAM Daz... goldenonetoo $2.75	Padlock Pendant earthenwood $10.00
House Charm with Heart, in S... AmandaDavieEle... $9.00	house bead Jubilee $7.00	KEY Pendant for Jewelry 1X2 ... Moreskyejewels $8.00	16 Coloured little Houses po... lofficina $15.00
Handcast Pewter Old Door Cha... MamacitaBeadwo... $5.99	12x7mm Magic Topaz Czech Gla... beadsandbabble $3.99	Stone House on First Street CapturedMoment... $6.25	pure copper House... specia... CoolVintage $12.50

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Can't wait to see how this painting inspires you!