2016 Spring Trends in Jewelry

It is a cold, rainy day here in NC. But that cold rain is going to bring up some nice green lawns and colorful flowers.

A tulip and a hyacinth from my garden.

And speaking of flowers, after a little research, I found that this year's Spring trend is leaning towards the natural.  Flowers, leaves, sticks, stones, insects, anything you can find and wrap a wire or bead around.  Getting in touch with your natural surroundings.  What better way to reacquaint yourself with the new growth of Spring than to wear it?

I've seen little flowers in glass bottles, tiny ferns encased in resin, real flower terrarium pendants, so much and so pretty!  So I decided to add my voice to theirs.

Dried Flower Bangle

I took real dried flowers and added them to a gold painted bangle.  Lots of varnish to protect the fragile petals and you have a lovely way to celebrate Spring!

While this piece is not made with real flowers, it still is a very sweet way to bring springtime to your wardrobe!  It is made with a vintage floral porcelain cabochon and is finished with a teeny butterfly that moves when you do! 

So, whether you go for the real deal in flower jewelry, or just a little flower-shaped trinket, there are so many ways to bring in the fresh, new, warm days of Spring!!

Visit my shop, Patricia Bowe Designs on Etsy for more Springtime Gorgeousness!

Finishing Up "Stuff" and Getting Ready for 2016

Hey everyone!!

Well, things are looking up!  My Etsy shop and PatriciaBowe.com are finally up and running, this blog has been reinstated, my YouTube Channel has been established and I've been working my tail off to get things moving smoothly.  I finally finished the videos that I wanted to upload and they are available now in the Beadweaver Dreams YouTube Channel

There is a still a lot of work to be done and I have a lot of plans for 2016, including a jewelry supplies shop and increasing my line of cuff bracelets and beading patterns.  

I wish everyone a Happy New Year and a wonderful and prosperous 2016 from Beadweaver Dreams!  Enjoy the two new videos I uploaded yesterday.  These are storms that I filmed from my window in NYC before I moved to North Carolina.  I hope you like them. 

Christmastime is Here!!

Hey everyone!!




I decided this year to create some Christmas ornaments.  Using beads and glitter and all kinds of stuff!!  Just thought I would put up some pics to show you guys what I made!!  I am also putting a video tutorial together to show you how I made the glitter ornaments!  Stay tuned!!
Lots of ornaments are available in my Etsy shop and they are on sale now!!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatriciaBoweDesigns?section_id=18007417&ref=shopsection_leftnav_4

Planting is Done!!

FINISHED!!!

So my first try at a flower garden is complete!  Here are a few pics:



African Daisy

Snapdragons

Geranium and Daylily in a pot at the front door


Can't wait to add more pics!!!

It's Not About My Sadness...But the Promise Ahead

Hello!

Finally seeing the signs of Spring!!  I've been feeling really sad these past couple of days.  Adjusting to my new status in life isn't easy but I take each day one at a time.  But I think that my talks with the Man Upstairs are starting to bear fruit.  I'm learning that He has a plan for me and even though I may feel like I want to crawl under a rock, I must try not to focus on my sadness, but the Promise that He has and is working out for me.   Woke up this morning to this little Easter gift...




Slowly but surely, things are starting to calm down and I just submitted papers to do business here in NC.  Actually working to get my shop open again and all the work involved should keep me busy, much less time with my thoughts, and that's a good thing.  In the meantime, I'm off to tackle my backyard (yes, I have a backyard!!!) maybe try my hand at growing some flowers!!! 

Time for Planting!

 

Hi everyone!

Going to try my hand at planting some flowers!

The ground here is...well...clay.  Thick, heavy clay and sand.  If I decided to go into pottery making all I have to do is go outside and dig up my backyard!  So in order to have any flowers, I have to make my own flowerbed.  Went and purchased some compost, soil and mulch, some edging, along with some lovely flowers. 

I bought a whole flat of colorful snapdragons, as well as some geraniums, petunias, marigolds and a few daylilies.  Can't wait to get stuck into all that dirt!!!

Grr...Arrgh...Brutal Winter!!!

So...Here I am in beautiful North Carolina. 

Umm...beautiful North Carolina...COVERED IN ICE!   REALLY? 
Unrelenting sheets of ice and blankets of snow!!  I have been told that this year has been one of the worst here to date! 

On a humorous note, this is what I awakened to in my backyard:




A snowmonster!!!  The snow is so wet and heavy the poor leyland cypress in my backyard looks like the abominable snowmonster!



This poor tree just couldn't make it. 

While this snow is just so beautiful, I can't wait until Spring.