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and other thingsBeti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-19005803306865860992022-02-25T22:33:00.000-05:002022-02-25T22:33:04.560-05:00<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Pine Ridge Treasures: It's a Blog Hop!</h1><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe how I have been neglecting both blogging (it's so 2015) and jewelry making of late. but Lisa Lodge of Pine Ride Treasures sent out the call, and I said, heck, why not? </div><div><br /></div><div>I got the Blue set of beads, and here is what I came up with. I had months, but of course left it all to the last minute. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHa9S9qe8d13lieVQJ6OA-CGU9MzMIoEz8CYd985xudOmaa8rb-1idL9lyQtM_eU9LwN_INnTUOhxRYZLy8q8t8gbSe7Ek1gKzpHW04kgdTwqOQT1SWHPS6wU3nlr0mUjsthv7SpKDbtauEpj2D7_LvzO9fEm5_85eTbl3rXCtqvNM5J3KqyvGFpGS=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHa9S9qe8d13lieVQJ6OA-CGU9MzMIoEz8CYd985xudOmaa8rb-1idL9lyQtM_eU9LwN_INnTUOhxRYZLy8q8t8gbSe7Ek1gKzpHW04kgdTwqOQT1SWHPS6wU3nlr0mUjsthv7SpKDbtauEpj2D7_LvzO9fEm5_85eTbl3rXCtqvNM5J3KqyvGFpGS=s320" width="320" /></a></div>My work space... yes cardboard. I've been trying tp get a handle on my work space for literally years, and it seems to be shrinking. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyMEpgOeDdiub-ae3wWKG4qKfS02lj3xiQ_J0dLTqcG1B3ksOBGhc-cKgtm41qhN4-ULMiZZ2ZZ7fGw7-IV_MQqjI2EfaNb2RpkdSbbBxp1eUqvQn4oADHaxGdpkTnf2sY5KV8mLEtPNecxtsACEBGI_Ber_OEXN4sOP_u0l2DV8HOEa75CZQsY4oS=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyMEpgOeDdiub-ae3wWKG4qKfS02lj3xiQ_J0dLTqcG1B3ksOBGhc-cKgtm41qhN4-ULMiZZ2ZZ7fGw7-IV_MQqjI2EfaNb2RpkdSbbBxp1eUqvQn4oADHaxGdpkTnf2sY5KV8mLEtPNecxtsACEBGI_Ber_OEXN4sOP_u0l2DV8HOEa75CZQsY4oS=w192-h256" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV1_wLd6lkx90_V5R7XRoQ_4miFkB06BhA9SndB5S2ab2zDtrkSdE9he7WwvtXDp3M2hllczDTt7g7lnjGczgp31FfywCGb6Apne6uTnbeJc8Q7nUL3sUhT6B-puYYtAVXKQgMsN88mKQUUUe9vO9mrjIhb3MoqBPXc9S5MJqcDSWy6Y1BhvEXUD2r=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV1_wLd6lkx90_V5R7XRoQ_4miFkB06BhA9SndB5S2ab2zDtrkSdE9he7WwvtXDp3M2hllczDTt7g7lnjGczgp31FfywCGb6Apne6uTnbeJc8Q7nUL3sUhT6B-puYYtAVXKQgMsN88mKQUUUe9vO9mrjIhb3MoqBPXc9S5MJqcDSWy6Y1BhvEXUD2r=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ_hvvdXrl4ysPRWP9_cOqgKUL2KBPTSOxLpNE2u7--N0X2zsx3RCPshkfPkNCmu0-sFWstSBkVPeB6uBcNUX1tNo259JlP0Bn9CAZIx_XRjSFpj6YoR5-qWita0oLgBylh4xC8nDfzsqjQZ_VHkndZoNonPIT1DoJTf43ElBYWI87q4IHoTZxz1KG=s4096" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ_hvvdXrl4ysPRWP9_cOqgKUL2KBPTSOxLpNE2u7--N0X2zsx3RCPshkfPkNCmu0-sFWstSBkVPeB6uBcNUX1tNo259JlP0Bn9CAZIx_XRjSFpj6YoR5-qWita0oLgBylh4xC8nDfzsqjQZ_VHkndZoNonPIT1DoJTf43ElBYWI87q4IHoTZxz1KG=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Earrings and a necklace ... phots taken on my phone. My newish camera and my computer are not talking so I have to put up with phone photos. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a lit of the participants...go see what they have done!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="postnav" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><div class="alignleft" style="float: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 260px;">« <a href="https://pineridgetreasures.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/happy-beads-blog-hop/" rel="prev" style="color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Happy Beads Blog Hop!</a></div><div class="alignright" style="float: right; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; width: 260px;"></div></div><div class="post-1031 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized" id="post-1031" style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #333333; font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2em;"><div class="posttitle" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, serif; font-size: 1.4em; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 1em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Pine Ridge Treasures Bead Treasure Blog Hop</h2><p class="post-info" style="background: url("/wp-content/themes/pub/mistylook/img/underline1.jpg") left bottom no-repeat; color: #999999; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">February 18, 2022 by <a href="https://pineridgetreasures.wordpress.com/author/pineridgetreasures/" style="color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Posts by Pine Ridge Treasures">Pine Ridge Treasures</a></p></div><div class="entry" style="margin: 1em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 1em 0px 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Participant Link List for the February 26th, 2022 hop:</p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, <a href="https://wordpress.com/post/pineridgetreasures.wordpress.com/1018" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">A Grateful Artist</a></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Kim Dworak, <a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Cianci Blue</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Heather Canepa, <a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Desert Jewelry Designs</a></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Beti Horvath, <a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stringing Fool Jewelry</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Ann Schroeder, <a href="https://beadlove.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Bead Love</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Marde Lowe, <a href="http://fancimardesigns.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">FanciMar Designs</a></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Gloria Allen, <a href="https://wingsandbeads.blogspot.com/" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Wings and Beads</a></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0.7em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Renee Edbrooke – <a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(153, 102, 51); color: #265e15; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Cianci Blue</a> (sharing a post with Kim Dworak)</p></div></div></div></div>Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-51184835723400774822020-12-03T15:08:00.023-05:002020-12-05T07:11:56.483-05:00Happy Beads Blog Hop! 2020<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Has it been Two Years? </span></p><p>Pine Ridge Treasures is sponsoring a new Happy Beads Blog Hop. And I am saddling up and taking part. A number of things have gotten in the way of making jewelry, and keeping up this blog. But here we are starting off again. </p><p>Lisa Lodge has sent out new collections of beads to inspire, and cheer us all up, and I am finally retired from my job after 37 years, so away we go.....</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZC6bvyXCyY8X7Co376dzyoSe-_jriCVlcEgqal7wI_KWNgWMFw9SvjIwYi8y0uvT4BrLV-4gZ4Mn39zdkWu_nKGQYLsjnl1iOCdAEIAj6Ed-pxVfV7CFVoENAYsqYtMzdGoGzFWfXvI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="542" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZC6bvyXCyY8X7Co376dzyoSe-_jriCVlcEgqal7wI_KWNgWMFw9SvjIwYi8y0uvT4BrLV-4gZ4Mn39zdkWu_nKGQYLsjnl1iOCdAEIAj6Ed-pxVfV7CFVoENAYsqYtMzdGoGzFWfXvI/" width="294" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I chose beads in the purple/ violet color family. Yum! And look, there's some coordinating waxed linen thread!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cVJuAFoK2p0N1879n6DV7RF7QKbDYl8LQ_mGK3VoDxYBHUeQMQ2POOfbnU5PVDjBRUJr18qM3jq1B0JHB5ifQe0qoeSKwHyYsWog5WDE7t0GaV6RB4ijYwSvdcS3few_rHOwz-JxQEo/s4096/IMG_20201009_174536376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cVJuAFoK2p0N1879n6DV7RF7QKbDYl8LQ_mGK3VoDxYBHUeQMQ2POOfbnU5PVDjBRUJr18qM3jq1B0JHB5ifQe0qoeSKwHyYsWog5WDE7t0GaV6RB4ijYwSvdcS3few_rHOwz-JxQEo/s320/IMG_20201009_174536376.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When this assortment arrived, I immediately noticed a few big round beads and said: "Earrings'!" And, that's what they turned out to be. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pdHezilKdGfM9l49jTYPmB-_M-ov_oEcP-ute01JklaAwpLddxNtPlhKGYwAHDHu2ZOS7tvU08LYOp_wjIm0FyQkts3KPMvlN_q1Igq53-8bdUu9BQY6xBfSkmpDLAJ2AFWiYECWqKk/s3435/SAM_0412+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="3435" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pdHezilKdGfM9l49jTYPmB-_M-ov_oEcP-ute01JklaAwpLddxNtPlhKGYwAHDHu2ZOS7tvU08LYOp_wjIm0FyQkts3KPMvlN_q1Igq53-8bdUu9BQY6xBfSkmpDLAJ2AFWiYECWqKk/w453-h340/SAM_0412+%25282%2529.JPG" width="453" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't consider these completely finished, as I need to glue and trim the connection to the wire. </div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But after the first earrings, the necklace and bracelet were sure to follow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHo3zJK_MYhYbULkz8jBphAhxlWb3i_Auu58btLf2a8J3XC254LvyPQVPO886shgCj8DpPeyOpg6PeyHdIQWX1O3CAny6RGU4-HLfI4fRGKbYoMeW_JtprYSAZjhAxCgbZLZYJ9I3EoM/s3347/SAM_0401+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHo3zJK_MYhYbULkz8jBphAhxlWb3i_Auu58btLf2a8J3XC254LvyPQVPO886shgCj8DpPeyOpg6PeyHdIQWX1O3CAny6RGU4-HLfI4fRGKbYoMeW_JtprYSAZjhAxCgbZLZYJ9I3EoM/s320/SAM_0401+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKghZdHq11gTA8l6qhH-zB-FRvIa2dpCpYsxe0kMRAkm05V46xDnssXa27ZKsUMMQn2McGcKOw4KpPPcAhhQ14pbhEqQ0xMLhVtR0WthWlIat9GuuI3WgoO9qZZR-OMD-ZZjrj6gRXE8/s3506/SAM_0405+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="3506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKghZdHq11gTA8l6qhH-zB-FRvIa2dpCpYsxe0kMRAkm05V46xDnssXa27ZKsUMMQn2McGcKOw4KpPPcAhhQ14pbhEqQ0xMLhVtR0WthWlIat9GuuI3WgoO9qZZR-OMD-ZZjrj6gRXE8/s320/SAM_0405+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQMnXTNdUaC5yLyuw2E3nJs7-qngko2iJ0nh6HwsT4odL5hrIvUnXsMZLxqvwvmhP2GaelVUR67vUCOfOs4LwV4KPE3CwJD4HXpTmPypMS4WurBguA6pCOjycZpNK8DTz57vCx87KxY/s2882/SAM_0406+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZQMnXTNdUaC5yLyuw2E3nJs7-qngko2iJ0nh6HwsT4odL5hrIvUnXsMZLxqvwvmhP2GaelVUR67vUCOfOs4LwV4KPE3CwJD4HXpTmPypMS4WurBguA6pCOjycZpNK8DTz57vCx87KxY/s320/SAM_0406+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> And another pair of earrings. Hope you enjoy!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1lUV-LbWOcuJNaBxPGHgITRIqBe8d5-iQREGLhbH__iShz6sAR31CwbwcFaIZTKCZWxnMAvwuonrvuZFB0aXpKei-JRbXhsqyFUvJjONFpK_cfht1w7NgnaVR7Wq5dw8sKjSye4IkU8/s4320/SAM_0395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1lUV-LbWOcuJNaBxPGHgITRIqBe8d5-iQREGLhbH__iShz6sAR31CwbwcFaIZTKCZWxnMAvwuonrvuZFB0aXpKei-JRbXhsqyFUvJjONFpK_cfht1w7NgnaVR7Wq5dw8sKjSye4IkU8/s320/SAM_0395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So there you have it! I'm back to making jewelry! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, </span><a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">A Grateful Artist</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Kim Dworak </span><a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Cianci Blue</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">Heather Canepa, </span><a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Desert Jewelry Designs</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">---- >Beti Horvath, </span><a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stringing Fool Jewelry</a> (you are here)<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; 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<span style="font-size: large;">I am again participating in a Summer Blog Hop with Lisa Lodge of <a href="https://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/">Pine Ridge Treasures</a>. And the last time I wrote in this blog was...over a year ago, participating in the summer blog hop last July. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My jewelry-making has become less prolific, and I've not been taking many good photographs, and blogs in general are becoming overwhelmed by other forms of social media, but none of these are really important, since I have received this summer's batch of lovely beads from Lisa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our theme this time is <span style="color: #ea9999;">Summer Romance.</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span>What better theme for jewelry than the swing-y light colorful pinks of summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the first day of my stay-cation vacation, My daughter Sara and I made our way to Skylands Botanical Gardens, in our neighboring Garden State of New Jersey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was impressed by the abundance of phlox flowers blooming in the perennial garden. So many pinks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the beads we were given. Not the greatest picture, so the finished work will be a big surprise. Also, a few beads are missing, because I made a few earrings early. And, I may have lost a few down the couch. Oops!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to make earrings. I love earrings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The big flowers use some lucite flowers from my stash, plus delicate crystals. All the rest are from my Pine Ridge selections. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A necklace made with the addition of some pink chips and a glass focal from my stash. And some of the pearls are left over from other Pine Ridge collections. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our fellow bloggers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Kim Dworak and Renee Edbrooke, <u><a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Cianci Blue</span></a></u></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Beti Horvath, </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Stringing Fool Jewelry</a> <<----- you are here.</span></span></span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-75356469323681908782017-07-22T00:00:00.000-04:002017-07-22T00:00:04.772-04:00Pine Ridge Treasures - Pearls, Fabulous Pearls<h2>
Elegance in Lilac and Gray</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blog Hops are not as numerous as they used to be among jewelry artists, but I still love them.We all get so busy, but sometimes we need to stop and concentrate on one item, or group of items. My latest Blog Hop is again sponsored by Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treasures. And it's all about pearls. I chose a set featuring the color lilac. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's not even all of them... it's what is left over <i>after I made my jewelry! </i>I know. That's a lot of leftovers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And here, without further ado, are my designs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a few things from my stash on these, but they were mainly spacers and seed beads used as spacers, and I think they worked really well. Oh, and the little pewter shells. Pearls and shells, right? Okay, they are not oyster shells, but they are super sweet, don't you think? And I alternated backs and fronts of the shells, so no matter how you put on the bracelet, it will always be "right." The earrings are simple, but echo both of the other pieces nicely. </span><br />
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-59427761688633082372017-02-04T11:10:00.000-05:002017-02-04T11:10:01.277-05:00Pine Ride Treasures: Color Blog Hop!<h2>
A work in Progress~~~</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm in a bit of a creative slump. Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the fact that I was not able to participate in many craft shows last season. Maybe it's the general feeling of malaise many of us have felt since November 9th. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on ideas for these beads, sent by <a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/">Lisa Lodge </a>as part of one of her challenges, the Color Blog Hop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lisa's challenges work like this: You respond to her by purchasing one of a number of packages of beads. I chose the "Red and White" selection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I received, of course, was much more than that! The warm champagne colored beads and brass findings are perfect with the red and white theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is what I have so far. I got slowed down by several things happening in my life, so nothing is actually complete....please forgive me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the top picture is obviously a necklace in progress, and the bottom picture is um, some mismatched dangles that I didn't finish because my pliers hand is still in recuperation mode (carpal tunnel release surgery, all good.) I actually thought they matched until I looked at the pictures. Oh well, they would have had to be re-done anyway. And that bit of wire with beads on it.... dunno, got nothing. Just playing with beads!</span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-50518119696901601692016-11-30T18:29:00.000-05:002016-11-30T18:32:28.367-05:00A Little Necklace Therapy<h2>
Working with my wonderful prize!</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently the <a href="http://artelements.net/november-component-of-the-month-giveaway-winners/">Art Elements Blog</a> hosted a giveaway, and I won, I won, I won!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the wonderful pendant created in ceramic by </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: "roboto"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Artisan-Clay-154965164301/?fref=ts">Kristie Roeder.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The colors are so vivid, it was hard to capture them with my little camera, indoors, at night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the necklace I created with the pendant, using a bunch of glass beads from my stash. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to the folks at <a href="http://artelements.net/november-component-of-the-month-giveaway-winners/">Art Elements</a> for sponsoring the giveaway . Here are the other designers!</span></div>
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<strong>Guest Designers:</strong><br />
<a href="http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/2016/11/art-elements-november-component-of-month.html" target="_blank">Sarajo Wentling</a><br />
<a href="http://beadlolabead.blogspot.com/2016/11/art-elements-november-component-of.html" target="_blank">Lola Surwillo</a><br />
<a href="http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beti Horvath</a><br />
<a href="http://kumibykate.blogspot.com/2016/11/my-jewelry-featuring-focals-by-kristie.html?m=1" target="_blank">Kate Kemp</a><br />
<strong>Art Elements Team</strong><br />
<a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/2016/12/art-elements-november-component-of.html" target="_blank">Susan Kennedy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lesleywatt.com/uncategorized/art-elements-com" target="_blank">Lesley Watt</a><br />
<a href="http://saraccino.blogspot.de/2016/11/ancient-dreams-component-of-month-at.html" target="_blank">Claire Fabian</a><br />
<a href="https://jdaviesreazor.com/blog/" target="_blank">Jenny Davies-Reazor</a><br />
<a href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog" target="_blank">Jen Cameron</a><br />
<br />Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-44164554230016722742016-10-29T00:00:00.000-04:002016-10-29T00:00:28.084-04:00Exploring the French Countryside<h2>
Hopping with Pine Ridge Treasures</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another Blog Hop from Pine Ridge Treasures. This time, I went literal and did some research on just what the French countryside looks like. I had been expecting a different color way from the selection of beads in this hop. Turns out, these are colors that fit very well with the theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some of the images of the French Countryside that appealed to me:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were a real surprise to me. They seem to turn up everywhere. (Can you tell I have never been to France? ) I found some square blue beads, and this metal piece, which I blackened with some metal patina. I combined them with the black beads, crystals and elaborate toggle clasp from Lisa's bead collection, and </span><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255 , 255 , 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>voilà! </i>I love the blue and black. Little bead earrings complete the look.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the little silver leaves, and they go well with the little "grape" amethyst beads I found. And I knew I was saving that cork for something!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My salute to lavender. I even included a little picture of my late season lavender bush blooming. Dreamy green beads from the collection, and some blue beads from my stash, combined with some silver wire and chain, give this set a light and airy look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the earrings that inspired a necklace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was fooling around with some beads from the collection to make a pair of earrings, and liked them so much, I made a necklace to match. These are all beads from Lisa, and are a reflection of all my French Countryside pictures. </span></div>
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In which I choose my favorite favorites!</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another Blog Hop, from Pine Ridge Treasures. This one is entitled "Favorite Things." It's so hard to choose the beads from one of Lisa Lodge's hand picked collections... but it had to be done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had thought I photographed this batch as they came in but, no such luck. So here are the pieces I came up with from a beautiful collection. You will just have to believe that I had some hard choices. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love black and white, so grabbed these geometric beads, added the black disks and some round white beads and some chain. the clasp included went perfectly with the geometric theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kind of get a fifties vibe from this necklace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In any challenge I have to sneak in some earrings. Aren't they cute? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And these blue beads were begging to be made into a bracelet. A few tiny blue beads, those white rounds, string them up, add a magnetic clasp and....</span><br />
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Tracing the fall of the barn.</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My last post was Part 1of the story of a nearby farm. I liked to take pictures of the barns and other buildings in different seasons, different weather, and different light. In the course of 5 years, it went from a struggling business, to a source of barn siding. Read a little more <a href="http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-farm-in-decline.html">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I noticed the buildings falling, I actually thought of people I know who use barn wood for cabinetry and crafts, and wondered if someone would harvest the wood. One day, I noticed the process had started. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heavy equipment was on site, but you could see that the wood was removed to spare it much damage. </span></td></tr>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-59003059606541237222016-08-21T09:11:00.000-04:002016-08-21T11:15:39.090-04:00A Farm in Decline: Part 1<h2>
Tracing a nearby farm over five years.</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a blog I have been wanting to write for a few months now. Wanting and dreading. Because purely by chance, it chronicles the decline of what was a working farm, years ago when I was a child, to the current situation: farm house for sale, the barn and outbuilding gone, the greenhouses wire hoops in the back lot, the silos lonely against the sky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started taking pictures of the buildings in 2011, when I got my new camera. I would walk the dog past the farm, and snap a few pics for this blog, or just because I liked the way the silos looked against the sky. At that time, the owners grew and sold plants and shrubs, grown in the greenhouses out back. At various times they sold cut flowers, pumpkins, did the hayride and bounce house thing, sold art, and way back, this was a dairy farm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't give you the entire history of the place, but I can share with you my appreciation and sadness as the old place has at last settled into being just a country house. It is for sale, and I hope someone buys it and lives there for a few more generations. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A nice black and white shot of the barn, one of my first. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">People still lived here. You can just see the date 1770 over the door. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Love this sign. It was used when the farm was open for business selling plants.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think it was after the place was put up for sale that the barn really started to cave in. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can see the main portion leaning in on the back. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a week since I started this blog post, and I think it wants to be two posts. Part two, <a href="http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-farm-in-decline-part-2.html">here</a>. </span></div>
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Transferring Sunlight to Jewelry.</h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another <a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/">Pine Ridge Treasures</a> blog hop is here! The participants ordered a surprise package of beads and coordinating metal pieces from Lisa Lodge, which portray the theme of "A Sunny Day." I actually managed to grab a pretty nice picture of the package contents when they arrived. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a sun. Or a flower. A pendant. Or a suncatcher. Look at the pretty green wire! I like it, but can't really figure out what to do with it. I'll put it aside, and think about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These earrings came next. I again used the green wire, with the pretty yellow drops, and some flower shaped spacers from my stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I next picked up the beads, I started to understand that a lot of my sunny days were appreciated by looking at sunlight through the foliage that surrounds our home in the country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the tiny little iridescent green beads in my kit really mimicked that sunshine-through-the-leaves effect. I set to work designing a necklace with the delicate green pendant I made from some of the faux beach glass included. And those little green sunshine beads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I strung the beads, then attached chain to the ends for an adjustable fit. A little butterfly charm finishes the clasp. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some earrings to go with the theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, a little beachy look, with seahorse charms, and wire that coordinates with the pretty blue beads. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seahorses aren't shown to their best advantage, but you get the idea. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are meant to coordinate with the necklace, but look great on their own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sun-through leaves theme again. Also meant to coordinate with the necklace. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how the little green beads catch the light? </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lisa for hosting this Hop. Can't wait to see others' take on the Sunny Day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Kim Dworak, </span><a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Cianci Blue</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Shaiha Williams, </span></span><a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Shaiha’s Ramblings</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake, </span><a href="http://www.beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake Bead Designs</span></a><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Veralynne Malone, </span><a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Designed by Vera</span></a><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gloria Allen, </span><a href="http://gloriaallendesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #33aaff;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gloria Allen Designs</span></a><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-7991451689584806382016-07-10T20:48:00.000-04:002016-07-10T20:48:31.224-04:00Gardener's Folly<h2>
A series of experiments. </h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My garden this year is a series of experiments. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 2015</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year's project was 100% grown in pots and other containers, using fencing and wire plant stands for trellises. Everything was collected around a small temporary green house than was very effective for starting seeds, and protecting small plants from the frost. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This year I decided to recycle some of my potting soil, a small amount of compost, and some of my containers, to make a garden where some plants were in the ground, and some in pots and containers. I did minimal digging, trying a no-dig technique. And I did find myself buying at least 8 bags of potting and garden soil. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this year's garden includes tomatoes growing in the ground, and peppers, cucumbers and a couple of other things that are in bags of soil. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pumpkin I put in the compost is growing beautifully, using the greenhouse frame as a trellis. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More pumpkin vine, and some herbs just spouting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the garden.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual, I can't wait to harvest something, all we have had so far are fresh herbs...on just about everything. </span><br />
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-56583684156622077822016-07-02T18:10:00.000-04:002016-07-02T18:18:16.101-04:00No Hop No Challenge<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tend to post here only when I am participating in a blog hop, a photo challenge, or some kind of online event. But really, I love to share photos and news, so why not do so here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier today, Jim and I sent Sara, our daughter off on the train bound for Vermont. She is participating in a summer event at the Center For Cartoon Studies, where she goes to school. She will be a teaching assistant at their summer classes, and fulfill her internship requirement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Traffic being what it was on July 2nd, we took the scenic route back home. </span><br />
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Taking Route 9W toward Newburgh, NY, we stopped at a park next to the Hudson River, at Plum Point. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone playing the guitar on a park bench, valiantly fighting off the marauding butterflies. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim scoping out fishing spots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What Are These? They are about the size of a quarter, and pointed.</td></tr>
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And, Home again, with out new kitten, Spot. </div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-4019816723606370442016-06-25T00:00:00.000-04:002016-06-25T06:30:36.485-04:00Pine Ridge Treasures: Black and White Blog Hop<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual, the participants received a selection of beads and other items, like findings and charms, to spark our creativity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The square ceramic dangles, and the snowflake obsidian cube beads were just perfect for this pair of earrings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's about 18 inches from the charms at the bottom, to the over-sized clasp and its little charm. I just love the look of the stone, metal and the little silver key. And the oval links are just perfect with the components of the kit. Some gunmetal colored chain carries the black and white theme to the body of the necklace. I love the way all the little charms I created from the components compliment each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was surprised at my own ability to use this limited palette to create pieces that were such fun to wear. I know, because I've worn them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I signed up for the Blog Hop "I Wish it Were Summer" sponsored by Lisa Lodge of <a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/2016/02/i-wish-it-were-summer-blog-hop-link-list.html">A Grateful Artist-Pine Ridge Treasures</a>, I thought that by the time the blog hop arrived, I would be more than ready for Summer, since winter would be almost over. Well, here it is, and although Summer sounds good to me, I don't have that longing a hard winter inspires. We have been very lucky to get hardly any snow, and few super cold days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the other day I settled in to create a little summer. I combined beads from the bag Lisa sent with a few more beads from other collections of hers, and a few things, like acrylic flowers, and out popped a bracelet and some earrings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the cool but summery look of this bracelet! The flower clasp just nails it!</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">The cool look again, but this time in a pair of small but swing-y earrings. </span></div>
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<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">These little earrings are light, colorful and so fun!</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These green beads go perfectly with some purple beads from my stash.</span><div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">So we finally get to the garden! I have lots of these acrylic flower beads, and they look so good with these colors. </span><div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for taking a look into the possibilities of summer!</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been a while since I blogged regularly. But here is a work in progress for your approval. Lisa Lodge puts together some fabulous bead collections at Pine Ridge Treasures, and sometimes they are linked to a challenge or bog hop. This one appealed to me for several reasons -- I obviously needed some inspiration to blog again... and also, this theme is a little out of my comfort zone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sparkly shiny, and elegant too? I'm usually aiming for fun and funky, so this is a bit new for me. I recently had some hand surgery, so my use of pliers is a bit limited. I didn't make all the pieces I could have if my hand was more useful. This necklace and earring set is just the beginning of what I have planned for this wonderful selection of beads. I even planned them out!!! Since the surgery for carpal tunnel release was on my left hand, and I am right handed, I could draw out my ideas, a step I usually skip. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, I have a lot more to work with, including some additions from my stash. I did try combining some of these bracelet bars I picked up at a yard sale with the beads from Lisa. But as I was deciding if I liked the result, my temporary knots untied...I guess it was trying to tell me something!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this is what I ended up with in time for today's blog hop. I love the black and red color schemes, as one of my earliest design influences was Ukrainian embroidery! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eventually, I would like to combine some of these elements into a lariat necklace, somewhat like this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Carolyn Lawson, </span><a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Carolyn's Creations</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Kim Dworak, </span><a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Cianci Blue</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Shaiha Williams, </span></span><a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Shaiha’s Ramblings</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake, </span><a href="http://www.beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Becky Pancake Bead Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Jacqui Kipfer, </span></span><a href="http://sevenoaksjewellery.blogspot.com.au/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Seven Oaks Jewellery</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Veralynne Malone, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"><a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Designed by Vera</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have often photographed the farm that I pass on one of my favorite walk. Recently it went up for sale, and was obviously left vacant. In the last few years, it served as a nursery for bedding plants, and hosted a yearly "Pumpkin Patch" in the Fall. But there have not been animals here or heavy farming done in a long time. </span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-23908256658194650622015-09-06T10:00:00.000-04:002015-09-06T16:33:49.070-04:00Catching up!<h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">As Summer ends....</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether it is jewelry or photography, or simply daily life, there is not much reflected on these pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first four pictures are from a visit Sara and I paid to the Orange County Arboretum, in Montgomery NY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a bee balm flower from my yard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my displays from the Catskill Fly Fishing Center in Livingston Manor NY. They have a marketplace every summer, and I had pretty good luck this year selling my jewelry there. </span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-86591284621734620942015-07-18T06:00:00.000-04:002015-07-18T06:34:32.547-04:00Beach Blog Hop<h2>
Glass Jewelry in Scrumptious Colors </h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treaures offered a bead set for a Beach blog hop, I had just purchased some cultured Sea Glass from her, and I was so impressed with that set, I jumped at the chance to order more and participate in the challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, I labored to construct this necklace. I took it apart twice because of miss-counting beads. When I realized that the end pieces still weren't going to be able to match the third time, I decided that matching them was over-rated. Since the piece was going to be long, and somewhat heavy, and it was made with two strands of wire, I placed crimp beads at certain points in the body of the necklace. So each time I took it apart, I had to trash the wire and crimps. Sad. But I like the final version quite a lot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with cultured beach glass, Lisa included some of these brass charms. They made a lovely focal cor the necklace, and I still have one of each to use in another piece. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lisa, for sponsoring this opportunity to "visit the beach!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, </span><a href="http://www.gratefulartist.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">A Grateful Artist</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Carolyn Lawson, </span><a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Carolyn's Creations</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Candida Elkins Castleberry, </span><a href="http://www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com/" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Spun Sugar Beadworks</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Kari Asbury, </span><a href="http://www.hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog" style="color: #e69138; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Hippie Chick Design</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"></span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-84633848576312162162015-04-11T11:08:00.000-04:002015-04-11T11:08:06.787-04:00Alenka's Birthday Butterfly Blog Hop<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Alenka, of <a href="http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/">Pepita's Handmade </a>suggested a Butterfly Blog-hop, in honor of her birthday, I hopped right on. I seem to need a challenge every once in a while to get my creative juices going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I knew I wanted to to make these simple but effective earrings. I have made this basic design before, and I always sold anything I didn't hoard for my self.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are. So simple, fairly easy, but so pretty and spring-like. I started with making a little "body" for my craft-store purchased butterfly links. Hanging a coordinating bead dangle gives them a little swing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved digging through my stash for the beads used in this project. I hope the other participants did too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Alenka (Pepita) - hostess </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK2" style="color: #222222;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK1" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--></span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://pepita-handmade.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Beti Horvath </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK6" style="color: #222222;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK5" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--></span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://stringingfool.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a> <---You Are Here</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Kathy Lindemer </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK8" style="color: #222222;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14ca4b050e7ca0b4_OLE_LINK7" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--> </span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://bay-moon-design.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. Christine Altmiller </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--> <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://onekisscreations.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Amy S. </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">--> <a href="http://blogspot.amybeads.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://blogspot.amybeads.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-64957848887021024772015-02-20T21:53:00.000-05:002015-02-20T21:53:09.779-05:00And the winner is....<h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The winner of the polymer clay covered mug from "Grow Your Blog" is : Susan Leschke of <a href="http://www.threadsofinspiration.net/">Threads of Inspiration</a>!!</span></div>
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Beti Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549825385743600718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475157229082894650.post-88962650066108030092015-02-16T10:54:00.000-05:002015-02-16T11:00:19.246-05:00Ordinary. Extraordinary. Everyday. Last Five Days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sally Russick gave us a gift this month...fifteen days of photography prompts. The nice thing about Sally's photo challenges...they take a bit of thought as well as just choosing a nice picture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, what did I do? I took the protective plastic from a roll of bead stringing wire, glued on some white fuzzy fabric, lined it with a piece of ribbon, and then took shapes inspired by the tubing hill photo, and sewed them to the fabric. I might even make another one. Someday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sally Russick's Challenge continues. This list of prompts covers days 6-10, and presented me with more need for thought. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sally Russick is at it again. She is hosting a photo challenge, with a twist. We are to take five photos, responding to five word prompts; one each for five days. The idea is to take the photos responding to whatever the prompt says to you. Go with the flow. Then we do it all over again. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Reflection - Cast aluminum plane. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Wrap- I am Babushka Lady</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Kitchen Ritual - Chopping Onions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. Papers - All Day Training</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. Hounds Tooth Check Scarf</td></tr>
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