Share the Hoard!

    Welcome to the Bead Soup Blog Party! The ninth edition, with a very special twist. I had to share my hoard! Eek!

To recap, here's the hoarded beads my partner Heather Canepa sent to me.

    Initially I was at a complete loss for ideas. The colors were too random to mix up into a single piece without something to tie them all together. 

    And there was nothing in my stash that fit the bill! 

    It was just a few days ago that the light bulb finally went off! 

"Plumage"

    First off I used the turquoise Howlite trapezoid beads in a pair of earrings. Rubbed with African bronze Gilder's Paste and sealed, to soften the brightness of the blue and add a bit of shimmer. It settled into the crackle pattern perfectly!

    Paired with Helen Backhouse's polymer clay blooms in rich peacock tones. Topped with blue luster glass beads, and faceted metallic Czech glass, and wrapped with rainbow fairy ribbon. Wisps of peacock feather frill below, the luscious luminescence dancing violet and gold in the light in dramatic fashion.

    Next I set my sights on that ceramic teal green flower focal. This was also treated with African bronze Gilder's paste and sealed to shimmer and soften.
    The bracelet design was inspired by a pair of earrings I recently completed. I carried the theme over into the bracelet.

                "When in Rome" 

    Ruby Zoisite nestled in a seashell, holds a hand scrolled antiqued brass hook on one side. A ribbed artisan ceramic bead by Robin Cove, an African bronze trade bead, a fire Agate, and a rustic lampwork glass "stone" hoop by Julia Hay complete the other.
    The back side drapes 4 strands of mixed beads and chain in a dramatic scallop.
    One strand of heavy antique brass chain, and three beaded strands. Ancient Roman glass discs, another artisan ceramic nugget by Robin Cove, Ruby Zoisite, African bronze, vintage trade beads, and striped Czech glass seed beads, all strung on knotted twine, hand waxed in a heavy grungy fashion to make it appear ancient.
    A Ruby Zoisite bead dangles off the end of the extension chain to adjust the fit.

    The earrings don't include any of the beads from my kit. I'm simply sharing them as the inspiration for the bracelet design.

    Then I focused on that purple composite stone. I'm not sure what it's made of. Heather didn't know either. Does anyone have any ideas? 

    I set out to wire wrap it into an unfolding lotus blossom. But I don't have much experience in that department and was totally winging it.

   

    My first attempt was a bit sloppy. I couldn't figure out what to do with all those loose ends!  

    After a bit of rethinking, I changed my approach.

    I formed 3 separate crowns of petals , to solder together onto a backing plate, and then fold the inner circle down to prong set the stone. 

    Now that's more my speed!  

    Now we're talking! 

    Unfortunately, when I was just about done, I dropped my setting and completely mangled it. 😕 No time to fix the damage I did today, so it's been put on the back burner til I can get to it to redo it again. 

    I also have those creamy glass pearls and apricot stones set aside for a lovely butterfly theme necklace. and I have an idea for a handwoven bag, utilizing that large brown bead as the closure, and the ivory glass and terracotta plastics on the fringe. So stay tuned for those. I'll post when I get time to make the rest of them. 

Now, head on over to my partner Heather's blog Desert Jewelry Designs next, to see what she made with that fabulous Raku Cabochon from Wondrous Strange and my signature hammered copper key I sent her.

    A special thank you to our gracious hostess Lori McDaniel Anderson for all her hard work in organizing this epic event! She deserves some pie!😉💗

    You'll find the list to all the participants' blog links here on her blog Pretty Things. 

    Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think! 

    If you see anything you're interested in, they'll all be available at my show in the LBA Designers Galleria Showcase, starting this Tuesday evening at 4pm PT / 7pm ET! 

    Hope to see you all there!

Swap & Hop, Til You Drop!

    I love a good challenge! And swap and hops are the best! They serve you up something unexpected, take you outside your comfort zone, and make you think outside the box.

    One of the most famous is the Bead Soup Blog Party. Created by Lori McDaniel Anderson, of Pretty Things, and the Bead Soup Cafe. (She's back! Yay!) Now in its 9th run! Anybody who is anybody has played at one point or another! She's even had a book published about it!
    This year's swap has a little bit of a twist on it...... a hoarders version. I'm to send my partner something special that I've been keeping for a long time. Something too precious to use. And I had to give it away! Eek!

    The second hop was sort of a spin off of the first, designed to fill the needs of the artists, during a time when Lori was under the weather and unable to continue hosting. With crowds of over 500 people participating in her hops, you can't even begin to imagine how much work is involved in coordinating one of these events! 

    So Linda Anderson, of Cherry On Top Designs, graciously gave all of us beady people a safe haven in our time of need, when she founded the Bead Peeps group during Lori's hiatus, and the Bead Peeps Swap & Hop sprung from there. (Those were some big shoes to fill! Thank you Linda) 

    The requirements for this hop, I send a focal, clasp, and/or coordinating beads to my partner. My choice of 2 of those 3, with one of the items being artisan made. 

    For the first time, these two hops are running side by side, with reveal dates being just a few weeks apart! So I thought it would be really fun to mix them up a bit! 

    Here's the kit that I sent to my Bead Soup swap partner, Heather Canepa.

    And here's the kit I sent to my Bead Peeps swap partner, Inge Von Roos. 

    But wait! There's more! I also have a third kit to play with myself! (sorry, can't show you, work already in progress)

        OOh! Now it's getting juicy! 

    The focal is a Raku cabochon by Wondrous Strange called "Pacific Seas Raku Barnacles". I bought several of them years ago, because I thought they were so cool! But I still haven't figured out how to set a cabochon. LOL! Both of my partners do wire work and bead weaving. So they should have no problem figuring out what to do with it. I however have a challenge ahead of me! 

    One of my signature hammered copper keys (Keys to the Kingdom), some "old ballet slipper" sari silk to bring out the pinks, and iridescent grey pearls accompany. 

   

   Since the reveal dates are a few weeks apart........ and I also have beads from my partners to design with.... I will have a third, and final reveal, for my coordinating piece, and a comparison of the 3 different design concepts, by 3 different artists, done with the same design kit!  

    First up, this Saturday, March 28th, is the Bead Soup Blog Party. I will be revealing what I made with this kit, that my partner Heather Canepa sent to me for the Hoarders' Edition. 

    Then 2 weeks later, on Saturday, April 8, I will be revealing what I made with these beads, sent to me by my partner, Inge Von Roos, for the Bead Peeps Swap & Hop.

    Then the following Saturday, April 15, I will do that special reveal to show the comparison of what three different Artist did with the same design kit! Ooooh! Awwww! 

           This is gonna be fun! 

Beads! It's What's for Dinner .......

    Welcome to the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party reveal.

    Are you hungry? 

    I sure hope so. We've got one heck of a feast planned for you. 

    This is kind of like a progressive dinner. A party, where each course of a meal is prepared and partaken of, at a different residence. 

    Sometimes known as a "Safari Supper"' for more exotic fare that journeys across foreign lands.  I think this qualifies.

    We've got almost 500 courses planned for you. In locations all over the world. Most of them quite extensive. 

    But don't worry. The riches won't spoil. You have all the time you need to consume this feast. 

    Bon Appetit! 

    If you want a recap of the bead soup I received from my partner Lori Bowring Michaud of Artfully Ornamental...... otherwise,  I'm going to jump right in. Just like I did when I first opened my soup package from her. 

Cocktail, anyone?

Lavender Mint Julep

"Passionista!"

    I started off with a few of the extra items Lori tossed in, to mix things up a bit. The large black vintage enameled star-burst daisy, and the black leather scrap.
                   I can't resist a challenge.
    I cut a couple of star-burst shapes out of the black leather scrap, and then wired the little periwinkle colored vintage luster beads to the points.
    I didn't really have a plan when I began. I just picked a color combo and let it flow.
    I decided I wanted to stack and layer elements. I took a couple of large cage beads and split them in half. Used my dapping and doming tools to open them up a bit more. Then enameled them with a mix of white, lavender, and orchid, with a dusting of violet mica powder for shimmer.
    I used one of those fantastic titanium druzy rounds in the center of each enameled star-burst.
    At this point the black, white, purple layers reminded me of something and a recipe started to brew.

        These very brilliantly colored and exotic looking blooms are passion flowers. They grow on vines and bear fruit just as exotic and delicious.

    This necklace is made mostly from the beads Lori provided.
    I hammered some copper swirls to use as spacers. Added some purple sari silk, some rough Flourite nuggets, some wire core handspun art yarn, and some black eyelash yarn to the mix.
    Drilled some extra holes in the black enameled flower, so I could hang it differently.
    I used the dark sea glass soldered hook that Lori made for me, and used one of the copper swirls as the loop. Lori said that it's actually dark green , but it looks black to me so it works perfectly with the rest of the mix.
    I wired lots of gray fresh water pearls, lavender Swarovski crystals, vintage periwinkle luster beads, violet heishis, black hand cut Jet, and titanium druzy rounds for both the chain and lots of dangles.
    I wrapped the wire core handspun art yarn loosely around the chain to create the vines.
    Voila! The "Passionista!" is born. 

    I spent Easter Sunday at the Renaissance Faire. Then came home and worked on my bead soup for the next few weeks. So you'll see a lot of costume influence in this next set.

          "Princess Jasmine"

Princess Jasmine - 

Tendrily vines,
Swirling towards the heavens, 
Showering delicate pink blossoms, 
Sweet nectar, 
Wafting on the warm night breeze. 
In the distance, 
Primal drums beat in rhythmic seduction. 
Rich in texture, 
A melody dances on the fragrant night air.
The soft jingle of bells conjure images of erotic movement. 
As the gypsy caravan rolls past,
on it's way to the Bedouin Bazaar
The sweet temptress of night music,
Lures us off to exotic locations. 

A little mood music

    Named in honor of the Disney princess from the movie Aladdin, for her elegant Persian couture.

    I started with the exquisite Peridot green lampwork glass focal bead by Sachiko Kawakita. It has beautiful gold leafing foil on it, so I decided to work in brass.
    I fashioned free-form carnival style scrolls out of heavy brass wire and hammered them. No two are alike. Each has it's own unique shape.

    I alternated the bright green drilled sea glass pieces between the scrolls.
    Then loaded the brass scrolls up, with all sorts of jingly sparkly dangles.
    I used all of the vintage corrugated brass bell shapes, the vintage brass gypsy bells, and the three shades of itty bitty gold Swarovski crystals that Lori provided.
    I added some Czech glass blossoms and leaves to the mix, in both pink and green, with an iridescent blue luster finish. As well as a couple of brass bead caps that have been flattened to create a medallion that hang from the bottom of the lampwork glass pendant.
    I used the brass chain that Lori sent to give it a nice long silhouette.
    The lighter shade of green sari silk was split down the center and frayed a little to show off the blue fringed edge, and carry the blue from the flowers in the lampwork focal throughout the necklace. Then I wove the sari silk through the chain.

    A darling little green ceramic bird by Bo Hulley is perched on the center scroll with a sari silk nest, to add a little bit of whimsy.
    It has a wonderfully soft melodic gypsy jingle when it moves, reminiscent of harem girls and belly dancers.

    Then I used the vintage brass laurel leaf filigree pieces and the brass ear wires to make a matching pair of earrings.
    I happened to have this pair of pink and green lampwork glass lentil beads with gold mica shimmer that went beautifully with the lampwork focal.
    I strung a few of the mini gold Swarovski crystals, and a pink Czech glass blossom on each ear wire.
    Used my dapping and doming tools to reshape the filigree pieces a bit so the lentil rest nicely in the center.
    Then wired up a bunch of jingly sparkly dangles to match the necklace.
    I used little scarps of the sari silk to do my signature fiber wrap on the stem.
    I love how the finished shape resembles a genie bottle.

    So now that I have harem girls, gypsies and belly dancers on the brain..... well, kind of need a jingly belt to go with it, right?
    I made a lot more of those free-form carnival style scrolls of hammered brass wire.
    I used a few large light green scrolled ceramic art beads by Natalie Pappas, some Howlite coins and a Prehnite nugget from ZnetShows, a large green Turquoise rectangle, as well as some of the clear/white drilled sea glass pieces that Lori sent, as links.
    I attached a little Peridot green and white brocade purse pouch. (remember, Renissiance Faire). Added a long white tassel I happened to have on hand. I believe it was a curtain tie back.
    Then added all sorts of fun dangly bits.
    I used the rest of the clear/white drilled sea glass pieces, the brass bezels with green and amber sea glass bits set in resin, the mother of pearl buttons, and the green Aqua Terra Jasper from the soup Lori sent.
    I also used the white crocheted lace that she threw in to mix it up a bit. I cut the strip in to three separate rosettes. Enforced it with Fray Check, to ensure they didn't come unraveled and used them as dangling medallions.
    From my own collection I added some bright green and gold enamel coins and faceted drops, some small aqua blue ceramic art beads by Natalie Pappas, a couple of black white and blue striped lampwork glass rondelles, and a large smooth Turquoise drop.
    I used Prehnite nuggets, light green faux sea glass oval rings, aqua blue faux sea glass nuggets, and champagne color Tiaria glass crytsals all from my ZnetShows stash.
    I added a couple of brass gypsy bells that I just bought at Renissiance Faire. Then added jingle bells in all different sizes, each with a different tone, to give it a really fun sound.
    I added fairy ribbon streamers, and accented it with lots of little gold plated brass leaf charms.
    I took a little old brass vessel I've had forever, and decorated it with a snippet of the sari silk ribbon from Lori, and little charms, and fastened it to the end of the chain extension so it hangs right up front.
    It's filled with orange blossom oil. My favorite scent.
    Complete with it's own fairy totem, perched atop the tassel.

    I've had the porcelain fairy doll for a long time. She was pretty tattered and had definitely seen better days. She got a complete revamp for this project.
    I did actually try the belt on to make sure it fit before adding all the dangles to it. I must have fit it too loosely though because when I tried it on after it was done, it fell straight to the floor. Oops!
    The weight of the bobbles doesn't allow for quite such a loose fit. I'll have to go back and remove about six inches from it so I can actually wear it.
    I am really happy with how my gypsy belt turned out. It's gonna be a long wait to wear it to Renaissance Faire next spring.
    Did I mention that the color scheme happens to be a perfect color match to my costume. Coinkydink? I think not.
    I'll figure out somewhere else fun to wear it before then. Maybe for an arts and crafts show. That seems an appropriate place to get away with costume.

    Just a side note about this set.... I had absolutely no wire in gold or brass. Other than the 16 gauge I used to make the scrolls. No local bead shop, or any other way to acquire any on short notice. So this entire set is put together with headpins and jump rings. That's A LOT of headpins and jump rings.

    So while we're on the subject of gypsies, I want to take a minute to plug one of my favorite movies.
    It's a documentary, which I didn't realize when I rented it, or I might not have. I thought it was an indie art film. That's the kind of stuff I usually like. The big Hollywood blockbusters do nothing for me.
    It's called "When The Road Bends... Tales of a Gypsy Caravan".
    It was a film festival favorite, but I don't think it ever made it to the theater.
    I'm so glad I did rent it because it's one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen.
    The title comes from a Romani proverb about how to cope when life doesn't deal you a straight hand.
    It's about five gypsy bands from four different countries, speaking nine different languages, who had never met before, and they go on tour together.
    This is the story of their journey.
    A beautiful story of a beautiful people. I guarantee that you will absolutely fall in love with them.
    You can actually watch the movie online, but if you happen to find the DVD, the extra clips are amazing as well.
    If you love music, or even if you don't, I definitely recommend this as a must see.

"You cannot walk straight, when the road bends" - Romani proverb


    Now, back to the bead soup.....

           "Thar Be Mermaids!"
    I had originally intended for this to all be in one piece, but I had way too much stuff going on to make that happen. So, it got split in two, and there's another belt.
    The same color scheme in a little bit deeper shades. This one with a mermaid theme.

    I handmade the oval copper chain links. Normally I would use 16 gauge wire for heavy chain links, but I'm plum out. I used what I had, which was 20 gauge. A little light weight for a belt, so I doubled up the links for strength.
    I used the dark green soldered sea pottery pendant, and the green soldered sea glass hook that Lori made for me as the belt buckle.
    I had a handful of vintage green covered button that I rubbed with African bronze Guilder's Paste to give a faux finish. The metallic finish on the fabric kind of resembles chainmail.
    I used these covered buttons and the dark green drilled sea glass pieces from Lori as links.
    I took the remainder of the green sari silk from Lori and wove it through the chain.
    Then adorned it with all sorts of treasures from the watery deep.
    I used the rest of the Aqua Terra Jasper from Lori. I used some African bronze cage beads, Chinese Chrysoprase rondelles, Tiaria glass crystals from Znetshows, and lots of shimmery teal blue palettes.
    I did a faux enamel finish (green nail polish) on some brass cage beads. Antiqued some rustic black ceramic beads with Guilder's paste. I made felted wool pompoms in an ocean blue palette with Angelina fiber for sparkle.

      I had some brass mermaid and starfish stamping that a fixed up a while ago. The cavity on the back is filled with watery blue glitter and ransom style messages like "fun in the sun" and "just add water", set in lacquer.
    I guilded a faux carved bone mermaid pendant and a little brass pillbox with a sand dollar on the front.
    A pair of great big olive green onion shaped faux crystal drops are tied on twine.
    I draped some strands of sea shells from the belt in an archways, and hung a sea urchin on olive green silk ribbon

    I even made a magic wand from driftwood, embellished with shimmery blue/green/gold fabric and beads. Chinese Chrysoprase, African bronze and the rest of the gray fresh water pearls from Lori.
    It hangs from olive green silk ribbon, with an African bronze cage bead embellished peacock feather tassel.
    Last, but certainly not least, I made a mermaid totem. I happened to have the gold face sitting around. When I did the faux finish (green nail polish) on the brass beads, I decided to paint up this face at the same time. Added some watery ocean blue wool looks for hair and sparkly rhinestones. She's attached to an ivory and blue brocade purse pouch,
     This face was actually the inspiration for the mermaid theme belt.

    So each of my belts kind of crosses over different genres. The first could be fairy, belly dancer, gypsy, or princess. The second one could be belly dancer, gypsy, mermaid, or pirate.
    I had a lot of fun doing these fantasy pieces.


    But wait there's more.....

            "Day at the Beach"
    The last piece is a gift for my Dad for his 75th birthday. There's a birthday party planned on mother's day.
    Originally I had intended to make a wind chime, but I couldn't find my chimes, and the copper didn't sound good clanking together. So I changed it up and made a mobile instead.
    All the driftwood pieces were collected last month on our family outing to Ventura beach.
    After the enameled horse that I made for my "Free Spirits of the Wild West" challenge last month, I'm feeling all brave. I drew and cut out a bird and a fish from copper sheet.

    I used my electric engraver that I got for Christmas for the first time to draw scales, fins, and feathers on the copper. Then I flame painted them to resemble a sea gull and a rainbow trout. I'm quite pleased with how my metal work turned out.
    I used the brown soldered sea pottery pieces,  the drilled amber sea glasses pieces, and the yellow Jasper from my soup. As well as a few more of the white/clear drilled sea glass pieces.
    I hammered some copper scrolls. Added some African brass beads, sea shells and a sea urchin from my collection. I also used one of my repousse sea urchins.
    This is the first time I've made anything like this, and it was not easy to balance. Especially with how the bird is perched on top. Wish I had a scale to compare weights. It would have made this project a lot easier. I did this the old fashioned way. Trial and error.
    I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Hope dad loves it too.

I managed to use almost all of my soup. The only thing I have left is the small gold clasp, the Citrine nuggets, and the scrap of tan leather.

I hope you saved room for the next course.

    Next stop....please go by and visit my partner Lori Bowring Michaud. She managed to get her post up in spite of it being the ten year anniversary of her sons tragic death. Heck of a way to spend Mother's Day, right. She's a very strong woman, and an amazing artist. She made some really cool stuff with the handmade components I sent her. Check it out.

    A huge thank you to our amazing hostess Lori Anderson, who somehow manages to pull this off. Coordinating 500 people while battling major health issues. Also fulfilling the challenge herself, with not one, but two partners. You rock Lori!

    You'll find the complete list of participant links on her blog post.

    Happy Hopping!

The Soup Gods Are Smiling On Me

    I left town for a few days to visit with my younger brother and family who drove down from Provo, Utah for a visit.
    It was Spring break for both my brother, who is a professor at Brigham Young, and his eldest daughter.
    They stayed at my older brother's house out in Simi Valley for the week.
    The big highlight of their trip, according to my niece, was Disneyland. Can't blame her. Disneyland is a pretty magical place.
    I went up there on Wednesday afternoon to join in a couple of family activities.
    I spent Wednesday visiting with my parents and helping set up for Thursday's festivities.
    Most of the group went to Magic Mountain on Thursday. My dad and two brothers did their own thing that afternoon.
    Then we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for an Easter egg hunt.
    Followed by a tour of my sister's new home, just two miles away.
   Then dinner at our favorite eatery, the original Bob's Big Boy in Toluca Lake.
    Bob's was a hang out for my dad as a kid and a long time family tradition.

    It was quite the full day.
    On Friday we all met up at Ventura state beach for a day of fun in the sun.
    It wasn't the best beach weather. In the 80's when we left the house, but down to 61 degrees by the time we hit the beach.
    The kids didn't seem to mind that it was cold. They had a blast.
    The rest of us spent the afternoon huddled up in sweaters and wrapped in towels trying to keep warm.
    We enjoyed a picnic lunch and had a lovely visit.
           All in all, it was a great day.
    I arrived home on Friday night to find my soup waiting for me on the front porch.
    I didn't get a chance to open it until Saturday afternoon though.
    My boy was quite needy after being left home alone for 3 days.
    He's physically fine. He had plenty of food and water left. He was just really in need of some love and reassurance.
    This is the 1st time he's ever really been alone in 16 years. He had always had his brother with him before, whom we lost about 2 months ago. So this trip was especially traumatic for him.
    I made him my priority and we spent a lot of time snuggling to make up for what he was missing.
    When he was feeling secure again I was finally able to open my soup.....
                          .....and Oh, what a soup it is!
    It came beautifully wrapped in a wooden box with green burlap ribbon, a green polka dotted Gerber daisy clip and a darling little accent charm handmade by Lori.  
    The charm has a different photograph on either side. Each of different treasures found on her 'seaglunking" expeditions. One side is a heart shaped stone. The other, the word "Love" spelled out with things like sea glass, and stones and a sand dollar. A little bit of accent sand and set in resin.
    A lovely sunflower note card with a very sweet letter.
    All my goodies were wrapped individually inside.

    This was as far as I got with the pictures. Once I opened everything, I was off and running. 

    I was halfway done with the first piece before I realized I hadn't taken pictures of the beads yet. 

    Oops! Can't show you now. 

   So I borrowed the soup photos from Lori to blog about it. 

    She actually sent me multiple soups that are sort of mix and match. Several focals, and several clasps as well. 

    I think my favorite piece of the whole lot is this absolutely exquisite lampwork glass focal by Sachiko Kawakita. For two reasons. I'm an absolute glass junkie, but I can rarely afford to add this kind of quality work to my collection. It also happens to be my favorite shade of green. Peridot is actually my birthstone.
    It has beautiful 3-dimensional botanicals, with blossoms in soft pink and lavender, climbing the sides, and is accented with gold leafing foil.
     There's some lovely sari silk in the same shades of greens. As well as vintage brass chain, vintage brass bell clusters, and vintage corrugated brass bell shaped beads that go perfectly with it. 

    The other thing that I am over the moon about is the soldered pieces that Lori made for me. Three connectors and a pendant made from broken china shards found washed up on her beach. Two sea glass clasps. One deep green, and the other black.

    I went nuts over her handmade shard-ware and sea glass pieces when I was initially exploring her blog and getting to know her. I was really hoping she would put some in my soup.
I'm doing the happy dance!

    She also included lots of drilled sea glass links in shades of green, amber and frosty white. As well as some connectors she made with little bits of green and amber sea glass in brass bezels and set in resin. 

    Here are all the coordinating goodies she sent. Stunning rainbow druzy agate rounds, green Impression Jasper (also known as Aqua Terra Jasper), vintage mother of pearl buttons, Citrine nuggets, Swarovski crystals, fresh water pearls, yellow Jasper rounds, vintage brass filigree, marbled Lucite, vintage jet hand cut glass, and vintage luster glass.

    Then she threw in some fun things to mix it up a bit.
    Some leather scraps, a vintage enamel daisy, and a piece of crocheted lace. The beautiful lace was actually made by her husband's great grandmother. 

    I already have about 6 different ideas brewing from my soup mix. We'll see how far I get.
    Only three more weeks until the reveal date on May 3rd.

    I'm almost done with the first piece.

    I'm gonna have to put this on hold this week to finish up my piece for my challenge.

"Free Spirits Of The Wild West" challenge is due next Saturday, April 19th. It's not to late to jump in if you want to join in the fun. I'm offering some of my handmade components for the prize.

I'll see you back here next weekend for the blogger/non-blogger challenge reveal.
    Have a Brilliant day!