Hello friends
I hope your week is off to a great start. Today flew by and I have a sneaky feeling the rest of the week will be the same. The days ’til ArtBLISS are numbered and there are many final details to tend to. There have been some last minute registrations which are wonderful to see! It’s not too late to join us, just visit the site and hit “Register Now!” 🙂
I mentioned in my last blog post that I would be meeting with my girlfriend Lori for our own little bead retreat weekend. What a great 24 hours…. it is wonderful to have a friend who understands me and I understand her. Just perfect. And when you throw in lots of bead talk over lunch, dinner and breakfast, can it get any better? We’re hoping to do it again soon. There are many of you that I hope to meet one day as well!
With a few spare moments here, and a few there, I managed to finally finish up this jingly-jangly bracelet. That’s what I love when working with wire – you can start your project one day, and finish it a week later. That’s my kind of pace with 4 kids and having to drive to 2 schools in another city…no long solo sessions in a studio for me. For this bracelet, I soldered some lumpy sterling silver links (using my favorite Stephanie Lee method), and added a wonderful lampwork focal and ceramic beads by Gaea.
Available in my poor little neglected Etsy shop! One day I will fill it up again!
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Cindy, your bracelet is beautiful! I haven’t been brave enough to go beyond copper for the ‘soldered links’ from Stephanie’s class. Your’s are perfect!
I hear you about starting a project (especially with wire) and finishing it later. Sometimes this ‘absence’ from the piece allows me to see more clearly where it is headed. Sometimes not.
Sounds like you and Lori had a great bead date. Fun!
Ahhh…a relaxing “beady” weekend, I know it was fun! Can’t wait until my own beady weekend…ArtBliss. The bracelet is lovely, the links look great!
Love this bracelet Cindy! Love the beads, and your lumpy silver links the best!
So glad you got to spend some time with Lori!
How I do wish I could be there for Art Bliss. But I’ll be doing my own little (maybe huge) wedding bliss dance this weekend.
I love, LOVE that wire wrapping on that bead. So clever. Can I borrow that technique sometime? And soldering links? oooo la la! That is something I hope to one day learn how to do. You have such a sense about you Cindy. And you keep dangling Art Bliss in front of me. If I only had the time….
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Beautiful Cindy! Love the soldered links and the wrapped bead. Lovely. Hugs, Riki
Another winner! Love the jewelry AND the photo of you and Lori! I know you guys had a blast!
Such a great photo of you and Lori! I love the bracelet, the colors and the great wire wrapped bead.
I am so glad you and Lori had a great time. The bracelet is so nice..I love the blend of wire and the soldered links. Beautiful.
Gorgeous bracelet! Glad you had a good time with Lori. You know, I so wish I could get together with you. Darn, why is the Atlantic such a big puddle?
Glad to hear that you and Lori had a great time together. I love this bracelet. Your style is so wonderful!
Beautiful, beautiful work Cindy! Love the links~super great job my friend!
You look like you had the BEST time with Lori…yes, the days are numbered aren’t they, till ArtBliss? Well, it will ALL come together, and when it does, you will be ready for the next time! LOL =))
Take care……xoxox
Oh Cindy what beautiful work! I so love seeing your creations! Love those links!
The links in the bracelet are really cool and I love how they are different sizes. The colors are perfect for autumn. So many great beads and stones combined together. Fabulous!
Those links rock! I’m so excited you convinced me to take the next rendition of the class! You always inspire me in so many ways.
Such a wonderful thing to have a close friend nearby..thats pretty hard to beat!
Beautiful work Cindy!
I love this bracelet. I love the Classic Charm Bracelet in your shop too. It would be hard for me to pick just one.
Cindy – Love the bracelet. I’m thinking of taking Stephanie’s next class.
And I see you and Lori are wearing your ‘special’ necklaces. Bet she loved it.
sandi
The links are stunning as is the rest of the bracelet! Just Gorgeous.
The soldered links are one of my favorites that Stephanie taught. I was so glad to have you as a classmate and looks like we will be again! YAY! 🙂
You two look so relaxed! It must have been wonderful.
I simply love this bracelet! Just beautiful! Wire work with lampwork is my all time favorite 🙂
Shannon
Beautiful bracelet Cindy! I especially love the handmade nickel beadcaps! Very cool, see you next week! Laura