My Art Charms collection

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art charm, Art Charm Exchange, blog hop

Here is a sneak peek at the Art Charms I received.

Here are details of the links on the cards.

Toltec Jewels
Elisabeth Auld, Beads for Busy Gals
Renetha Stanziano, Lamplightcrafts
Susan Kennedy, SueBeads
Lee Koopman, Strega Jewellery
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Alicia Marinache, All The Pretty Things
Sheila Prose, Cheap Charms
Caroline Dewison, BlueberriBeads

Remember the blog reveal and the start of the auction have been delayed, so you’ll need to come back on the 25th November to see the charms themselves 😉

Art Charm Auction delay

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Art Charm Auction, Art Charm Exchange, Art Charm Swap, Charity Auction

The Art Charm Auction has been slightly delayed so it will now start on the 24th November 2014. The blog reveals will be in the early morning of the 25th.

So you’ll need to be just a little bit more patient, but it will be that much closer to Christmas so if you DO win a charm you won’t have to wait as long to open your present 😉

Pearls of polymer clay

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art bead, Art Charm Swap, Cate van Alphen, handmade beads, kanji, mica powder, pearl, perfect pearls, polymer clay

I recently discovered that some mica powders (e.g. Perfect Pearls) have an added resin which means they do not need to be varnished to seal. WOOT! I love the shimmer, but I have been avoiding using them because I find varnishing such a hassle – all that washing brushes and waiting for it to dry…

Since then I haven’t been able to stop myself adding pearlescent powder just about everything.

Kanji pendant by Cate van Alphen. The symbol means “friend”. It is available in my Etsy store.

Blueberry frit beads by Cate van Alphen

These are Stroppel round Natasha beads. See my free tutorial for how I made them.

Yes, I only have one colour of mica powder at the moment, but I have ordered a few more… so watch this space for more pearls of polymer clay.

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In other news, I have received my Art Charms 🙂 but you will need to wait till after the reveal on 14th November 2014 to see my treasures as I want to include some of the artists’ inspiration.

Art Charms are on their way

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art charm, Art Charm Exchange, Art Charm Swap, beads of courage

This year I’m taking part in Jen Cameron’s Art Charm Swap. I’m so excited – I have been tracking my parcel of Art Charms as they SOAR across the Atlantic.

One of those yellow envelopes is for me 🙂 Here’s a hit of what I sent.

It’s less than 2 weeks till the big reveal, and of course the auction to benefit Beads of Courage. So be sure to check back on 14 November 2014!

Big box, little box

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art charm, Art Charm Swap, moving house, wire

Where have I been this summer?

At the start of July we began buying a house, with an expected completion date sometime in August. So we enthusiastically began packing up our stuff, including all my beads. By September (when the solicitors were NEARLY finished doing their checks) my husband was made redundant. It looks like he will be getting a new job imminently, so things will be staying in their boxes while we plan our next move.

I did at least unpack my wire so that I could complete my charms for Jen Cameron’s Art Charm swap. Here they are all ready to cross the Atlantic:

But what’s inside?

Aha! For that you will need to come back on the 14th November 2014. See you then.

2014 Art Charm Swap

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art bead, art charm, Art Charm Swap, beads of courage, charm swap

I’ve signed up for Jen Cameron’s Art Charm Swap. Sign ups close today, so be quick if you’d like to join in and help support Beads of Courage.

In exchange for sending in 11 charms, you’ll receive 10 art charms back (one of them your own), and the last one goes to auction to raise money for Beads of Courage.