When Marlene and Shelley suggested a hop swap using the colors from your birthstone, no matter what time of year your birthday actually is ... I thought, well now this is an interesting one. And as luck would have it, I was paired up with a September birthday, mine being March, which means we were both creating with blues!Marlene also suggested that we not get too crazy and try to use the actual birthstones given the cost of that! But I found trying to find the deep blue of sapphires pretty easy using apatite and topaz. Good thing I'd just been to a bead show because I had the chance to look for those beautiful blue stones in the earrings for a very reasonable price.
My partner, Sherry Baun, sent me the loveliest earrings in pale blues to match my birthday stones of aquamarine. I love these long sparkly dangles, and check out the polymer charms with lighthouses! How cool is that?! How did she know how much I LOVE lighthouses?
And now on with the rest of the show! Here's the line up:
Ali McCarthy www.northwoodscreativestudio.
Alicia Marinache www.allprettythings.ca
Anzia Parks www.anzipanzisworkshoppe.
Audrey Belanger www.esperianterra.blogspot.ca
Cheri Reed www.creativedesignsbycheri.
Cheryl Dunham www.renaissance-jewelry.
Chris Eisenberg www.wanderware.blogspot.com
Christine Schlicht http://www.marshellswaps.
Cynthia Machata www.antiquitytravelers.
D Lynne Bowland www.islandgirlsinsights.
Dyanne Everett-Cantrell www.
Gina Hockett www.freestyleelements.
Ginger Bishop www.lilmummylikes.blogspot.com
Gloria Allen www.gloriaallendesigns.
Janeen Burlingame www.facebook.com/janeen.
Joana Perez Stribel www.facebook.com/
Lori Schneider www.Beadaddicted.blogspot.com
Mary Govaars www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com
Mischelle Fanucchi www.micheladasmusings.
Paula Gaskill www.lovelylaylabugsjewelry.
Renetha Stanziano www.lamplightcrafts.blogspot.
Robin Reed www.willowdragon.blogspot.com
Sherry Baun www.unicornsjewels.blogspot.
Shirley Moore www.beadsandbread.blogspot.com
Sierra Barrett www.giraffecanhas.wordpress.
Susan Bowie www.susanbowie.wordpress.com
Susie Harris www.jewelleryjunkie.blogspot.
Mowse Doyle www.mowsemadethis.blogspot.com
Cindy Muse www.facebook.com/mritech813
Marlene Cupo www.amazingdesigns-Marlene.
Shelley Graham Turner www.shelleygrahamturner.
what a great swap! i love all the earrings that are in this post! those polymer charms are such a great idea! enjoy :-)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful pieces, and in my favourite colour!
ReplyDeleteBoth your earrings and Sherry's earrings are beautiful! What a great swap!
ReplyDeletevery pretty pieces.
ReplyDeleteOh Cynthia! Love both of your pieces, but I'm seriously crushing over that bracelet! And your gift earrings are a perfect birthday party present, bright and sparkly and swingy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creations from both of you, love the blues. The lighthouses are a great touch! Awesome party!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces, in both cases!
ReplyDeleteLovely pieces.. I love lighthouses too... one of the reasons I moved to the coast so I could listen to them during the fog!
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty! Love the blues, especially the bracelet.
ReplyDeleteLove the necklace and how you complimented the beautiful focal you made with the free form peyote.
ReplyDeleteHi Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteThose are some very pretty earrings that I can just picture you wearing. The pieces with the lighthouses are very pretty also. The earrings and bracelet you made are gorgeous.
Therese
I love all the blues! The set you made her are beautiful Cynthia. I am jealous!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to the party, make sure to go to www.marshellswaps.blogspot.com to find out about the party goodie bag you have coming your way! ~ Shelley
I love both of your earrings! Gorgeous! What a fun swap!
ReplyDeleteI am a September baby so I am loving this!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour in not one, but two pieces! I love both sides of this swap - but those blue topaz earrings are definitely stealing the show!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful earrings and bracelet you made. And I like the simple earrings she made for you.
ReplyDeleteJaneen Burlingame
These shades of blue are so pretty! You guys both did a wonderful job with the birthstone challenge!
ReplyDeleteDelicious goodies from both of you. Sure you are loving that lighthouse from Sherry. She is a love and everyone will know that soon. So glad you had such fun with our little surprise party.
ReplyDeleteAll of them are so pretty! I love blue ;o) I am a September baby ;o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Lovely blues.
ReplyDeleteBeing a March baby too, i really loved your pieces. Beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I love all the blue floating around here! Both pieces are incredibly beautiful! Job well done!! Happy Unbirthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pieces!! I love earrings even though I can't wear them!!! both of you lovely ladies did an wonderful job. The briolettes in the appatite and topaz earrings are stunning and the small aquamarine colored beads in the long earrings are really nice! the light house earrings are wonderful and I really like the bracelet too. Have a Blessed Day, both of you!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth of u did a great job. Lov the unique Light house and love that you actually found blue gems. Beautiful pieces
ReplyDeleteso beautiful!! I love the color.
ReplyDeleteI love what you made. December is blue too and I think I could make a good case that they would be suitable for Blue Zircon.
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