'Southern Beauties' by leannvc

A collection from shop owners in my hometown, Knoxville Tennessee.

Thank you leannvc for including me in this awesome treasury! There are so many talented artists here in the Knoxville area!

Handcrafted Silver ... AnvilJewelry $55	Rosemary Mint Olive... smokeymountain... $7	Philippians 4 vs. 1... angelasheartwo... $8
Henley Street Bridg... FoundLightPhot... $25	Victorian Garden Pi... Dreamspiration... $12.00	Sleeper on Mums Fol... Kenjio $90
11x14 Kittens in a ... porcelainroses $20	Coral Collection - ... SassyGlassStud... $100	Mossy Creek 8x10 Fi... DustinAlexande... $25.00
Zoe - Eco Friendly ... threadhead $550	LOWER PRICE...Larry... forgetmenotant... $56	Inna - An Elegant W... heartsdesirebe... $125
Pretty Pearls Galor... LisaLouRedoVin... $18	Summer day tree bellaglassarts $75	Delicate - 12x12 ... everydaymoment... $35

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Blessings,

Sediment ~
A Lovely Combination of Lampwork Beads and Copper

Layers of brown and olive green changing to seafoam and light teal green, reminiscent of layers of sediment in rock! In fact, when most people see these gorgeous lentil lampwork beads, they ask, "What kind of stone is this?" Smiling, I reply, "It is a lampwork glass bead!"

This is was what captured my imagination from the moment I saw these beads! They were not your average run of the mill glass beads, but something with an organic ebb and flow to their design! My second thought was they would be perfect with copper wire, and with those two thoughts in mind, I purchased two strands of these awesome beads! Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end! This bracelet is made with the last of those beads!

The Sediment bracelet is made with copper wire that has been hammered for strength and beauty. Each element is lovingly constructed by hand, and will last for generations to come when cared for properly! The bracelet is 8-1/4 inches long, perfectly made for wrists 7 to 7-1/2 inches around!

For instructions on caring for your copper jewelry, please see this blog posting: http://heartsdesirebeads.blogspot.com/2010/07/caring-for-your-copper-jewelry-over.html

Thank you for looking!

Blessings,




Heart's Desire Beading Company 2010 © - All Rights Reserved

Bridal Inspiration....

Part II

At long last I have finished the bridal necklace using some of the components in the picture below! It took the better part of day, but it was worth every moment! I really wanted to work on this piece without interruptions, and today was the perfect day to get it completed! Being mostly sunny and mild, my kids and husband were outside most of the day, so I devoted my time to this necklace!

This was the first time I have started with a drawing and ended up with a piece of jewelry! Usually my designs are ideas floating in my mind and I make adjustments to fit the components altogether! Since not everyone can visualize ideas, I went to the initial meeting with the bride with three different drawings in hand. She chose with the one I really wanted to do! Having a drawing made this was a very pleasant process, one that I will do again!

Next order of business...delivering all the jewelry to the bride-to-be, and I can't wait for her to see it! I promise there will be pictures of everything, but only after the bride see them!

Blessings,
Debra

http://www.heartsdesirebead.com/

The Copper Rose

Affordable Everyday Elegance

This sweet little ring is reminds me of a tiny rosebud just beginning to open. The Copper Rose ring is made with over two feet of natural copper wire that will take on a wonderful patina of it's own over time! It has a sturdy four wire band that will stand up to everyday wearing and at the great price of $8.00 (plus shipping), this ring is an affordable indulgence!

The ring pictured is a size 7-1/2 (US), but don't despair if this is not your size because I can make one equally as lovely and unique in your own size! Just be sure to include your ring size at checkout time!

To purchase this ring click on the add to cart button at the bottom of this post! This button will take you to Paypal; follow the steps to pay for your purchase (please note that you do not need to open a Paypal account to use their service). Upon the receipt of your payment, your order will be sent you enclosed in a shimmering organza bag; which is suitable for gift giving and storage. All of my jewelry is sent first class via the USPS with insurance to all customers living within the United States.

Thank you for looking!

Heart's Desire Beading Company 2009 © - All Rights Reserved

Cost - $8.00 per ring

plus shipping ($2.25)

Day and Night Necklace

What is hope... by Vineet Bansal

What hope means...
Hope is bright shining light, which keeps darkness at the bay
Hope is gentle cool breeze on a hot summer day
Hope is to remain positive when going gets tough
Hope is seeking more when others think you had enough
What hope means...
Hope is dreaming of tomorrow
Hope is simmering under sorrow
Hope is sparkles when tears are in our eyes
Hope is a beautiful thing and beautiful things never die
What hope means...
Hope is as light as a feather
Hope keeps all of us together
Hope is ubiquitous and free of cost
Hope is the last thing ever lost.....

The focal point of the Day and Night necklace is a gorgeous 40mm black and ivory white dichroic donut that has touches of copper and gold. It is wrapped in a finely crafted 18-gauge copper wire frame that is wound with several feet of a very fine copper wire. The pendants dimensions are 45mm across; and including the bale it is 54mm in length. It is suspended from a beautiful 18-inch long copper chain. Cost - $45.00

You may purchase this necklace by clicking on the add to cart button below which will take you to Paypal. Please note that you do not need to open a Paypal account to use their services. Upon the receipt of your payment, the Day and Night Necklace will be sent to you enclosed in an elegant silk bag with a zipper closure, suitable for gift giving and storage. All of my jewelry is sent first class via the USPS with insurance to all customers living within the United States.


A special thanks to Donna Spadafore from Gailavira Jewelry for her wonderful tutorial that was the inspiration for this necklace.

Thank you for looking!

Heart's Desire Beading Company 2009 © - All Rights Reserved

Copper Half Bangle Bracelets

My Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine arrived in the mail two days ago, much to my surprise and delight! My husband handed it to me and said, "You have some new play pretties!" I began to wonder why they had sent me another magazine, since I decided to not to renew my subscription before Thanksgiving. Trust me, I love this magazine because it gives me so many ideas and valuable information, it was not an easy choice! But there were too many other things that needed to come first! I said to my darling husband, "Wonder why they sent me another magazine, I didn't renew my subscription." He responded with, "Merry Christmas!" I just started to cry, then gave him a big hug and kiss! What a wonderful surprise, so totally unexpected and so very appreciated! His response to my tears was quite humorous, "Next time I'll just get you another magazine instead of jewelry!" LOL! My response.....honey, go right ahead, I'll make the jewelry you just get me the magazines to feed my imagination!

The inspiration for these two half bangle bracelets are from Sharilyn Miller's article in the current issue of Step by Step. Both are made with natural copper wire and have sterling silver accents. The bracelet in the top picture has some awesome turquoise beads, which pair so well with copper wire! The other bracelet has 8mm round agate beads in a beautiful deep green. The thing I love about both bracelets is you can shorten or lengthen them to fit any size wrist by adding or removing the handmade copper links!


Thank you for stopping by!


Blessings,

Debra

http://www.heartsdesirebead.com/

What a busy new year!!!!

Things have been very busy here and even though this is late, I still would like to wish everyone a happy new year!

My family and I made the trip to Ohio again this year to spend the holidays with family, and I have to say that it was a very eventful trip! Beginning with spending six hours on the interstate sitting totally still because of ice on the roads in Kentucky. When we left home, it was overcast and mild. Bad weather was forecast for Northern Ohio, so we planned on only going half way to Cincinnati. Little did we know that the roads would soon turn icy just a few hours north of us. What a trip! What should have taken four hours, took us eleven hours!

The next days travel was not as eventful, a few traffic jams but not the complete stand still we experienced the day before! We were pleasantly surprised to see a bit of snow as we came closer to my hometown. The clouds hung heavy in the sky, and looked like we see a little bit more of the white stuff falling!



Christmas day was a peaceful day spent opening presents, making and eating all kinds of delicious foods and just enjoying a quiet day playing with all our new toys!


On the day we were set to leave we awoke to see a fresh dusting of snow. Since this is something my boys don't see a lot of here in Tennessee, we decided to stay one more day and let them play in the snow! They enjoyed shoveling the driveway and sidewalks, building snowmen and throwing snowballs at each other!



The trip home was much easier, no snow or ice on the roads at all! Whew!

Speaking of new toys...I just had to share a picture of my new workbench that my sweet husband got for me for Christmas! He put a catalog picture in an envelope and gave it to me on Christmas morning! Yesterday, he put it together for me, and it was totally worth the wait! I have looked at this workbench in the catalog for a very long time! I have to say, it makes me feel very blessed to have such a thoughtful husband.....and I am so excited to finally have an official place to store my tools and supplies! I'm looking forward to spending time at this workbench dreaming up new jewelry designs and making them come to life!

Look for new designs from my workbench at:

http://www.heartsdesirebead.com/

Blessings,
Debra