Sally Russick of The Studio Sublime is hosting her 3rd Annual Holiday Ornament Blog Hop today! We put our names in a hat and Sally chose our partners. The only requirement was to use at least one art bead in our ornaments. Who would not love to receive a handmade ornament?!
I was pleased as punch to have Susan Kennedy of Sue Beads chosen as my partner! I have blogged many times about Sue's lampwork beads - and she is also an expert with enameled beads and now...beaded beads (those dreaded little seed beads that I CANNOT work with)!
First up, Sue's box came wrapped with this beautiful pendant she made with one of her lampwork beads and a highly faceted glass bead with AB finish. (I tore the package open BEFORE taking a picture, because that is how I roll....)
This looks gorgeous on a silver chain - wearable holiday ornament for me!
The ornament Sue made for me is comprised of gorgeous faceted chandelier crystals and one of her beautiful green lampwork beads! I have made earrings in the past from those beads! :) Love them!
She used these awesome gold connectors for each section of the ornament - I have never seen these before!
The ornament looks fabulous in situ...don't you agree?
Sue also gifted me a pair of her beaded beads - which I just LOVE!
Love the baby blue with purple seeds...so much so, that I already whipped up a pair of earrings with some faceted Amethyst:
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Sue! I am beyond grateful for your generosity! The ornament looks fabulous on my tree, and I will cherish it for years to come! To see what I made for Sue, go to her blog here.
A HUGE thank you to our wonderfully creative hostess, Sally, for hosting this wonderful Blog Hop!
A HUGE thank you to our wonderfully creative hostess, Sally, for hosting this wonderful Blog Hop!
Now, hop on over to the other blog participants to see the beauties they received!
That's me! --->Patti Vanderbloemen and Susan Kennedy
I am vending today at my last show of the year (praying for good weather - snow/ice is in the forecast!) - I will be hopping after the show on Saturday evening.
Thank you so much for stopping by, and enjoy your weekend!!
xo
Patti
