Well.. so much for my blogging .. hope to get back to it in the New Year.. yes it is 2025 I realize....  

 I have started back at Parkinson Rec. Centre facilitating my access ability class.  The first project we did was a cute little trinket box..

The second class was note or photo holder which we mosaiked:

Last week we did a cute dragon fly with water colour, glitter & beads.

Well, I am back after a long time...no blogging.. been a busy year with my Grandson Ty living with us to do his Grade 12 & now he is finished & we took him off to Selkirk College 2 weeks ago.

 A beautiful spot on the. banks of the Columbia River

2019 Bead Peeps Big Reveal Swap & Hop

Its Show Time...  First of all a big thank you to our hostess: Linda Anderson: Linda Anderson  & her helper Kari Asbury. They always do such a great job... I could not even begin to do all the tech stuff.
  
 Here are my pieces that I made with Terri's fab stash !

My first piece a bracelet, I made with unglazed ceramic beads.  These reminded me of bits & pieces I saw in the ruins of Pompeii !

 

I repurposed a washer from a car part, added a chandelier crystal & some wire, then the beautiful dragonfly porcelain piece.

 

 

For this statement necklace I hammered a piece of copper sheet to make a background to highlight the ceramic bead dangles on wire Head Pins which  I made using chartreuse glass ... I  love making glass  head pins in my torch.

 

 

For this lovely wee hummingbird I picked a vintage sterling silver necklace (found in a thrift store) & let the bird be centre stage !!
 

I love making hammered copper wire pieces to be used as a pendant hanger !

 

 

 

Ear rings are always fun to make ! Such a clever idea feathers with dragonflys!!

 

Love, love these ear rings  Something so earthy about them!

 

Another funky hammered black wire pendant hanger.  This time with the wee birds nest, an egg & a turquoise dangle.  Terri sent the rosary chain which was a perfect match for the beads & black wire.

Our Hostess

Bead Peeps 2019

Almost time for the big Reveal on Bead Peeps.  Here is what my partner Terri Del Signore sent me.. Some real beauties.. I loved them all.   I used all of Terri's hand-made porcelain & clay beads. they are so amazing !

 

 

Here is what I sent Terri. I had lots of fun picking out her bundle of goodies.

Well.I thought they were on my computer but they are on my phone so I will have to figure out how to get them here.  But in the meantime  you can go to my Instagram account:  faymariew        & see them there.

Hoping this will work..

My bead partner for the Bead Peeps Swap n Hop is Terri DelSignore of Art Bead Scene.

I am just putting her bead package together. I have been busy teaching some workshops

 in my Studio at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. So am running a little behind.

The weather here in Kelowna is unseasonably cold so I have been staying close to home!

 

I meet such awesome ladies teaching workshops.  (I do get some men to teach every once in a while though)  Had a great time teaching Sandy, Brittany & Cyndy wire wrapping on Saturday.   They did a fantastic job.

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I am just getting back to writing on my blog after a few years absence so it is a challenge, especially when I need to buy a new lap top.  this old one is 8 years old now. Think I will go for a Mac this time !

Signed up for the annual Bead Peeps Swap n Hop
Here are a few facts about me & my jewellery:

I got started making jewellery when I took a glass fusing course in Toronto.  I made glass cabochons in a kiln and made simple pendants.  Then when I moved to Kelowna BC I took a glass bead making course (took another one at Bead FX in Toronto) &  added beads to my jewellery & then sometimes add a few elements of recycled vintage jewellery.

I love working with wire & often add elements of twisted wire to my Art glass panels so I started making findings, clasps, etc. with wire.   I have also taken a silver smith  course but prefer to use wire & wire working tools to create my pieces.  One of these days I will get busy with the silver smith techniques, but now am very busy teaching workshops at the Rotary Centre for the Arts where I have a studio.

 

I like to make simple,  contemporary  jewellery. (Although I sometimes get carried away with my designs.

I like to use sterling silver wire, silver plate wire & my favorite is copper wire

Materials I use are of course glass, fresh water pearls, metal spacers,  a few large seed beads, that co-ordinate with my colours..

I would have to say that I usually stick to one side of the colour wheel (analogous) with the limes & turquoises, teals being my favorite but also do the pinks, purples, oranges.  Black & white is always good too.

 

I like wire wrapping, letter stamping, using lead free solder on copper & stamping a design in it. 

I also do workshops at Seniors Residences, The Canadian Mental Health Wellness Centre and with school children.. like the Kindergarteners the best!!

 

Hope that gives a bit of info about me