Mothering Sunday Giveaway

So, are you organised? Have you bought your mum or that someone special something for mothering Sunday?
Or more to the point are you a mummy and just want to be spoilt?

Would you like to win these gorgeous earrings?
To either give to someone special or keep for yourself?



The earrings feature handmade lampwork spacers by Rebecca Weddell, Karen hilltribe silver diasy spacers and amazonite faceted rondelles. Handwired by Beady Pool using sterling silver wire and hung from sterling sivler earwires.
Gorgeous :)

So, what do you have to do I hear you ask?
Just write a comment below saying who you would give these to and why.

Yep it's that simple.

What I hear you ask - no blog following, no facebook fanning, no shop favouriting?
No, I want to keep it simple this time. But, if you want to please do
facebook - http://artist.to/beadypool
www.beadypool.folksy.com

So comment away below....if you won these earrings who would you give them to and why?

Small print - Open to UK residents only this time as I have left it a little late
Draw closes 8am Thurs morning so I have time to post them out

Names will go into a hat and my son will pick one after 8am
Good luck x

Damask

Remember those stunning signature artisan beads by Rebecca Weddell I showed you in the previous post? Those floral cerise beauties? Well here is what I have created using them.

Damask

I picked out the floral theme of the lampwork with a beautifully handmade Karen hilltribe Silver rose. Then I used ooodles of pink swarovski crystals and chunkier faceted rondelles in cerise pink to compliment the lampwork. These are interspersed with hilltribe silver tubes.

All finished with a hilltribe s-clasp and a handwired faceted crystal rondelle charm.
I am so pleased with how this has turned out and it's been nice making a necklace instead of a pendant for once.
Damask can be found in the Beady Pool folksy shop as can the complimenting Anemone earrings.

Today I have been making...

With these gorgeous lampwork beads.
A set of fritties from Rachel Dawes, I am loving the deep purples in these beads. I have been teaming them with faceted crystal beads and Karen Hilltribe daisy spacers. I've made two necklaces and a pair of earrings.

And a set of Rebecca Weddell's trademark floral beads - scrummy.

With these beads I have made a necklace with a Karen Hilltribe silver rose pendant and a pair of earrings which can already be found in the Beady Pool shop on Folksy. Photographs of the resulting jewellery coming soon.....

Folksy

Well, I have loaded a few more of my items onto Folksy, these items are not available on my website. Why not take a look, I would love to know what you think of them. Spring is on it's way and I've gone a bit flowery.

Agapanthus - a gorgeous floral inspired pendant using a lampwork bead by Rachel Dawes.

Tansy - beautiful purple lampwork beads by Rebecca Weddell decorated in teal flowers - just scrummy.

For those of you thinking - "What on earth is she on about with Folksy?" Folksy is a new online selling site where loads of craft people all sell their wares in one place. So if you are looking for a unique gift for someone or looking to treat yourself then head on over there are some fantastic things that you can't buy in your local shops.

To whet your appetites, I have put together a few things I really like on the theme of "Sea" - well we did go back home to Cornwall for half term and it's still in my veins.
How beautiful is this? There are lots of matching items as well. Sea bubbles cuff - Lucy Campbell

These booties are so cute - I love the starfish on them. Beach Babies - Willo

Fun and funky felt - Sailboat broach - Pippin

I think these are a fantastic idea and great as birthday pressies, check out the whole range there are some lovely ideas. Fish Theatre - Art in the bag

I love this broach, quirky and fun. He's my lovely sailor boy - A resin revival
And to remind you of the seaside when the holiday is long over, a fab felt picture. I wish I was on that sunlounger now - especially as it is raining outside :) Reminiscent - Felt Fusion

Or if you are more of a sailing person - Yachts at Tichfield - The Rolling Mill

Enjoy finding it on Folksy.

Folksy

Well, I have loaded a few more of my items onto Folksy, these items are not available on my website. Why not take a look, I would love to know what you think of them. Spring is on it's way and I've gone a bit flowery.

Agapanthus - a gorgeous floral inspired pendant using a lampwork bead by Rachel Dawes.

Tansy - beautiful purple lampwork beads by Rebecca Weddell decorated in teal flowers - just scrummy.

For those of you thinking - "What on earth is she on about with Folksy?" Folksy is a new online selling site where loads of craft people all sell their wares in one place. So if you are looking for a unique gift for someone or looking to treat yourself then head on over there are some fantastic things that you can't buy in your local shops.

To whet your appetites, I have put together a few things I really like on the theme of "Sea" - well we did go back home to Cornwall for half term and it's still in my veins.
How beautiful is this? There are lots of matching items as well. Sea bubbles cuff - Lucy Campbell

These booties are so cute - I love the starfish on them. Beach Babies - Willo

Fun and funky felt - Sailboat broach - Pippin

I think these are a fantastic idea and great as birthday pressies, check out the whole range there are some lovely ideas. Fish Theatre - Art in the bag

I love this broach, quirky and fun. He's my lovely sailor boy - A resin revival
And to remind you of the seaside when the holiday is long over, a fab felt picture. I wish I was on that sunlounger now - especially as it is raining outside :) Reminiscent - Felt Fusion

Or if you are more of a sailing person - Yachts at Tichfield - The Rolling Mill

Enjoy finding it on Folksy.

Becca's Beads

Before Christmas, I bought a gorgeous deep purple and teal green bead set off Rebecca Weddell plus a few extra matching spacers- and this is what I have made from them. The first set of earrings I am keeping for me. They are my kinda colours - hence maybe why I bought the beads in the first place :) I love the layering technique she has used. These beads are even more lovely looked at end on. If you check out her website or flickr you will understand better what I am wittering on about.

I used the gorgeous floral beads in the set to make these earrings "Tansy"

And finally, I used the rest of the set to make this bracelet "peppermint stripe". I added some lovely purple Swarovski crystals for a bit of sparkle, some faceted Czech beads and some Hilltribe lotus beads. It's finished off with a charm made with cute Czech glass flowers. I am really pleased with how this has turned out.

I am not impressed with how much this cost me to make - nothing to do with Beccy's beads I hasten to very quickly add. I had brain melt down before Christmas and paid my credit card bill out of the wrong account and ...... yep went overdrawn. Which I have never done in my whole life, to date that is. It's cost me twenty eight pounds for the priveledge of going overdrawn and thirty pounds for each transaction they paid for me or turned down - guess who used paypal lots that week:) To top it all off the damn bank told be by letter which they sent second class so I didn't get it for nearly a week aaaarrrgghh - they are so damn cheeky. Bet they did it on purpose as they were short of funds for the Christmas party he he;) It will take me a while to recoup the charges (to say the least), but it's a lesson learnt - the hard way!

Becca's Beads

Before Christmas, I bought a gorgeous deep purple and teal green bead set off Rebecca Weddell plus a few extra matching spacers- and this is what I have made from them. The first set of earrings I am keeping for me. They are my kinda colours - hence maybe why I bought the beads in the first place :) I love the layering technique she has used. These beads are even more lovely looked at end on. If you check out her website or flickr you will understand better what I am wittering on about.

I used the gorgeous floral beads in the set to make these earrings "Tansy"

And finally, I used the rest of the set to make this bracelet "peppermint stripe". I added some lovely purple Swarovski crystals for a bit of sparkle, some faceted Czech beads and some Hilltribe lotus beads. It's finished off with a charm made with cute Czech glass flowers. I am really pleased with how this has turned out.

I am not impressed with how much this cost me to make - nothing to do with Beccy's beads I hasten to very quickly add. I had brain melt down before Christmas and paid my credit card bill out of the wrong account and ...... yep went overdrawn. Which I have never done in my whole life, to date that is. It's cost me twenty eight pounds for the priveledge of going overdrawn and thirty pounds for each transaction they paid for me or turned down - guess who used paypal lots that week:) To top it all off the damn bank told be by letter which they sent second class so I didn't get it for nearly a week aaaarrrgghh - they are so damn cheeky. Bet they did it on purpose as they were short of funds for the Christmas party he he;) It will take me a while to recoup the charges (to say the least), but it's a lesson learnt - the hard way!