Congratulations Karen. Please contact me with your address. Big Thank You to everyone else who stopped by for a chance to win and shared my giveaway.
Your 1 winner on “Charming Giveaway” are:
1) Karen Williams
I never really know when a charm is big enough to become a pendant. What is the cut off size? Are there charm police?
Pink lotus is the supreme lotus.
These are my new Half Lotus Charms I used in this pair of earrings. The beads are my NEW faux Stoneware beads. They started with a sketch and blossomed into this.
They have been in the works for some time now and hold a special meaning and timeless significance to me personally.
As the bearer of creation, the lotus flower holds a special place in mythology, in nature, in our lives. It symbolizes not only creation, but the timeless and continual process of birth and rebirth. At night, the lotus flower sleeps. At sunrise, with the waking of the sun, the lotus flower emerges to life. Just as in nature. Life is born, and reborn. Man dies, to be born again.
Lotuses are symbols of purity and ‘spontaneous’ generation and different colors symbolize different things.
Red lotus symbolizes the original nature of the heart.
Purple lotus is the mystic lotus.
Blue lotus is the symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses, of intelligence and wisdom, of knowledge.
I will be offering my half lotus charms in all four of these colors. The pink lotus is the one pictured in the earrings. What color are you?
Art Deco Charms. These are inspired by the Art Deco Style defined by eclecticism, which describes me perfectly. I have always been drawn in by Art Deco Style.
The 13mm polymer clay beads are my NEW faux Stoneware art beads.
The Art Deco charms started out as a circle and I changed it many times before I decided on this fan shape. I think it’s better suited for the Art Deco Style. I will be offering these in two more colors.
I’m giving away one Half Lotus, one Art Deco charm and four oval shaped Faux Stoneware beads to one winner.
Faux Stoneware art beads
Just leave a comment on THIS post. For additional entries share this giveaway on any social media, please leave a separate comment each time you do. Each share will get you another entry. Winner will be posted here on Valentines Day, February 14th. Make sure you check back on Thursday. Winner will not be notified.
New art beads in the works
Now all have to do is find the time to finish these. They have been in the works for over 6 months and they don’t want to be naked anymore. Heavy Sigh!
Huge sale on select art beads.
Thanks for stopping by and tell all your friends.
Jeannie is a graduate of St. Paul Collage of Visual Arts, accomplished mixed media artist and published jewelry designer. She is the originator of the Echo Creative Team and of the Do Over Challenge. When she is not creating art, she helps people live happy, healthy lives.
Good morning… I’m loving purple lotus..
What awesome works
Those charms are amazing … they’re even lovely blank =)
I’ll be sharing your blog twice on fb (personal profile and fb page : http://www.facebook.com/TheCreativeKlutz) … didn’t want to spam up your blog comments lol ;)
oh and I’ll post a linky on my blog too =)
Wow, they do look like stoneware. I love your lotus, but the art deco ones are great, too.
Thanks for such a generous giveaway Jeannie! I do love the lotus charms, they make such cute earrings! I was immediately drawn to the stoneware beads, I can think of several ropes to use these in!
Your work is beautiful! These charms are so fresh and unique… Thank you for sharing, and adding some loveliness to my morning!
(And I’d probably go with purple lotus–simply because purple is my favorite color. *grin*)
Shared on FB
http://www.facebook.com/shirley.j.moore.12
And tweeted.
https://twitter.com/ShirleyMoore235/status/301324647843102720
simply beautiful!
LOVE these new designs! The lotus and art deco styles are some of my very favorites.
Oh girlfriend these are awesome!!! I am going to shout it all over FB!!!!!
These are awesome! My lotus color would be blue.
As always another beautiful creation by you
Oh – it would be wonderful to win a giveaway of yours!!!!
I love them all, but the art deco charms are my favorites.
Shared on my Facebook page!
I love your work! Love it. Please dress your pendants, it’s winter and they are cold!
You do such beautiful work! Love it all!
I would love a chance to win some of your beads!
Thank you,
Cheri
I shared on facebook.
Amazing, so pretty. I love the red half lotus flowers. I can just imagine what the purple will look like.
I would love to put these in my next bead embroidery necklace, they are gorgeous.
Wonderful charms and love the beads too!
Beautiful! I am probably a blue lotus.
I love these charms and the beads! I am more of a blue lotus…intelligent and wise ;)
Jeannie, your new designs are fantastic! I’m particularly drawn to the Blue Lotus and your new Art Deco charms. And I had to smile at your ‘naked’ beads – it’s so nice to know that others have projects that sit in the half-way state for a while, too!
I also posted this on Twitter
https://twitter.com/skunkhillstudio
And on my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SkunkHillStudio
The pink lotus are very pretty. However, blue is the color for me.
Hello,
wonderful charms. All of them are beautiful. I just can’t take my eyes from them:)
Best regards!
I love the half lotus beads, especially in the pink!
And I pinned them!
Just beautiful. So creative.
These are awesome ! All the mediums that could be used on these!
Just beautiful. Thank you for da info on the lotus .
Would love to win these gorgeous pieces! I’ll have my fingers crossed on Thursday <3
I love these new charms!
i absolutely love both of these designs!! your work is fantastic
Wow Jeannie, thank you! You have just made my day! I will email you immediately.