Mykonos Greek Ceramic Beads meet the Pacific Ocean

I know that I keep saying this, but I am again blown away by another of my buyers creations. Lynn of nardiesarttowear sent me these two pictures of her latest creations using the Mykonos Greek Ceramic beads. The fine delicate detail in these two pieces named Pacifica is just wonderful. I find myself going around and around as I look at the pieces picking out the different beads included in the two pieces.

I also had to cruise through Lynn's Etsy shop to look at her crazy quilt designs in purses. Her little change purses are so dear! It sure brought back memories of the 70's for me. I don't know if it was just a Southern California thing but I had a handmade purse, very large actually, that I had for years that was a crazy quilt design. What I can't remember is how it closed at the top. I have visions of two designs, one with a wooden dowel on each side where the purse attached with one inch wide straps running along each dowel. The other had a flap that came over to close the purse. I'm beginning to think that I might have had two purses from the same designer. They were very popular purses in the Balboa area of California.

So, be sure and check out Lynn's shop, nardiesarttowear.

OH MY! Just Love These Designs!!!

Rebecca of Knee Deep Originals made these wonderful Wine Glass Charms. What a wonderful way to keep track of your wine glass during a gathering of a large group of people. With these distinctive beads all you have to do is remember what color yours were! Rebecca is a songwriter, painter, and jewelry designer. To me her most interesting jewelry designs are her scrimshaw pendants. They are made out of old piano ivory keys. You ought to check them out at her Etsy shop!






















Mara sent me these pictures and I was immediately taken with them. She is a talented artist that does these wonderful drawings on a variety of objects that she turns into jewelry. Her Etsy shop maracardenas also carries dolls, key chains, pocket mirrors and a variety of buttons. Check out her Etsy shop! she has a variety of items for you to peruse through!

Creations

Some more creations from my wonderful creative buyers. Helen of TheBeadSmyth created this lovely unique necklace! Included in the necklace are faceted green labradorite teardrops and big turquoise magnesite rondelles with handmade ceramic Mykonos washer beads as spacers. The two pairs of earrings were created by Anne of Glasshousedesigns10. She said that she used sterling earwires, resin and czech beads in her creations. It is always a pleasure for me to see what happens with the beads I sell. I always wonder how they will be used in a design, and as these many posts have portrayed, they all definitely are unique! You can't go wrong with a handmade, unique, individual design. IMHO it is much better then what everyone else is buying out of the chain stores.

Something New For Me - Project Wonderful

Well, I have bit the bullet and dove in without a life jacket, (good grief!) and have decided to try out Project Wonderful. If you haven't heard of Project Wonderful it is an innovative way of advertising. I definitely admit right up front that I cannot explain how it all works, but in simple terms I would say in comparing it to Google ads; Google works on the per click theory, Project Wonderful works on the Auction theory. What does Auction theory mean? Well it means that whomever at that particular second wants to pay the most, which is usually pennies, for a spot on a particular blog, or website, gets the spot. It gives the person who is on a limited budget an opportunity to have ads all over the place for a very nominal fee. In theory you keep the ad until someone else comes along and bids a higher price. It is possible to keep it for quite a while, days, and other ads will only last for a little while. It just depends on the location of the ad and how popular the site is and how you set up your parameters which is something I am still trying to figure out.

There is a system called a Campaign which is more convoluted and I will get into that later. At the moment I am still doing the manual bidding which can be interesting especially when you discover that you are bidding against yourself!!! I found that out quite by accident the other day when I found an ad that I didn't realize I already had. Silly me, I thought I would snap that sucker up real quick before anyone else got it and lo and behold I find out the next day, it was me I was bidding against! To this day I'm not quite sure how I did that! Why I didn't see my ad there in the first place! Yeesh! What was I thinking! Though, there is a constant state of bidding going on. One second you are on, the next you are off. But, then you are back on, because someone else decided to back off. Yikes! It is enough to give you gray hair! Oh, sorry. I've already got that. You've got the idea. I think I will just let you dip your toe into the vast waters of Project Wonderful. Come on in, the waters fine!!

Some More Beautiful Creations!

I'm a sucker for anything in blues and this piece that was designed by Lisa of dancingraindesigns definitely caught my interest. I really can't pinpoint down exactly what I love about it, but I think it is the combination of the variety of beads combining aqua, brown, and bronze which makes the bracelet just sing with color! Add her hand forged copper spirals and Shepherds hook clasp just finish off the piece perfectly! As usual, I am as always floored by the beautiful designs that my buyers create!









Another beautiful creation using a combination of beads including the Mykonos Aegean Tube beads. The one thing I do love about the Tube beads is that you really get to see the wonderful color combination's on this long bead. Jamie of HaiKorInc sent me these pictures of her necklace and I love the combination of beads she chose. And as I have said before, you really have to see these gorgeous designs in person. Pictures just don't do the creations justice! This necklace so full of color and definitely a lovely length to wear with the summer dresses and blouses coming out this Summer. Please check out these two wonderful designers shops. You will be in for a treat!

A Shawl With Pizzaz!

Well, here is another unusual creation that has the Mykonos Greek Ceramic beads included into its design! I am constantly amazed at the wide diversity of ideas that turn into creations. This lovely shawl was created by Inger of ingermaaike. I am a total novice when it comes to knowing what and how Nuno Felting is done. When I received the picture of her shawl I had to do a little investigating into the subject. What an interesting way to create something so beautiful that is light and airy too! I like the idea that you can add additional elements to your design. To me it almost seems like a blank canvas that can be drawn on with whatever adornments you wish to include. Paint a picture! What a neat idea! For more check out Inger's shop on Etsy!

A Wonderful Way to Use Mykonos Greek Ceramic Beads!

I was stunned to see this very unique way of using the Mykonos Greek ceramic beads! When Lizz of pawshdogwear on Artfire contacted me about the beads I was so fascinated to see what she was going to do with the Mykonos beads. I tried visualizing how she would use them, but I never would have come up with this wonderful creation! I had to use the second picture too because in the background she has a Cocker Spaniel that looks like my first Cocker, Lady. As I have said repeatedly, my buyers are a wonderful group of artisans that create some of the most wonderful, unusual creations! Check out Lizz's shop. I think you will love her creations as much as I do, especially if you have a furry creature in your life!