Happy Monday to you all! Is it a holiday with you? It is over here in the Uk – and in N. Ireland (the part of the UK where I currently reside) we not only have Monday as a holiday but Tuesday as well. But Friday isn’t a holiday for some reason….haven’t figured out quite what ‘Easter Tuesday’ is all about, but now it’s Monday evening, I’m grateful to get to spend tomorrow with my partner – a real treat.
We’re still on the ‘April showers bring May flowers’ theme for this month (and the next), and I did what I usually do when no one has shared any links (sob! sniff!) for beady finds, I hop over to etsy and start searching for handmade beads, creating various different searches to find new and fun beads to share with you. I decided today to actually search for ‘handmade shower beads’ to see what came up. I must admit to be absolutely tickled pink to find these gorgeously cute rubber ducky lampwork beads from Petronova Lampwork:
How would you use these? They’re pretty perfect for Spring too!
Here’s a wee buddy for the rubber ducky, from Glass Bead:
He looks like he’d happily swim alongside his yellow chum.
And lastly for today, I just couldn’t resist these vibrant turquoise ocean-themed beads from Maya Honey. Don’t these just make you want to dive in head first?
All lampwork today, and I have noticed that this theme seems to throw up a lot of lampwork. I think it’s the watery qualities that glass captures so well!
See you next week for more showery, watery, seaside-y themed beads.
And now for the BeadBlogger Links. Have a great week!
Resin Crafts Blog
With Jewelry Clay as a new medium in my jewelry zone I have found that I can create so many new wearable pieces.
With Jewelry Clay as a new medium in my jewelry zone I have found that I can create so many new wearable pieces.
New ideas for summer jewelry are circulating over on a bead a day blog. Lisa’s thinking about summertime pearls and ankle-bracelets as necklaces!
Crochet Cuteness
The Crafty Princess cracks open a new super cute crochet book.
The Crafty Princess cracks open a new super cute crochet book.
Mixed Media Artist
You can never have too many image transfer methods in your bag of tricks. Cyndi has gathered up all her tutorials for you!
You can never have too many image transfer methods in your bag of tricks. Cyndi has gathered up all her tutorials for you!
Beading Arts
Quick and easy little crocheted bead bracelets have been around for a long time…but how long has it been since you’ve made one?
Quick and easy little crocheted bead bracelets have been around for a long time…but how long has it been since you’ve made one?
Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer, currently living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.
Liona (Blue Merlin Creations)
April 22, 2014 at 2:25 amPlenty of spring showers around where I live- though we were spared this Easter weekend, which was nice! Here's a set of beads that make me think April showers because of the colour scheme (and the artist is a favourite of more than a few jewellery designers! – https://www.etsy.com/listing/186781292/moogin-beads-set-of-7-large-spring?ref=shop_home_active_1
The other one I though of is one of my favourite West Coast artists…not so much rain showers, but West Coast beachy – (and West Coast beaches see a lot of rain =) ) – https://www.etsy.com/listing/43323349/stephaniebeads-lampwork-sea-star-set?ref=shop_home_active_9
Berina RGA
April 22, 2014 at 2:54 amaah!! the ocean themed lampwork beads are so gorgeous!! I definitely want some of those!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Kathy Lindemer
April 22, 2014 at 10:42 amThe ducks are darling. They would make some cute earrings. I have bought those Maya honey beads a number of times. They are gorgeous.
Claire Lockwood
April 22, 2014 at 11:53 amSweet choices! Jana has lots of lovely fish charms and some nice water-y drops:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/186856801/a-set-of-3-fish-beads-stoneware-ceramic?ref=shop_home_active_4
https://www.etsy.com/listing/186891287/a-pair-of-blue-tears-earring-drops-beads?ref=shop_home_feat_3
Martina Visnjic art
April 22, 2014 at 5:56 pmBeautiful!
Susan
April 24, 2014 at 12:53 amNancy from The Glass Bunny also makes some cute lampwork beads for Spring!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGlassBunny?ref=shop_sugg