When Lisa Lodge of A Grateful Artist-Pine Ridge Treasures announced her Seasons Blog Hop way back in February, I thought it would be a fun hop to join!! Her idea was to send out beads and then the participants would 1/ Create jewelry that represents one of the four seasons or 2/ Create jewelry that represents a "season" in your life. Thank you, Lisa, for this fun, inspiring hop!!
When I received my beautiful selection of beads, I kept thinking spring, renewal, soft rains and new beginnings. I love the soft rains and pastel colors of the first blooms of spring - these beads represent that, to me.
I chose the biggest lampwork bead as the focal and started adding beads around it to make a bracelet. All of the round beads are from Lisa and the flower beads are from my stash.
I think I'll keep this one!! I love the sweet, little butterflies!!
I found this wonderful poem by Alice C. Batemam
The Renewal of Spring
The tiny tender shoots of green
Reminding us that this is spring
The cold dark winter left behind
The summer sun now on our mind
Reminding us that this is spring
The cold dark winter left behind
The summer sun now on our mind
The feeling that all will be well
We leave behind our winter shell
To go explore a warmer world
To watch the buds as they unfurl
We leave behind our winter shell
To go explore a warmer world
To watch the buds as they unfurl
To smell the earth, damp from its rest
To feel inside we've passed a test
We've made it through another year
To watch new life as it appears
To feel inside we've passed a test
We've made it through another year
To watch new life as it appears
We take long walks, inhaling deep
The rich new smells from after sleep
The earth awakening again
Shaking off the winter's pain
The rich new smells from after sleep
The earth awakening again
Shaking off the winter's pain
Drinking in the fragile sun
Showing us that we have won
Another round of cold and frost
We've paid the price of winter's cost
Showing us that we have won
Another round of cold and frost
We've paid the price of winter's cost
We are renewed, as is the earth
We are enhanced to see the birth
Of all the green and growing shoots
With fragile stems and fragile roots
We are enhanced to see the birth
Of all the green and growing shoots
With fragile stems and fragile roots
If they can make it through the cold
We know that we can then be bold
Enough to feel our own release
And give our souls much-needed peace
Thank you for stopping by - please check out all of the beautiful designs!!We know that we can then be bold
Enough to feel our own release
And give our souls much-needed peace
Hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Cassi Paslick, Beads: Rolling Downhill
Stephanie Sanner Haussler, PixyBug Designs
Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes
Karin Slaton, BackStory Beads
Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution
Lori Jean Poppe, Lorillijean Creative Corner
Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
Christine Stonefield, Sweet Girl Design ---- you are here ----
Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life
Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things
Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera
Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz
Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs
Toltec Jewels, Toltec Jewels for Jewel School Friends
Lennis Carrier, Windbent
Erin Kenny, Beadifultherapy
Tanya Goodwin, A Work in Progress
Cilla Watkins, Tell Your Girlfriends
Renetha Williams Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Sierra Barrett, Giraffe Can Has
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Shirley Jones Moore, Beads and Bread
Dawn Horner, Northern Adornments
Charlene Bausinger Jacka, Clay Space
Tara Plote, The Newbie Beader's Blog
Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
Miranda Ackerley, Daze and Days
Love the bracelet Christine!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Leah!!
DeleteWhat a fun focal bead! I love how the flowers add a surprise of color along the length of your bracelet. And thanks for sharing Alice's beautiful poem with us - is there a better way to start a Saturday?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karin!! The focal is what made me think of spring, and from there the bracelet, practically, made itself! Spring is my favorite season and I lucked upon Alice's poem!
DeleteWhat beautiful beads, and such a pretty design! Your poem goes perfectly as well, all these poems are making me want to find a book of poetry. Luscious colors, and I can see this will be a fun bracelet to wear!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shirley!! It is fun to wear!
DeleteWhat a fun bracelet. The colors are awesome and I love the little flower dangles.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tanya!!
DeleteBeautiful job. You really made those beads work for your design, and your dangles are to die for!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eleanor!!
DeleteThat is a gorgeous bracelet. I love the image of soft rains, and the way the colors and dangles bring that image out.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cassi!!
DeleteLovely work! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy!!
DeleteGORGEOUS bracelet. I'd keep it too! :) It's beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Candida!!
DeleteI love it! Those colors just call out to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tara!!
DeleteThat is really elegant and surprising. If I had received those beads, I would have thought Winter. That's why I really like the images of rain on leaves and flowers that you created.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lennis!! At first, I wasn't sure what "season" the beads were, but kept seeing the bright blue spring sky and raindrops in the focal bead.
DeleteChristine, reading Lennis' comment above, I had to giggle a little as the bead mix you received makes me think of summer -- the blue coral rondelles and blue coral tubes make me think of the coral reefs and waters of the ocean! It's interesting how we all relate to the seasons and beads differently.
ReplyDeleteYour soft spring rains bracelet is beautiful. The Czech flowers and Swarovski crystals add an upscale and lovely touch. Your design style brings out the bead mix colorway with elegance, and the butterflies and dragonfly clasp seem t celebrate the pretty jewelry and spring!
Thanks for also sharing a poem by Alice C. Batemam. A gentle, nurturing post.
Love,
Rita
Thanks, Rita!! It's been interesting to what season everyone "sees" in their bead mix. I love the poem - it speaks of spring perfectly!
DeleteI wasn't sure what the the tubes and rondelles were - thanks for that extra bit of information!! :)
I love your bracelet, Christine! I would wear it quite often. One of my favorite color palettes! That large focal bead was the perfect touch. Thanks for being in the hop!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting the blog hop, Lisa!! It's been wonderful to read everyone's stories!
DeleteOh very pretty! Love the spring flowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melissa!!
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DeleteLovely jewelry, and lovely poem ! <3 That is one of my favorite color palettes as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Audrey!!
DeleteVery playful, cheerful bracelet you got there - and lovely shades (I love blue).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alicia!!
DeleteBeautiful bracelet, love how you added all the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dolores!!
DeleteGorgeous bracelet!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hope!!
DeleteWhat a pretty bracelet. I love the femininity of it. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kay!!
ReplyDeleteI admire how you took all these different components and turned them into one cohesive, classy piece of jewelry! And you managed to use all my favorite colors too! Very creative design--I just love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sharyl!! I love these colors - beautiful and serene!
DeleteVery lovely, wearable & fun bracelet! Great job Christine! I do like the color scheme too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karla!!
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