Sunday, August 3, 2014

Haberdashery Blog Hop



This blog hop really excited me when I ran across it! Why? Because it's being hosted by Melissa Trudinger of Bead Recipes from Australia!  In October, my husband & I are going to Australia & New Zealand; first as delegates for a religious convention & then 6 more weeks for our anniversary!  We are so excited!!!!! It will be another trip of a life time! But that is another post NOT THIS ONE!

SO......... Melissa invited us to use fabric, buttons, ribbon, etc... to create something of a HABERDASHERY - haby for short.  Since, I have a habit of collecting, as I think many of us do....., leftover pieces of things, broken jewelry items, odds & ends, buttons, etc... this was going to be a FUN challenge!  She has even created a Pinterest Board.

THANK  YOU  MELISSA  for hosting & the excitingly interesting Pinterest Board! I just love adjectives!

One of my odds & ends is the lovely little CHICKLET from Sue Beads for the Chicklet Design Challenge hosted by Rita of Toltec Jewels
http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/2014/08/choosy-chicks-choose-chicklets-blog-hop.html

This was the first creation in my design. I started it well over a year ago for something to do with buttons. As you can see it is DIFFERENT! So while I was looking at this focal, ideas began popping for the Chicklet Design Challenge. So the necklace came next that incorporated the two hops together.




 Of course, I love sets! So earrings & a bracelet came next ......


In all the pieces, if you really look, you can see beads of various kinds; african paper, african trading, ceramic, glass, coral, etc...; buttons of all varieties & ages; odds & ends from various broken & found things (I love to recycle or as Rita calls it "Upcycle") Thanks Rita, I love that word!!!!! I even think on my bracelet I have another "found" bead from Sue Beads.

I hope you enjoy my Eclectic wonderings & creations!

Now off to the Haberdashery - want to join me! Click here for the "Hopping List"!








10 comments:

  1. Love the rich warmth of the colors in your set, and how well all the different elements work together.

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  2. I am so inspired to get out some of my wayward pieces and make a fun piece like your necklace. I love the chain and dangles. Great work!

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  3. Your pieces are great examples of a "found treasures" design; very pretty and how intelligent of you to club the 2 hops together

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  4. I love your decorated buttons! And the unique focal! And the eclectic choice of beads for your designs that made me come back for another look! And the mismatched earrings, oh!

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  5. That is a great way to use buttons! I have so many like yours, stashed away, patiently awaiting use...your design has inspired me to go find them! Thank you!

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  6. What a wonderful way of joining the two hops! I love the ecclectic elements, the rich color palette, the different materials. This is a great set you created.

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  7. Fabulous set, and so eclectic! I love the mix of elements, all the buttons and bits and bobs! Thank you for joining my blog hop!

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  8. A great piece and use of 'upcycling'.

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  9. What a fun mix of ingredients you joined together to make up these pieces. You did a really great job with this challenge and it looks like you had some fun too.

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