Art Elements January Component Reveal

This is the reveal for the first Art Elements component of the month giveaway and design challenge of 2017!  Leather cabochons were created by Lindsay Starr, and she gave some away to a few lucky readers. Guess what?  I was one of those lucky readers.  I don't know which cabs the other two readers received, so you will have to follow the links below to see what they did with their components.

This leather cabochon is something new that I have never worked with before.  I just decided on a beaded pendant on either a leather cord or fabric cord.  The fabric cord won the coin toss.  

Guests:

Ann 

Renetha 

Patty

Sherri

Kelly 

Linda

AE Writers:

Lesley

Laney

Lindsay

Caroline 

Cathy

Cooky
Claire
Diana 
Jenny

Susan

Niky

Thank you for stopping by and comments are welcome!

Renetha

Bead Peeps Update: About Me

Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Pre-Swap Briefing:

2017 Goals:  Bead at least once a week.
                   Get started with my torch and silver clay projects.
                   Take care of my family.
                    Lose weight.

Favorite Things to Work With:  Anything to do with beads except for bead crocheting.

What I Want to Learn in the Next Year:  Being proficient with torching silver clay.

Favorite Colors to Work With:  I haven't met a bead or color I didn't like.

My Bead Style:  Definitely BOHO

Favorite Metals to Work With:  All of them.

I am well over 50 years old and have been happily married to the same man for over 20 years.  I have 3 boys ages 16, 19, and 21.  My oldest sons have just finished at Hobart Welding School and are looking for work.  The sooner they are employed, the sooner I get my dream studio!  I also enjoy working with polymer clay, quilting, sewing, beading, reading and most recently working with silver clay.

Renetha Stanziano

Stay Tuned! Bead Peeps Swap & Hop Schedule

Beautiful Fall Morning!

GoddessDolls: Bottle Doll Swap

Ever so often I like to make art dolls.  Recently, GoddessDolls (YahooGroups), held a bottle doll swap.  Here is the doll I made for Morgayne. 

These are the dolls I received from Ann B.