Tag Archives: glass beads

Seventh Bead Peeps Swap n Hop

Posted on April 17, 2023 by ingetraud

After a hiatus of 3 years, thanks to Covid, Linda Anderson again hosted a bead swap. Linda matched jewelry designers with partners. We sent each other beads to create jewelry. I was very happy to be able to participate again. … Continue reading →

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Bead Soup Swap and Create

Posted on April 10, 2021 by ingetraud

Lori McDaniel Anderson organized the bead swap. Lori matched jewelry designers with partners. We sent each other beads in order to create jewelry. Lots of fun! My partner is Monica Dockery. Monica lives in Lexington, Kentucky and has been making … Continue reading →

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Sixth Bead Peeps Swap n Hop

Posted on April 17, 2020 by ingetraud

Welcome to the sixth Bead Peeps Swap n Hop! Linda Anderson organized it. Again Linda matched jewelry designers with partners. We sent each other beads in order to create jewelry. What fun! This year my partner was Michelle Marson. Michelle … Continue reading →

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Fifth Bead Peeps Blog n Hop

Posted on April 7, 2019 by ingetraud

Welcome to the fifth Bead Peeps Swap n Hop! Linda Anderson organized it. Just as in prior years, Linda matched a group of jewelry designers with partners. We sent each other beads in order to create jewelry. This year my partner … Continue reading →

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Third Bead Peeps Swap n Hop

Posted on April 8, 2017 by ingetraud

Welcome to the third annual Bead Peeps Swap n Hop. Linda Anderson again organized it. Linda matched the participants with partners. We sent each other beads to create jewelry. My partner is Kelly Hosford Patterson . Kelly sent me a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Ninth Bead Soup Blog Party- Bead Hoarders Edition

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ingetraud

Welcome to the Ninth Bead Soup Blog Party! Lori Anderson organized it.  Lori matched all of us up with partners. We sent each other beads that we had been hoarding in order to create jewelry. According to Lori “I would … Continue reading →

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Kansas City and Sara Sally LaGrand class

Posted on August 4, 2015 by ingetraud

My friend, Linda Schauble, had been wanting to share her home town, Kansas City, with me. Stephanie Sersich was teaching a beadmaking and jewelry making class there so we decided to go.  A friend of Linda’s, Mollie Maresch, was renting … Continue reading →

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My Swap n Hop beads have arrived.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by ingetraud

Last week a package arrived in the mail. Inside were lots of items in small zip-lock bags wrapped in colorful tissue paper. My Swap n Hop beads from Deb Fortin! Inside were a wonderful variety of beads, including 7 possible … Continue reading →

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Kristen Franzten Orr class at Snow Farm

Posted on January 16, 2015 by ingetraud

Last March I took a class with Kristen Franzten Orr at Graceful Customs. I liked this class  so much that I decided to take another longer one in September, 2014 at Snow Farm- the New England Craft Program. Snow Farm … Continue reading →

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Third Annual Octoberfest Blog Hop

Posted on October 25, 2014 by ingetraud

Rita of Toltec Jewels is hosting this blog hop to celebrate Autumn. I had bought a calavera pendant from Hippie Chick Designs and decided to use it as the focal of a necklace. A calavera is a representation of a … Continue reading →

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