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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Striking Stripes


Hello, beady peeps from Loralee! 


Could you use a little va-va-voom in your designing life?  Has your get up and go, got up and went?   Well, how about trying some bold patterns, like stripes?!

Look at these enameled earring charms with pops of striped Millefiori glass cane by Cathleen Zaring of Blue Hare Art Wear.  Cathleen's enamel work is always so lush and vibrant.  Her use of color and pattern is like none other.





The tiny vintage sugar beads look adorable with the surrounding small daisies, don't you think?  The black and white vertical striped glass beads are from Indonesia.




Here are some earthier tones of yellow/green.  I added some small polymer glitter beads by Heather Powers of Humblebeads...called 'Wobbles'.  I call them Fabulous Glitter Balls...she laughs ..lol







We need a pair with more stripes you say?!!  Yes, I agree!!  





Revisiting a past design that is still one of my all-time favs. Wax resist striped beads by Joan Miller.   In this pair I had also experimented with making large wire wrapped headpins for the first time.  It all just worked so well together; bold yet mellow.


And, look what came in the mail this week as I was putting my blog post together... more beautiful patterned beads from Joan!




OH, but wait! Wow!  Just this past weekend I discovered these beauties by Holly Stultz!!  I almost jumped straight out of my chair!!!  

Holly hand sculpts, then meticulously hand paints each one.  Her work is simply marvelous!  She offers a wide range of subjects and themes but I'm very partial to her bold patterns.

Holly is originally from Wisconsin but now lives with her husband in Romania!  I've had the pleasure of chatting with her a bit last week and she is just the sweetest person.  









Holly's work can be found in various Facebook bead component selling groups.  If you're interested in seeing more, send her a message for more information on her next show.  Holly Stultz



Hope you had fun and feel inspired to give stripes and bold patterns a try! 

Classic...whimsy...tribal...fabulous!


Until next time!

15 comments:

  1. These are all fabulous earrings. And I can't wait to see what you make with the other components you got!

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    1. Hi Ann! Thank you! All of those beautiful components of Holly's don't belong to me. She was nice enough to send me photos of various designs. I do have one pair on their way. Her components get snatched up pretty fast...faster than me...lol

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  2. Everyone of these is stunning!! My fav is the very first pair with Joan's black stripes and the sugar beads!! Never heard of them before. Love your energy and wonderful creativity!!

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    1. Thank you so much, Mary!! I love that pair also and they are already on reserve for someone....poof!!

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  3. WOW! These are all so wonderful. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us.

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    1. Thank you so much! It's a real pleasure to be here to share! I love doing it!

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  4. Pure, Delightful Artistry!
    Love how you give each pair of your earrings a rustic, yet classy character as well as a vintage, yet modern vibe.

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    1. I'm getting many requests for those red squares, Cathleen! And thank you so much!...go, team!!

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  5. Wow! How fun!! Love love love the stripes and all the gorgeous earrings you made! Holly's components are fabulous too! Wonderful post!

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  6. Your work is always so amazing, Loralee!! I LOVE strips, too...your earrings are gorgeous!

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  7. OMG! You are just killing it with the stripes! I adore those Indonesian beads you use... I want to get my hands on some of those babies. And you must have mad mojo being able to snag all that gorgeousness from Cathleen. My favorite pair may be the second with Heather's "Fabulous Glitter Balls." I don't think I've ever seen those before. Yummy all around, Loralee!!

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  8. Oh loralee these are fabulous! Love Cathleen's beautiful enamels and Holly's polymer clay beauties. Not familiar with Joan's work but will check her out. Love these designs -great work!

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  9. Oh, I totally missed this post. Was on route from Greece to the Netherlands. OH my, these are all so so so beautiful. And thank you so much for introducing Holy.

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  10. These are SO FANTASTIC, Loralee! I love every single pair of earrings, and the beads by Joan and the components by Holly. Just a lovely, nourishing post. Yum!

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