The Need to Bead Collection from Artfire

I Have the Need to Bead....

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Handmade Gifts

The pillow beads in the earrings in the center section are from Blue Morning Expressions.

It's A Handmade World: Anything And Everything HANDMADE

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Valentine’s Day Polymer Clay Beads and Canes by Blue Morning Expressions

Volume 9 Issue 2, February, 2012

What's New in February?

Happy Valentine’s Day to all my Valentines.

Can you believe that we are already in the second month of the year? It is so hard to believe how fast time flies past us and soon the small green shoots of new grass and spring flowers will be poking their heads up from the frozen ground. Some places have received a lot more snow than others and the welcome sight of new buds and shoots will be a breath of fresh air.

Keeping with the spring themes and thoughts, I created some new lentil beads with bright colorful flowers on them. I only managed to get three sets done, as well as a set of Valentine flower canes, but still the bright colors were welcome.

 

 

New Canes and Beads—You can find all the new beads and canes on my website www.bluemorningexpressions.com or at Artfire under Blue Morning Expressions. Both places have a full selection of my most current canes, including this new Valentine cane.

As always, thank you for all your support and emails.

www.bluemorningexpressions.com

Until next month,

Julie & Blu

 

Things to Look Forward To:

New Products:

Earrings—I have been on an earring kick lately and added swinging chains to the mix. I created a lot of 10mm beads with my flower canes and added them to chains and other Swarovski crystals for some sassy new looks.

These earrings are currently not included in my www.bluemorningexpressions.com site and only available in my Artfire shop. I am planning a lot more jewelry, including a lot of bracelets and necklaces, so keep an eye out for the notice in any of my stores and sites for the latest information.

Come visit us on our blog www.bmeblueprint.blogspot.com for the latest news and beads.

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Yummy Caramel Beads with Vibrant Raw Polymer Clay Flower Canes

I went with a beautiful rich caramel base – see my post on the Polymer Clay Canes Blog for the whole story – and as I worked with these beads, I could not decide if I was going to use them myself or offer them up for sale. I held them in my hands for a very long time before deciding. They are silky smooth and just sweet to hold onto, but I put them in my Etsy store for the moment.
They are 15mm lentils with gorgeous yellow flowers paired with stunning and vibrant purple violet flowers. These canes are part of my personal collection; the violet cane is sold separately in my Etsy, Artfire and Blue Morning Expressions stores. They are a regular and repeated popular raw cane.
The beads are sanded smooth and lightly varnished.

Then there are these beads:

This set of 6 lentil shaped beads are 20mm in size and are silky smooth with 2mm holes pierced through them. The beads are a floral garden of vibrant colors. Crimson red daisy canes, another set of violet purple flowers and finished with my pinwheel cane of bright blue and outrageous orange make up the flower garden. These colors are bright and gorgeous in person.
Hand sanded and lightly varnished, these beads will make a great necklace and bracelet set.
Last, but not least of the beads are these Victorian inspired beads in 15mm lentil size.

When I created the rose and pale green flower cane, the first thing I thought of was the muted floral patterns that is sometimes seen on Victorian era wallpaper or is used in the vintage postcard and paper collections. These colors lent themselves to a soft and almost romantic flower.
Pairing them on the caramel beads only served to add more warmth to the flower and when I first saw these beads, I thought they would be lovely on an antique silver bracelet with resin rounds and acrylic leaves.
I did two things with these listings that I normally do not do, but plan on making it a practice. I listed them with design ideas and accompanying bead lists and I listed them with their own navy blue felt jewelry bag. I am including the bags so that you can put your finished piece in it when you offer it for sale or give it as a gift.
I like these beads and they are perfect for any number of projects.
Enjoy the beads, bead inspired and thank you for your continued support.
Julie and Blu

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