Deux défis aujourd’hui, alors pour le Haberdashery Hop (Mercerie), c’est LA.
Two reveals today, so for the Haberdashery Hop, it’s HERE.
Troisième défi de l’été organisé par Lisa Lodge de A Grateful Artist Pine Ridge Treasures, le Carnaval d’été.
Véritable défi pour moi, voici ce que j’ai reçu.
Du bleu, deux jaunes différents…
Third Blog Hop organized by Lisa Lodge from A Grateful Artist Pineridge Treasures, Summer Carnival.
That was a real challenge, here is what she sent me.
Blue, two sorts of yellows…
Pour moi carnaval et été sont synonymes de couleurs, et je trouvais que le mélange manquait un peu de punch alors j’ai fais des expériences.
Là encore j’ai commencé petit, avec des boucles d’oreilles en ajoutant un disque coloré de Mermaid Glass.
For me carnival and summer mean colors, and I thought the mix was not punchy enough so I experimented a few things.
Here again, I started small with some earrings just adding a lamp work disk by Mermaid Glass.
Puis comme je voulais ajouter le moins de perles possibles, je me suis lancé dans du tissage, les rocailles ça ne compte pas non?
Une spirale, puis un point un peu adapté pour encadrer les perles jaunes. Après avoir fait ces éléments, comment les connecter? D’autres perles, un peu plus de tissage et un peu de travail du fil d’acier et voilà un collier qui me fait plus penser au Carnaval de Venise, qu’à l’été, mais bon c’est toujours Carnaval.
Then, as I wanted to add as few beads as I could, I started weaving, seed beads don’t count, do they?
So a blue spiral, then I adapted a netting stitch to adjust to the yellow beads. After making all these elements, how was I to connect them together, a little more weaving, some beads, a little wire working and here I have a necklace that reminds me more of the Venice Carnival, than of summer, but that’s still Carnaval.
J’ai pensé m’arrêter là. Mais il me restait encore beaucoup de perles, et dans ce genre de défi, j’aime bien essayer d’en utiliser un maximum pour corser la chose.
J’ai repris du bleu, et cette fois-ci, de la couleur, fil jaune, perles oranges, rouges, vertes, étoiles argentées et j’ai noué le tout.
I thought about stopping, but I had a lot of beads left and I like to challenge myself to use as many of them as I can.
I took the blue and this time added color, yellow cord, orange, green and red beads, silver stars and I knotted.
Plus de bleu, mais il me reste le jaune pâle et le transparent mat. Là, j’ai pioché dans mes perles pour un collier multirangs avec des perles vertes et une perle chat artisanal de Teri Persing, qui fait partie de mes premières perles artisanales, achetée en juin 2009.
No more blue, but I still have a lot of pale yellow and the matte clear ones. I dug in my stash and came out with some large green Czech glass beads and lamp work cat by Teri Persing. It is one of my first Art Bead, I bought it in June 2009.
Enfin, il me restait quelques jaunes pâles, alors j’ai fait deux bracelet à coordonner ou non, mais comme les fermoirs sont aimantés ils ont tendance à rester collés ensemble!
Finally, I had some pale yellow beads left, so I made two bracelets to match or not but as their clasp is magnetic, they have a tendency to stick together.
Voilà, c’est tout pour moi, mais par contre n’oubliez surtout pas d’aller voir ce que les autres participantes ont créé pour le Carnaval d’été.
Et surtout merci à Lisa d’organiser ces défis, d’envoyer des perles que je n’aurais probablement pas choisi et de me forcer à sortir de ma zone de comfort. A tel point que j’ai signé pour son défi bleu!
That’s all for me, but be sure to go and see what all the other participants have created to celebrate Summer Carnival.
And a great thank you to Lisa to organize these hops, to send me beads I would probably not have chosen and force me out of my comfort zone. So much so that I signed up for her Blue Fantasy Hop!
Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera
Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Jo-Ann Woolverton, It’s a Beadiful Creation
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn’s Creations
Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
Catherine Yvonne King, Catherine’s Musings
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Shaiha Williams, Shaiha’s Ramblings
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life
Christine Stonefield, Sweet Girl Design
Dee Alcalde, Agape Creations Jewelry
Marianne Baxter, Simply Seablime Jewelry
Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate
Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Dolores Raml, CraftyD’s Creations
Marianne Hurley, Reads and Beads
Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Marci Allen Koziolek, Krafty Max Originals
Ginkgo et Coquelicot ... la suite 
I had a similar colour selection, and yes, I felt it needed extra colour too! I like your different combinations, especially the blue/red/orange/green one!
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Your last necklace is my favorite. I really like the colors and design. Adding the charms to it makes it very special. Well done!
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It's so fun to see what everyone makes, especially when we are pushed outside our comfort zone. You always have such a variety of pieces. All of your pieces are wonderful. I especially like the first necklace with the bead weaving – very impressive. And of course the colorful necklace with the stars. That is my kind of thing!
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An amazing variety of designs. Love the netting in your first necklace. I also like the multi-strand necklace with the lamp work bead.
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Gorgeous pieces, really love the design of the first necklace.
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What great designs! I really like the first necklace.
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Hi Karin, The red you added to the first pair of earrings sure made them pop. The focal on the blue and yellow necklace is great. I like how you paired the two colors. Your knotted necklace looks very cheerful and fun. The green Czech beads accent the clear sea glass really well. Great job Karin.
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Omgoodness Karin! You've been astoundingly busy! YES!..seed beads count! I am always amazed by the diversity of each piece you make! Congratulations on making this gorgeous collection for carnival!
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your pieces for all your weekend hops are beautiful
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Wow, you were really busy, I can't believe how many pieces you ended up with. I love the colors you chose to go with the beads that Lisa sent, they make everything pop. All of your pieces for both hops are just beautiful.
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Karin – your necklaces are absolutely amazing! The beadweaving is so beautiful. You always know just what colors to add to give each piece that special \ »pop\ ». Thanks for being in the hop!
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Beautiful pieces and you really embraced the challenge! I love how your earrings remind me of carnival lights.
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Karin, You are a very creative person! I love your work & the variety of it is fabulous. I love the earrings, they are adorable! Your beading on the first necklace is fantastic!
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Pretty peyote design.
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Your Venice Carnival piece is one of my favorites in the whole hop . . . really extraordinary!!!
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