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Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-19368729193146812412017-02-01T11:03:00.001-08:002017-02-01T11:03:23.270-08:00Gregorian - The Sound of Silence<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b6AxTDrthl8" width="480"></iframe>Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-22182652810037005192017-01-30T21:42:00.000-08:002017-01-30T21:42:06.016-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since I make so many cabochons I wanted to learn how to make bezels around them . Here are some of my first attempts. Each time it gets a little easier to do.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is a rewarding challenge to sculpt face cabs. Some are to be sold. Others I use to place on bottles, boxes, tins, dolls, and anything else that needs a stronger personality.</span></td></tr>
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Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-78113434119310019482017-01-19T14:02:00.000-08:002017-03-28T14:51:33.035-07:00H e l l o A g a i n - Time has flown by<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The cat clasp was just too precious to not be front and center ! The nice sheer ribbon was sent to me as a Christmas gift From Julie Panusis. It was the perfect accent for the large beads. Here is a closer look.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a beautiful glass bead focal in the soup. Paired it up with a shiny silver background and it popped. The colors matched a shell bead that I had created and the union was heavenly. Also used the other clasp that was included in the soup.</span></div>
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Jeannie will send you an old, tried, boring piece of her jewelry for <strong>free </strong>and you will work your magic and turn it into something beautiful and amazing. There will be a small entry fee to cover shipping and handling. </div>
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The jewelry she is sending out for this challenge are designs she made when she was new to jewelry-making and has decided not to sell. This is NOT jewelry currently listed on her website! There will be no art beads of any kind in what you receive.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I carefully took each one apart and stored the pieces on my work desk. Would take them out occasionally, waiting for them to speak to me. They were silent at first. So I went on with other projects. One of which was creating some polymer clay focal beads to fill up my supply cabinet for upcoming shows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I just randomly start making the beads and pop them in to bake ! As I am cleaning and buffing them several jump out and ask to be included in the do over ! Then as I am digging through my stash to find little this and thats to work with an adorned shell begs to be included too ! I end up laying out and redoing bead designs into the wee hours of the next day ... well , actually, Hubby said, at 5 am , that I really needed to go to bed for a bit !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Having not worked with glass chips before I had a learning process to go through. Little devils are slippery ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First I divided the AB Glass chips up into two portions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The glass chips were a real challenge for me. So many little </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">event. I am pleased with the final pieces and hope I found </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">a new life for these !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Susan creates the most wonderful jewelry ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">The postal system did it's darndest to irritate the heck out of us. Took forever for them to get her package to me and get it delivered properly. So glad it arrived ! My birthday is November 25th which makes my birthstone Topaz or Citirine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Bet you want to see what was in it , don't you ?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">How about a close up look at that intriguing focal bead ....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Susan tells me the focal is leather with silver, copper, & Citrine embedded in it . Absolutely stunning ! The little transparent chips are Citrine and Carnelian. Also in the strand are Swarovski Golden Topas, vintage Black Onyx, and Czech Glass Crystals. All in all a wonderful, uplifting sparkly ensemble !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">I love it ! thank you so much Susan ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> When we made first contact Susan told me her birthday had just passed the week before . Very timely event to participate in for both of us. The birth stone for March is Aquamarine. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Meaning and Symbolism of the Aquamarine:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Faithfulness, courage and friendship</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Awareness, quick response and easing communication problems.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Sure fits Susan !</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> She spotted a necklace I had collaborated on with Sunrise Designs . </span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">I love to work with objects I find on my strolls through nature. Adding polymer clay to seashells has held a fascination for me for sometime. My stockpile of seashells with adornment was over running the bead area. So I sent some to my friend to work with. This bead was among them ... </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Messages flew back and forth between all of us. The necklace and matching components to make earrings were shipped to me quickly. I worked up a pair of earrings, and off the package went to Susan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thank you so much Ann / Sunrise Designs</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It has been so awesome doing collaborations with you !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">*note - I failed to get a closeup picture of the earrings I designed. They can be seen at Susan's blog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This has been a fantastic celebration !</span></div>
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Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-73393775087471020752013-03-12T01:06:00.000-07:002013-04-26T01:22:02.459-07:00Heart and TextureAnother event from the Polymer Clay Swaps group on Facebook. We are to create , in polymer clay, a texture sheet measuring 4 inches by 4 inches and a decorative heart.<br />
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I was paired with the talented Nancy Quinn from Canada ! She is a cheerful and delightful person. glad I have been introduced to her and the Horizon Group .<br />
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We agree to make our hearts wall hangings. I have never made a texture sheet before so ... off to do the research. Many helpful videos on the Internet and several nice articles in polymer magazines. It looked so easy .<br />
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This proved to be an overwhelming task for me. It was hard to locate the particular type of polymer clay recommended. Even after using it I was not achieving the results I saw in the demonstrations. Frustration set in and many pieces of clay were wadded up and kneaded into a ball again. My partner was so patient and offered several tips that helped to ease the difficulties I was having. Arthritis makes delicate movements almost impossible I have discovered.<br />
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Finally I had some results that were presentable. I had been searching for a way to make a wood pattern after doing the fairy doors. Living on an old farmstead proved beneficial in this effort. Old weathered barn wood was at my beck and call.<br />
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Here are the results of my efforts. Hearts, water drops and tile imprints.<br />
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Plus I sent her a second sheet of the wood texture I had discovered. the big , smooth looking lump is what creates the knot hole in the finished piece.</div>
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And now to the heart decoration ... a wall hanging.</div>
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Nancy was very creative with her texture sheet . Such a delicate design. It works great on the buttons that I create. I love that we both choose the green clay to make our textures with.</div>
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This is the wonderful clay heart she sent me . I love it. Silky smooth all over. I keep it near my work station! Very refreshing and soothing.<br />
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Making Your Own Stamp / Texture Sheet<br />
You can make your own stamps and texture sheets in a number of ways. Carved erasers work as stamps, as will other carved or textured surfaces-- including polymer clay! Use the following tips as inspiration for making your own stamps from polymer clay:<br />
Use a stamp (or even a variety of stamps and other texturing tools) to leave impressions in a sheet of raw clay. Cure the clay and use it as a stamp or texture sheet. This is a good way to get the opposite effect from a well-loved stamp. (Instead of pressing the pattern into the clay, your homemade tool will bring out a raised pattern.)<br />
Carve or etch a design into a sheet (or other shape) of cured (or partially-cured) clay. Linoleum cutters make this job easier, but even a craft knife will work. Be sure to carve deeply enough to leave a good impression on raw clay, and if you're working with partially-cured clay, don't forget to pop it back into the oven when you're finished carving.<br />
To make a flexible texture sheet (of the sort that can even be run through the pasta machine to texture raw clay, if it's made thinly enough), try Sculpey Super Flex Bake & Bend clay. This special clay remains more flexible after curing than other polymer clays do.<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">To make a flexible texture sheet (of the sort that can even be run through the pasta machine to texture raw clay, if it's made thinly enough), try Sculpey Super Flex Bake & Bend clay. This special clay remains more flexible after curing than other polymer clays do.</span><span style="font-size: 20px;">n Making Your Own Stamp / Texture Sheet</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">You can make your own stamps and texture sheets in a number of ways. Carved erasers work as stamps, as will other carved or textured surfaces-- including polymer clay! Use the following tips as inspiration for making your own stamps from polymer clay:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Use a stamp (or even a variety of stamps and other texturing tools) to leave impressions in a sheet of raw clay. Cure the clay and use it as a stamp or texture sheet. This is a good way to get the opposite effect from a well-loved stamp. (Instead of pressing the pattern into the clay, your homemade tool will bring out a raised pattern.)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Carve or etch a design into a sheet (or other shape) of cured (or partially-cured) clay. Linoleum cutters make this job easier, but even a craft knife will work. Be sure to carve deeply enough to leave a good impression on raw clay, and if you're working with partially-cured clay, don't forget to pop it back into the oven when you're finished carving.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">To make a flexible texture sheet (of the sort that can even bown stamps and texture sheets in a number of ways. Carved ermps, as will ther carved or textured surfaces-- including polymer clay! Use the following tips as inspiration for making your own stamps from polymer clay:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Use a stamp (or even a variety of stamps and other texturing tools) to leave impressions in a sheet of raw clay. Cure the clay and use it as a stamp or texture sheet. This is a good way to get the opposite effect from a well-loved stamp. (Instead of pressing the pattern into the clay, your homemade tool will bring out a raised pattern.)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Carve or etch a design into a sheet (or other shape) of cured (or partially-cured) clay. Linoleum cutters make this job easier, but even a craft knife will work. Be sure to carve deeply enough to leave a good impression on raw clay, and if you're working with partially-cured clay, don't forget to </span></span><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;">make your own stamps and texture sheets in a number of ways. Carved erasers work as stamps, as will other carved or textured surfaces-- including polymer clay! Use the following tips as inspiration for making your own stamps from polymer clay:</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Use a stamp (or even a variety of stamps and other texturing tools) to leave impressions in a sheet of raw clay. Cure the clay and use it as a stamp or texture sheet. This is a good way to get the opposite effect from a well-loved stamp. (Instead of pressing the pattern into the clay, your homemade tool will bring out a raised pattern.)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Carve or etch a design into a sheet (or other shape) of cured (or partially</span></span>Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-17331460681099957082013-02-10T01:01:00.000-08:002013-04-25T01:02:11.309-07:00Bead Soup Time Again !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yep, it is that time of year again ! All signed up and have received the name of my partner. We have done the usual chit chat and I am ready to stir up a soup for her.<br />
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In case you are new to this, it is only my second time to participate, let me go over some of the details.<br />
Lori Anderson is our hostess with the mostest. You can't imagine all the work that goes into this party ! It is amazing how she co-ordinates all of the entrants , addresses, blog sites, etc. to create the largest Bead Soup Blog Party ever !<br />
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We enter our names in the event list. We are each assigned a partner that we get to know online and then exchange a "soup" or mixture of beads and findings. We blog about the event as it goes along, like I am trying to do now. Plus we can chat with the entire group on the Bead Soup Cafe group on Facebook. You get a chance to meet and learn about another jewelry artist. Very exciting and always interesting.<br />
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My partner this time is <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Rose Thorn. You can find more about her at </span><a class="-cx-PUBLIC-fbHTMLHyperlink__link" href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fswtrosethorn.blogspot.com%2F&h=wAQFkOr3Q" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank">http://swtrosethorn.blogspot.com/</a> .<br />
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I hope she will like what I am cooking up for her. Remember to check back in a few weeks to see the soups we have exchanged..<br />
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<br />Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-1868025088471837552013-02-08T00:07:00.000-08:002013-04-25T20:42:29.111-07:00Pantone Bead Swap<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In this interesting swap -</span><br />
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Pantone LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, is the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems and leading technology for the selection and accurate communication of color across a variety of industries. The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I started unpacking the mountain of boxes art and crafting supplies started emerging ! Huzzah ! Slowly the little room we choose as my studio area started coming together. Adjustable desk in the corner by the window where I can look out over the barn area and the river valley. Nice to look up every so often and enjoy the few. Plus the benefit of a nice breeze on a warm evening.</span></div>
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<b> My blog was at another host and I decided to consolidate everything here on Google. I figured it would be no big deal to copy , paste, relocate, or transfer many of the posts from my old blog to my new one. Wrong ! After nearly a month of fiddling with and attempting everything I could think of, read about, or have offered by others on how to do it, all I had was a hodgepodge of stuff . Simply not acceptable. Nope, no way !</b></div>
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<b>In February of 2012 conditions of the house we were renting became so bad we were forced to move. The house was located in the lowlands next to the reservoir . We trekked farther south in the state and moved into a single wide mobile located on the side of a mountain, in the bend of a river ! It was a horrid undertaking in truly miserable weather. Had to leave many storage cupboards, layout tables, and other things behind. All the critters we call " family' made the trip safely and love their new home. </b></div>
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I will be the first to admit I am a beginner in jewelry making. I have taken a couple of simple classes from a local lady and watched the videos on the internet, bought a few magazines and studied all the photos. I have done some basic stringing, following the instructions as best I can. Paige had included a spool of wire ..... that means ... wire working, wire wrapping ! I have never done any of that. Several email conversations with a wonderful lady in Washington and I started my first attempts at it. Ended up cutting a good deal of that up and starting over. all part of the learning process. In the end I was starting to get the hang of letting the tools do the work and just being the guide.</div>
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I received generous portions of Chalcendy , Lucite flowers, plastic flowers, swarovski crystals,a clasp from LynnDavis made of PMCL Bronze, carnelian,a ceramic butterfly created by RoundRabbit, vintage Lucite Moonglow rounds, Brazilian sodalite, and a spool of wire.</div>
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Here are the items I created.</div>
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“For many, they are merely a passing flight of fancy, flittering about the childhood imagination and dissolving on impact into sceptical adulthood. Who in their right mind believes in fairies? Well, for fairy researcher Jonathan Wright, a 46-year-old storyteller and illustrator, and fellow residents of the quaint but quirky Michigan town of Ann Arbor (all of whom are in full control of their mental faculties), fairies are as real as the tiny doors that have been mysteriously popping up around town - numbering at least 20 to date.”</div>
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This creative swap involved the members of the Polymer Clay Swaps on Facebook . The challenge was to create a fairy door using polymer clay. You could include other materials if you wanted. </div>
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Off to the research lab of course . So many different styles and varieties ! The fairies of the world can hardly be bored . There were doors of stained glass , wooden, ceramic, fabric, clay, stone, and every other material . </div>
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We received our partners names today ! ( November 8th ) My partner is Patty Woods of the USA . You can read more about her on her Facebook page - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Claydybug" style="background-color: transparent;">https://www.facebook.com/Claydybug</a> . We agreed on a Celtic theme for our doors.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I share a birth date with a special young lady in England , Yes, Izzy, I am talking about you ! She has a passion for horses . This set is for her !</span></div>
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Gerry Nickerson <a href="http://gersgems1.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://gersgems1.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Charlene Jacka <a href="http://clay-space.com/blog" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://clay-space.com/blog</a></div>
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Birgit Klughardt <a href="http://www.gitesbeads-gite.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.gitesbeads-gite.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Emma Todd <a href="http://www.apolymerpenchant.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.apolymerpenchant.<wbr></wbr>com</a></div>
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Donetta Farrington <a href="http://simplygorgeous-donetta.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://simplygorgeous-donetta.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Tracy Stillman <a href="http://www.tracystillmandesigns.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>tracystillmandesigns.com/</a></div>
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Rita Avila <a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.jewelschoolfriends.<wbr></wbr>com/</a><var></var></div>
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Miz Mowsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187803759969147984noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522050122749586557.post-74817706873820617102012-10-21T00:35:00.002-07:002012-10-21T00:35:31.045-07:00More on the 4th Do Over Challenge <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was a note included in the packet with a description of what was expected from you. One of the requirements was you must use at least 50% of the Do Over piece.We were allowed to add beads and components from our own stash. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to chose a starting point in a project like this ? Taking the pieces apart to see what there actually was to work with seemed like the logical thing to do .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After separating the pieces I noticed the paler colored hearts were not white and clear as I first thought, but, a soft pale pink and clear glass. Immediately I knew that I would use them to make a gift for a certain young lady I share a birth date with. That story will come later.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Determined that there are enough beads left to satisfy the requirement of using more than 50% of the original in the new creation. Off to the design board. Stay tuned.</span><br />
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