{"id":4170,"date":"2010-09-23T02:01:38","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=4170"},"modified":"2010-09-23T02:03:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T06:03:21","slug":"ready-to-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=4170","title":{"rendered":"Ready to swap!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4171\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=4171\"><\/a>Just in the nick of time, I finished my charms for the ArtBLISS charm swap.\u00a0\u00a0 I just love the traditions that go along with art retreats.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve ever been to one, you&#8217;ll know that trading is a big part of the subculture.\u00a0 I was indoctrinated when I met\u00a0 a very artistic science teacher named Maureen at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=1088\"> Art and Soul in 2009<\/a>.\u00a0 Luckily she&#8217;s coming down from NY (yeah!) and organized a charm swap for our event.\u00a0\u00a0To celebrate Fall, a leaf theme was chosen.<\/p>\n<p>I made a bunch of origami cups, little pouches for my charms.\u00a0 I got this idea when I received earrings that I had ordered from Sandra over at <a href=\"http:\/\/preservejewelrystudio.blogspot.com\/\">Preserve Jewelry Studio<\/a>.\u00a0 She makes such gorgeous earrings, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/54987918\/gypsy-garnet-garnet-rimmed-brass-rings\">these<\/a> and sends them in handmade paper envelopes.\u00a0 She shared her tips with me on how to make them, and double-sided is good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4171  aligncenter\" title=\"artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005.jpg\" alt=\"artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005\" width=\"515\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charms_3-005-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well I have to admit my first charm idea just didn&#8217;t work out.\u00a0 When I showed them to my husband, he said, &#8220;What are they supposed to be?&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Leaves.&#8221;\u00a0 So then I turned to my familiar friend &#8211;<em>wire-<\/em>\u00a0and just made some crystal wire-wrapped beads and added a brass leaf stamping.\u00a0 I oxidized them and even tumbled them for a bit.\u00a0 I admit they kinda look like one-winged insects or something&#8230;.but they&#8217;ll have to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4172\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=4172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4172  aligncenter\" title=\"artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20.jpg\" alt=\"artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20\" width=\"515\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/artbliss-leaf-charm-swap-20-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next time I stop in, I hope to be reporting right from the Inaugural Event!\u00a0 Will be in touch soon &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4173\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=4173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4173\" title=\"siggie10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/siggie10.png\" alt=\"siggie10\" width=\"138\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in the nick of time, I finished my charms for the ArtBLISS charm swap.\u00a0\u00a0 I just love the traditions that go along with art retreats.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve ever been to one, you&#8217;ll know that trading is a big part of the subculture.\u00a0 I was indoctrinated when I met\u00a0 a very artistic science teacher named 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