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                            Listing on Etsy all these rustic guys tomorrow evening ! :) My talented friend Jacqueline from  Mooseberries  will have two huge jewelry shows this Spring and she has asked me to let my soul dance and play and so I did! :) Made with joy, hope you like them! ❤ Laura xo

 I have been preparing a rustic bead soup for my friend Solange from  YeeLen Spirit Designs  and it's finally ready! My ingredients:  ~ Rustic polymer art beads ~ Every bead is one of a kind, I rarely make them in pairs because I love experimenting. ~ Metal findings ~ A pair of metal elements from a vintage Native American belt, a vintage kuchi pendant, a set of fancy ear wires, hammered copper components, rhinestone spacers, religious art findings. ~ Yellow african glass beads, coral bead, two artisan ceramic beads from N. Carolina, that I've painted with alcohol inks. ~ More African glass beads, two small green trade beads, purple beans (!!), Lapis lazuli, long wooden  organic beads, african terracotta beads, vintage white and blue flowers ceramic beads, bone beads and some tribal bead caps.  That's the whole yumi bead soup, I really hope she'll like it. Bad pictures taken with my not-so-smart phone because I lost my usb memo...

As I'm sure you've heard, for the first time in history, for 2016 Pantone named two shades at their Annual Color of the Year announcement: Roze Quartz and Serenity. Shades of Pink and Blue say you? Say no more...I've got this! Rose Quartz and  lilac shells... Rustic polymer in shades of pink and blue...I handpainted them with acrylics and Jacquard pearls. Ceramic focal beads... Rose Quartz hearts... Pale pink and lilac Lucite beads... Iridescence magic.  The Pink stash... Light Blues...ceramics and a round lucite focal . Glazed ceramic focal beads... Serenity...Lucite and a nice aqua stone bead that you can't see well because it's all blurry, down right.  My own rustic polymer beads... And all this.... ...and all that. I'm getting sleepy. it's almost 2am. Goodness gracious, I should go to bed. Tibetan silver flower caps,  I have bought like 500 of these.....I love taking pictures :) ...Tha...

My Mom is visiting from Romania, so I am taking a break from jewelry making for a little while. I feel so blessed to have her here with me, even if only for a month. She always brings me the most beautiful little beads, gemstones, antique figurines, vintage findings, old books...all hand picked by her and by my sister, from the flea markets and the antique shops in Romania. I only took a few pictures before it started to rain...Charms that are already oxidized ~ yes, please! Save me the mess and the time. Interesting pattern on these, and they're so light...Polymers? Paper mache?! Pretty! Loving these batik bone beads. One can never have enough oxidized chain, it's impossible. Or warm colored beads. They go with everything. Wood, hand painted. And one of my favorites, a Cinderella pumpkin carriage in Sterling, from my little sister. Look at the detail in this magical miniature. Pure awesomeness. Mom and Sis, you are ...