Flower Power!

Back in July, I had participated in the "Link Challenge" by Peggy Johnson of the Charm Barn.

I met Terri through that challenge, we started to talk, and found out we had both got our first designs published in Stringing magazine, mine in the Fall issue, and hers in the Winter issue. Both were earrings, so Terri came up with an idea for an earring swap! Both our stores are "flower" themed: hers is Blooming Ideas, and mine is Sadafulee, Always in Bloom. So she suggested we make one flower themed pair, and one "surprise" pair.

I got my package from her a couple weeks back. Chock full of goodies it was!!!
Let me begin with my "bonus" items!

 

This sweet set of earrings and bracelet! I had told Terri I liked earthy colors and boho style, this is a perfect example of that! I wore these a couple times already!

Next up, is this cute keyring. Noooo idea how she found out how much I love polka dots, but I guess she found out :-) Its sooooo cute!!!! Its a large purple shell with big white dots. Lurrve it!

 She also sent me a pack of gum, which I ate, and hence no pictures :-)

 

Now for the "surprise" earrings, the one I didn't know the theme of:

These are a gorgeous teal color with little birds in the focal. Very cute! I have not worn these yet, looking for the perfect outfit to pair them with!

And now for the star, the flower ones:

She made these silk flowers by hand! Its a lovely peach color, and have already been worn and shown off :-)

Here's a close-up of the flower and the cute little spiral on top.

 

And since this is a swap, I think I need to show you what I made as well ;-)

Sheepishly I admit, I didn't make any extras, just the ones we had decided on :((

Will start with the surprise pair:

 I used tiny greek ceramic gears (they are so tiny, they look like little daisies :-)), with bright yellow waxed linen cord (source: White Clover Kiln) and washers (not exactly sure what they are made of)

Love the yellow in this pair :)

And finally, the flower power:

 

I did have a bit of a hard time coming up with a floral design...simply because the possibilities are endless! I don't remember exactly why I decided on this, and the original design I had in mind was also quite different, but I like the outcome. Especially love the color combination :)

So that was our little Flower Power swap!