{"id":3912,"date":"2010-08-13T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T22:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2010-08-16T01:56:58","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T05:56:58","slug":"creative-sparks-have-sparked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=3912","title":{"rendered":"Creative Sparks have Sparked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>I hope this finds you enjoying a beautiful summer day, Friday the 13th and all!\u00a0 I feel a bit drained from being in the sun all day but can&#8217;t complain because there was a great breeze on the beach and it was barely 80 degrees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrittybird.com\/creative-spark-fridays\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3913\" title=\"creative-spark-fridays\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/creative-spark-fridays.jpg\" alt=\"creative-spark-fridays\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/creative-spark-fridays.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/creative-spark-fridays-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/creative-spark-fridays-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for a little <em>Creative Spark<\/em>?\u00a0 I was able to squeeze in some time to finish a project inspired by last week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrittybird.com\/creative-spark-fridays\">Creative Spark<\/a>!\u00a0 If you have not heard the buzz yet and would like to join in, Becky of\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrittybird.com\/journal\/\">The Gritty Bird<\/a> shares a new creative theme, color scheme and phrase every week.\u00a0 Becky&#8217;s sparks are an inspiration for <em>everyone<\/em> &#8211; jewelry designers to mixed media artists.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here are the sparks we worked with over the week this time around (and you can select any or all of the &#8220;sparks&#8221;):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**CREATIVE SPARK ONE** <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022Artistic Theme\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Woodland<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**CREATIVE SPARK TWO**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022Theme Words or Phrase\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trees, Birds, Fly, Clouds, Moss, Grass, Twigs, Mist<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**Creative SPARK THREE**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022Theme Color Palette\u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/view_photog.php?photogid=587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3914\" title=\"woodland-creative-spark\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/woodland-creative-spark.jpg\" alt=\"woodland-creative-spark\" width=\"515\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/woodland-creative-spark.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/woodland-creative-spark-150x53.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/woodland-creative-spark-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3915\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=3915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3915\" title=\"believe-in-dreams2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams2.jpg\" alt=\"believe-in-dreams2\" width=\"515\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams2.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams2-150x128.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams2-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think I captured that woodland theme and those misty colors in &#8220;Believe in Dreams&#8221; .\u00a0 This bracelet features a metal focal that I hand cut, filed, stamped, oxidized, polished and tumbled. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0\u00a0 Just look at those gorgeous lampwork beads by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jenagirlbeads.com\/index.php\">Jena Fulcher<\/a> and spacers by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/lori2\">Lori Anderson<\/a>&#8230;all in a soft, muted palette.\u00a0 The detail in the beads are just incredible, some are encased and that one pillow bead\u00a0 &#8211; oh!\u00a0 the flower on both sides is just so pretty.\u00a0 I wire wrapped the beads with a nice substantial sterling silver wire &#8211; 16 gauge, and added some beautiful sterling Hill Tribe bead caps and flower charm.\u00a0 If you think you might need a reminder from time to time that you should <strong>believe in your dreams<\/strong>, this one is available in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.etsy.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"> my Etsy shop.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 Sold, thank you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3916\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=3916\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3916\" title=\"believe-in-dreams\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams.jpg\" alt=\"believe-in-dreams\" width=\"515\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/believe-in-dreams-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ll be taking a little blog break as we head on a road trip&#8230;so I&#8217;ll see you when I return!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=3917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3917\" title=\"siggie4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/siggie4.png\" alt=\"siggie4\" width=\"138\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends! I hope this finds you enjoying a beautiful summer day, Friday the 13th and all!\u00a0 I feel a bit drained from being in the sun all day but can&#8217;t complain because there was a great breeze on the beach and it was barely 80 degrees. Are you ready for a little Creative Spark?\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jewelry-design","category-new-in-the-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}