Gorgeous Beaded Jewelry by Plumbeadacious

Well it has been so long since a feature has donned any of the pages of this blog, I had almost wondered whether or not I was ever going to get back into the swing of things. But belated as it is I am glad to reintroduce my weekly BESTeam features and want to begin this week with the amazingly beautiful beaded jewelry of Plumbeadacious on Etsy!

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LeAllyson Meyer is the wonderful lady behind Plumbeadacious and hails from Severance, CO, United States. I first had a looky in at LeAllyson's store a day or two ago when first receiving the team email, and my goodness! If I could've gushed about how beautiful her store is then I would have! Still! even a few days late her store is just stunning! beautiful popping colors, and so many shapes and lines that make your eyes want to follow like they are little pathways. Amazing work! I have since taken a peek at her blog which to me shows off LeAllyson's great eye for piecing things together and showcasing joyful colors and beautiful things. I noticed she has a lot of different things from the gorgeous treasury she has recently posted, to posts about lovely fnids and her beautiful Iris flowers. (I miss mine from my old house!). The page itself is like a beautiful garden that had me as compelled to look around like I did in her store. Having read her profiles on both pages it is very evident that she is passionate about her jewelry making craft, having now being making jewelry for 7 years after being introduced to the art of beaded jewelry by her daughter, and has been selling her work for 5 years now. She works with lampwork beads, crystals, Czech glass beads, freshwater pearls and semi-precious stones, uses a variety of metals as findings, and also makes beautiful beaded lanyards which I think are so cool for the workplace!
Besides the work itself I just LOVE the way her shop looks, and particularly want to say how great and eye catching her shop banner is. I just cant take my eyes off it the piece captured in the image is so lovely, it just captures everythign about what she does and certainly made me want to look further when first landing in the shop. I would recommend anyone landing here to spend a moment checking out her work, you will definitely fall in love!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Plumbeadacious
http://www.beadaciouslyyours.blogspot.com/

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Glass and Jewely by AlexandersDesigns

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So sorry this is as late as it is, and that i haven't posted a hop this week! It's been a hard week of all nighters, mucho work and crazy mom duties so i've had no option really! One of my hats got featured in an Etsy newsletter on the 22nd and that totally overwhelmed my business so as a result I've been keeping myself on my toes and lots of things have had to be put off. But I have this fab feature for you today which I am very glad to share with you :)

alexandersdesigns on Etsy... I love the awesome glass work and jewelry from husband and wife team, Jenny and Skip Alexander from MO Kansas City. They describe the work as being 'Ugly Glass' in their shop title although I would rather say their stuff is artistic, fun, intriguing and abstract! It seems that both have worked hard over the years and have spent the time and training over the years to grow their skills along the way to achieve the unique result of their jewelry seen in their store.
Jenny having an artistic background found her love for beading and jewelry making over time, which lead to both her and her husband both taking lampwork classes, Skip himself later learning the art of Metalsmithing. Using Swarovski Crystals, lamp work and glass beads, semi-precious gemstones, sterling silver, fine silver, pewter, and gold, together they create all the amazing pieces you can browse and enjoy in their shop, and for me it's been wonderful looking through all their pieces and discovering new favourites :)


http://alexandersdesigns.blogspot.com/ Their Blog!

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OnbehalfOf Art and Photography

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OnBehalfOf on Etsy... It has been a while since featuring an artist and I'm very excited to share Kate's work with you today. I think her art shines a beautiful ray of light out to it's viewer as her intent is one to be admired , as she uses 90% of her proceeds to go to those that need it most in developing countries. You can really feel the heart and soul of her projects and their correlation to her purpose for them as the images carry a life of their own, translating something of suffering into hope through the protrayal in her art. They are truely spectacular pieces for their vibrance, their message and for Kate's selflessness, kindness and talent. I really do feel privalaged to have the opportunity to share her cause on my blog. Anyone making a purchase from her store will know that their monies will go to help a variety of causes that she lists in her shop announcement like Lahash Internationaland the Water Mission as a few examples, and if you take a trip to her blog you can find more about the work including a link to another blog of hers describing her trip to Africa during 2010 http://ktgresh.blogspot.com/, which really makes an interesting read. You must stop by her store and blogs to learn more about her travels and the inspiration behind her work :) Truely beautiful.


http://artonbehalfof.blogspot.com/ Kate's Blog!

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HeadpinWear Gemstone Jewelry

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HeadpinWear on Etsy... Cathy hails from Benicia, CA which is a state that I have always lovingly associated with all things grounded, earthly and beautiful. It's wonderful that Cathy's store epitomises the thoughts that are stirred up in my about California as it reminds me a lot of a very beautiful person I know that lives there and lives a very beautiful life.
Cathy's Jewelry uses my favourite type of pieces to make the whole, as a lot of you know already I just LOVE gemstones, dark metals and Swarovski Crystals and Cathy's store is just full of them. The colors throughout her shop are quite neutral, but full and variagated so you can experience a variety of earthtones, and some of the findings are just super cute, like butterflies and starfish that further connect the work to the beauty of nature. Cathy believe's that jewelry is meant to enhance your being and complete that part of your daily style, and I personally think that her work is stunning and could really compliment any person wanting to express something beautiful about themselves through their style. Please take a moment to visit her store! I have 6 of my favourites in the mosaic below but there is so much more!


http://headpinwear.blogspot.com/ Cathy's Blog!

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Soldered Pendants from thePENDANTstudio

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Twas my mom's birthday yesterday, so this is a day later than usual. Enjoy!

the PENDANTstudio on Etsy... I have actually stumbled across this Etsy shop by Aimee before, and have been swept away by intrigue when having a good browse through her unique jewelry fo the fact that she encases her pendants in a silver frame of solder. I have only tried soldering once before to repair a fiberoptic toy that my son managed to destroy during a local festival some years back, and could I do it? No way! It takes some skill to solder with a steady hand, let alone being able to make these amazingly straight lines that Aimee (who describes herself as a perfectionist) is able to with her frames. I have to say I was very impressed when I first saw her shop and I am more so now, as some of the pieces contain more than just images and could easily be described as wearable pieces of art! The material she uses is lead free and contains 4.9 % sterling silver along with tin and copper, and I love the fact that she does take the framed pendants a step further by including little gems and charms behind the glass with the images, and one of my favourites has to be one of her inclusions in the shop known as "Love Song" which has been featured in Great Finds on madeformebyoaklie. Not restricted to Soldered pendants, you can also find pandora style custom charms, keychains, magnets, gift tags and personalized items and Aimee also offers to do bespoke pieces if you get in touch with her and let her know what sort of ideas you may have for a piece. Have a nosey through my mosaic below and make sure you take a visit to Aimee's shop. You will love it!


http://www.pendantstudio.blogspot.com/ Aimee's Blog!

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YourDailyJewels Unique Jewelry

Tuesday - BESTeam Mosaic
weekly shoutout to the dedicated workers that like to help other handmade artists...

Apologies for the delay in features. I'm getting through a lot of work currently that is slowing things so for now I think posts are going to be a bit irregular, but it won't always be this way. Enjoy this weeks feature!

YOURDAILYJEWELS on Etsy... I'm so excited to get to feature another gemstone jewelry artist this week! I just love everything about gemstones and some of you may know, because the colors, the natural grains/swirls/im"perfect"ions just stir something in my soul. I'm a nature lover and I love adorning things that I know are earth sourced, and I think anyone that shares this enthusiasm will just fall head over heels for Yourdailyjewels' store. The banner I think is the first thing that will draw you in as it's just so beautiful, and then beneath that you can see all the beautiful work by Norah, that it compliments so well! Her images also are just stunning, and it's almost like looking through a beautiful crystal grove on every page. The colors and designs are just fantastic! Definitely a new favourite of mine and a store I'm going to have to visit for all the birthday's I know are coming up in the spring :) Something that I think is awesome about Norah is that she works by day as a physical therapist for children suffering with disabilities, and her jewelry work had started from a rewards system she had created for the children some time ago, becoming what it is today for the acknowledgements of her creative talent. Her pieces are beautiful and unique. I'm certain that you'll love it!

http://yourdailyjewels.blogspot.com/ Norah's Blog!

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Jewelry by Jaynemarie

Tuesday - BESTeam Mosaic
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Jaynemarie on Etsy... In my Etsy journey I have found that I have experienced both extremeties of scenarios that can occur with running two very different shops. One is very busy and the other is rather quiet. Over the years I understand now that being able to establish my mark in any of the busy handmade catagories, I really need to go that extra mile to show that what I have is unique and worthy. A huge catagory on Etsy is the Jewelry catagory and it is SO hard for sellers to break themselves into selling without having that little bit of oomf to get them started. I started myself down that road and it wasn't long before I moved onto what I can do better. I really do love looking at the jewelry sellers make on Etsy for the fact that despite seeing 100's of necklaces, earrings, rings galore, if you look hard enough you can see true heart and soul emerging from some pieces, and in that truely beautiful craftsmanship. My favourite Jewelers have to be the ones that work metal themselves or use gemstones as most of the time I find that is where my jaw drops and I fall in love! Jaynemarie jewelry is a seller I feel has a LOT to give through her work, and through reading her profile I am warmed by the life long passion she has had to build on her creative niche, going all the way back to when she began on her barbie dolls! She has since worked hard on gaining the necessary experience to create in the way she is able to today and I just love her work and the fact that her experience in her craft has been a journey through the years. Her jewelry is perfect for special occassions so if you are looking for something very special, I recommend looking through her store :)

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Moon!

Monday Magic... Moon!

Welcome to a new week! This selection of items are awesome! Some of my favourites to suit the theme of this weeks Monday Magic!

DafnaYaromDesign	oodalollies	pitu7design
YorkAvenueStudio	zuzashop	HighPriestessOfGems
ngoriginals	marileecjones	DMStudios
TyeJ	JunamJul	PaperJourneys

Introducing my 68th installment of my weekly feature Monday Magic.

All of the sellers names can be typed into the navigation bar on your browser followed with ".etsy.com" (dot etsy dot com) to take you to their stores. Otherwise click on an image to go directly to their listing!


I am now taking requests for next weeks Monday Magic Expo. If you would like to be a part of it, you are required to have 0-19 sales in your Etsy store, and the theme is 'Petals' Contact me via convo @ http://moonangelnay.etsy.com to send in your requests, plus a link to your suitable item :)