Hello hoppers, welcome to my little blog.

I have had the pleasure of being partnered with Rachel Mallis 

www.MintMonarch.com

https://www.facebook.com/MintMonarch

Here are some pictures of the mixture of beads i sent to Rachel.

From Bo Hulley beads                            The Mix

 

By Lynnie Beads

                                             Blue box studio

Can't wait to see what Rachel does with the pink and blue heart/leaf beads as she professed they would be a challenge.

Talking of which here is a picture of my bead tray taken a while ago with the fab mix that Rachel sent me.

Lots of gorgeous goodies to play with!

And here is my first piece

I used the wonderful textured/coloured focal bead from Doris Nahle of Australia as my inspiration.

Lots of naturals and textures to compliment it.

The wooden tubes from New York were used as connecting beads.

So the main necklace has seeds and orange square shell beads running down into shell connector bars and to the focal.

The shell connector bars were then chained to a lovely textured shell oval which in turn was connected to another oval using the wooden tubes.

The base shell then had some tiny pearls added to the copper discs at each side just to bring it together.

I used the pretty clasp which reminded me of the sun and moon to finish the necklace.

Close up of texture on focal bead and clasp.

(On reflection i may make the necklace a little shorter so the breast plate shells sit higher)

Rachel also sent me some wonderful enamels from 4ophelia of Canada and lamp work beads by Meital plotnik of Israel, which tied in nicely with the main focal colour scheme. 

So two pairs of earrings were made.

Here is the first, it was impossible to get a good picture of the enamel without bleaching out the tiny pearls! 

The second pair using my copper headpins and discs 

Here they are together.

 My last piece nearly didn't get made as i could not find they right chain for it,but last minute inspiration saved the day! 

This was my last piece i wanted to try something completely different and disorganised.

So using a random mix of items Rachel sent and my own beads this is what i came up with!

From left to right there is Cherry quartz and frosted teal glass, turquoise, raw quartz, 

headpin from Janna Petrovna of Bulgaria

Carved bone bead, 

Red Enamel from 4Ophelia of Canada 

Antique key, spotty stone, kynite, blister pearl and another raw quartz point.

I spaced each bead out using headpins wrapped around the main necklace.

This is my favourite make of the swap (so far)

I have lots of wonderful beads left and will be using them over coming months, especially the gorgeous leather feathers made by Rachel.

Lastly a huge thank you to Linda Anderson for hosting this hop.

Thank you for visiting my blog enjoy the rest of the hop.

Sam ~ Pale Moon Creations

Linda Anderson - Hostess - http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
Linda	Anderson	http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
Natalie	Davidson	http://www.northshoredays.com
Marcy	Lamberson	http://www.studiomarcy.blogspot.com
Kathy	Lindemer	http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/
Dita	Basu	Http://www.alankarshilpa.blogspot.com
Andrea	Glick	http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/
Kristina	Peck	http://tealeavesandtinyhats.blogspot.com/
Shai	Williams	http://www.shaihasramblings.com/
Catherine	La Vite	http://www.drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/
Christina	Hickman	http://vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com/
gloria	allen	http://wingsandbeads.blogspot.com
Teresa	Schurter	http://treezstreazurs.com/
Maria Rosa	Sharrow	http://willowstreetshops.blogspot.com
Susan	Kelly	http://mimismilesdesigns.blogspot.com
Jenny	Kyrlach	http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/
Michelle	McCarthy	http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Terry Jeanette	Carter	http://tappingflamingo.blogspot.com
Lee	Koopman	http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com
Laurie	Vyselaar	https://lefthandjewelry.wordpress.com
Marianne	Baxter	http://simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com
Divya	N	http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com
Kelly	Hosford Patterson	http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/
Johana	Nunez	http://www.artincendi.com
Kari	Asbury	http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog
ROBIN	REED	http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com
Kristina	Hahn Eleniak	http://www.peacockandlime.wordpress.com
Robin Lynne	Showstack	http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/
Rosantia	Petkova	http://bairozan.blogspot.com/
Claire	Fabian	http://saraccino.blogspot.de/
Inge	von Roos	https://ingetraud.wordpress.com
Rachel	Mallis	http://mintmonarch.com
Sam	Waghron	http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk
Lori	Schneider	http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com
Fay	Wolfenden	http://torchfairy.blogspot.com
SEEDERS
Suse	Stelljes	http://pearlify.blogspot.de
Ginger	Bishop	http://www.lilmummylikes.blogspot.com
Nelly	May	http://www.smellynelly.blogspot.com
REbecca	White	http://morganafeycreations.121hub.com/
sheila	Prosterman	http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com
Catherine	King	http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com
PALLAVI	ASHER	http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/
Krafty	Max	http://kraftymax.net
Renetha	Stanziano	http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/
Becky	Pancake	http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com
Katy	Heider	http://onthepondcreations.blogspot.com/
Deborah	Apodaca	http://deborahapodacadesigns.blogspot.com/
Heather	Richter	http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Tami	Norris	https://tamisdesigns.wordpress.com
Brandy	Scozzari	http://bhjewelry.wordpress.com
Catherine	King	http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com
Kathleen	Breeding	https://www.facebook.com/99BOBOTW/
Veralynne	Malone	http://veradesigns.blogspot.com
Bobbie	Rafferty	http://beadsong.blogspot.com
Lori	Blanchard	http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com