Art Bead Earring Swap!

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I totally forgot about this post, so if this is a bit rushed, please excuse me as I am desperately trying to get out the door to the Bead & Button show today! To top it all off, my computer is acting funny and I can't get it to talk to my camera! Wait! I just got it to talk to each other as I have been trying for over an hour to get it to work. ARGH!

Thank you to miss Diana of Suburban Girl Studios for hosting this fun swap. We were paired with two partners and asked to send them each a pair of earrings that had to include art beads. I was so far behind in sending them out to my partners that I hope they received them in time!

I was paired with the lovely Miss Patti Vanderbloemen and the sweet Miss Mary Harding!

Patti sent me two pairs of earrings! She handmade the ear wires and included some really lovely art beads.
 

The first pair is a sterling silver set with silver PMC from Kristi Bowman with denim blue lapis and silver beads. I love that she made the ear wires herself! I am just not that talented so I truly appreciate that!

And the second bonus pair has bronze charms from Lesley Watt and some lampwork from Sue Kennedy that just makes my heart go pitter patter! These are two artists that I greatly admire as well!

Miss Mary knows how to make a pretty package. I wish that I had taken a picture before I tore into the box! Her earrings feature the pretties charms that she made with stunning blue and orange. I think I will wear these dangly earrings today! And there are cool mica washers behind them to frame them but no overpower them. She also sent me extra special gifts of her little heart charm (I have quite a collection of them!) and a sweet little toggle. Thank you Mary!

(I just found out that my earrings never made it to Miss Mary! Oh no! I hope they do soon. Crying over here...;-(

Here are the other participants:

Diana Ptaszynski  http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com  

Jan Onipenco  http://moltenmayhem.typepad.com/

Patti Vanderbloemen  http://myaddictionshandcrafted.blogspot.com

Mary Harding  http://www.maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com

Diane Hawkey  http://www.dianehawkey.blogspot.com/

Lesley Watt  http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com

Jenny Davies Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog

Melinda Orr  http://www.orrtec.blogspot.com

Cilla Watkins http://www.tellyourgirlfriends.com

Stephanie Haussler  http://www.pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com

Sally Russick http://www.thestudiosublime.com

Susan Kennedy http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com

Amy Freeland http://www.copperdiem.blogspot.com/

Marla James http://marlasmudmoments.blogspot.com/

Pam Sears http://crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Tania Spivey http://www.moobiegracedesigns.blogspot.com/

Kathleen Lange Klik  http://www.modernnaturestudio.blogspot.com/

Lori Bowring Michaud http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com/

You are here! Erin Prais-Hintz  http://www.treasures-found.blogspot.com/

Gail Barnett  http://www.atlastanewyearsresolution.blogspot.com/

Linda Landig  http://www.lindasbeadblog.com/

Sharleen Newland  http://www.shaterraclaystudio.blogspot.com/

Dee Elgie  http://cherryobsidia.blogspot.co.uk/

Mary Shannon Hicks  http://uptwnsh-fallingintothesky.blogspot.com/

Lisa Johnson  http://whimsyswonders.blogspot.com/

Shelby Foxwell  http://sundownbeaddesigns.blogspot.com/

Keri Lee Sereika  http://www.pinklemonade.typepad.com/

Cheryl Brown  http://www.dragonflybeads.ca

Linda Younkman http://www.lindysdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kari Asbury http://hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com/

Fay Wolfenden http://www.torchfairy.blogspot.com/

Off to the Bead & Button Show! More fun coming next week with the 1st Anniversary of the Simple Truths Sampler Club!

Enjoy the day.
Erin