Annette de Goeij winning the Green Queen bangle bracelet on St. Patrick's Day made me think of my own collection. I use ribbon spool caddies with three dowels each to display them with (available at Oriental Trading). Works great! Growing up during the 60's we wore resin bangle bracelets with our "mod" outfits. Oh yes, I was into everything fashion back then! Hip huggers, tye-dye clothing, mod mini-skirts, etc. I was thrilled when I heard bangle bracelets were back in style. I only have about three resin and two bakelite that I kept from the 60's which are "vintage" now. Geez, I'm vintage too! Yeah, here's to vintage!!! Anyway, so I thought I'd share a few pics from my collection. They're so colorful! And with spring just around the corner, all of us can use some color along with the beautiful daffodils popping up already. Hope you enjoy! 

THE NAME WINNER IS:

Annette de Goeij with "The White Enchantress". Annette will receive the Green Queen bangle bracelet for her name entry! Thank you Annette!! And everyone for their name entries, a big hug and thank you so much!

Catherine

FREE GIVEAWAY!
Catherine Taylor needs your help NAMING her newest creation, a white & silver bridal bib necklace.
Here's what you need to do:
1)  Join her blog & comment your suggested NAME!
2)  "Like" her business page, Jewelry Taylor Made, on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jewelry-Taylor-Made-by-Catherine-Taylor/197796030241975
Catherine will select the chosen name one week from today, March 17th on St. Patrick's Day!

Get some free GREEN, not $, but this handmade green resin bangle bracelet, named the "GREEN QUEEN"! (see photo) Win some Green on St. Paddy's Day!!

The White Enchantress

Exude glamour and turn heads at every corner with this wedding statement bib necklace that's fit for a princess!  A mix of sterling silver plated stampings & filigree beads are hand picked and embedded with beads on interfacing, backed with white ultra-suede, and embellished with white translucent & clear lucite flower beads. The bead embroidery consists of white glass pearls, Czech fire-polish AB crystals, pearl seed & bugle beads, opal seed beads, and galvanized silver seed beads. All combined in this flattering style bib necklace with a gorgeous rhinestone clasp offers a romantic accent at the nap of the neck. A one-of-a-kind handsewn piece of art to embellish you on your "special day"!
So stunning!!

This necklace was made for my second challenge, filigree, with my Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild. I chose to incorporated my filigree beads into a bridal statement bib necklace for a soon to be beautiful bride! 

     While I'm working on my Etsy bead embroidery challenge, Filigree, my mind is already wandering to the time in May when we'll be leaving for our boat, Chip's Ahoy. And my thought's wander even further to some of the last critter's I saw last summer. So I'd like to share with you a photo of our boat and the four onery sea otter's playing on our dock while visiting Sidney, Vancouver Island, B.C. On our way back to our marina, just before we entered USA waters, a grey whale breached in the water. I was so excited at the beautiful sight! And the only pic I got was the water splashing! I was SO disappointed!                                 

My second challenge "Filigree" with EBEG is progressing nicely. I've decided my bead embroidery bib necklace is going to be a bridal statement piece incorporating the sterling silver stampings and filigree beads. Our deadline is March 31st. Here is just a peek of things to come:

Take a look at this!! Do you want to win a set of boro lampwork beads???  Can you guess which block image is mine? How about guessing which block belongs to which beadwork artist member of EBEG? Could you do this? Could you win some new lampwork beads? YES YOU CAN! Go to our guild blog and get started today! To get started and learn more, please go to:  http://www.ebeguild.blogspot.com