Oooo, Sweet Winter Wonderland Disk Bead SEt

I love this bead set! I know I shouldn't say that because I made them but sometimes things just come together with your supplies and the vision you have in your head. I had ordered some new frits from Val Cox the last couple months and they were exactly what I needed to make this set cook.  Or rather freeze. :o)
 I have 3 shades of cool blue, two different snowy whites and icy clear disk beads each having a different frit or powder finish on the edge.  Check them out. They are 30% off right now for a pre Black Friday sale!.

Another Lovely Autumn Walk

I can't believe it has been 2 weeks since my last walk post. OK, I admit - I haven't taken that many walks this week. And I just realized it yesterday. I sort of scurry through my day  ( I have been tweaking things inside the house - nesting for the coming winter) accomplishing things and then the day is done and no walk.  I did go out yesterday and it was very pleasant to go to the little wood again. I took just one doggie Jessie - sorry her pretty brown eyes are all shined out. As you can see from the second pic she is very goofy and it makes me love her more.

 She ran through the little wood again like a puppy although she is almost 3 years old.
The weather here has been very mild - we had a little rain last night but for the most part it has been sunny and around 60 degrees.
I picked some pretty dried grasses I found  in the field in front of the wood. As a child I would  pick the round , tall grass pieces when they were still green and suck the sweet out of the bottom of the stem.
 I called the fluffy grasses fairy grass.  I saw a painting once where the fairies were dancing on the tips of these type of grasses.

I also found some fabulous grape vine that has died for the year. It is great to use in various art makings.  I like to use it on my velvet pumpkins. well, off for more coffee. <3

Oh, and the 20% off sale is still going on in my Etsy store. :o)

New Etched Copper Cuffs

I love copper etching as the designs are so fabulous and organic.  Copper is such a warm metal and looks good on all skin tones.  I have just finished some new copper cuffs that are 1.25 inches wide. These cuffs are 6 inches long as that is the standard length for cuffs so they will fit a 6 to 8 inch wrist.  My new cuffs have fabulous flowers on them! I am an avid gardener so that much be why I love them so much. :o)  The first one pictured has sweet happy flowers on it. The second has a beautiful design with hibiscus flowers and foliage. They can be found in my Etsy store right now at 20% off.  I also have a sweet pair of fairy wing pendant/earring pieces that are beautifully golden.

New Fall Color Beads.

I have two new sets of squeezed flat beads made in the colors of fall leaves. I made a frit mix in the same color mix for these beads.  I love fall and part of it is because of the changing of the leaves. With beads we can wear the changing leaf colors on our wrists and necks! I made one set in transparent and one set in opaques.  I do take special orders if you want just one or two colors for your creations. Right now my whole shop is 20% off to celebrate Fall!

New Lampwork Beads In My Etsy Store

I also am having a 20% off sale right now!  I love to make small bead sets as well as focal beads so I have been making pretty bead pairs to use as accent beads for a larger focal bead or as earrings!  I have some new colors for fall right now. The photo immediately below shows my new colors: green purple and red for this fall!

Here are my green, purple and red earring pair colors with my fall leaves frit melted into them with silver foil and silver wire melted in for lotd of sparkle.

This is my light amber pair.

This is a set of 2 each pink transparent and pink opaque with pink frit melted in and silver wire.

And one of my fav colors medium blue with silver foil and amber frit with silver wire adding sparkles!

50% Coupon Sale Ending Tonight

Hi, I hope you have had a wonderful weekend so far. My best friend, Diane,  had her 60th birthday and retirement party yesterday so I have been busy helping here prepare. She had it at her house and in her backyard which is a beautiful garden area. She has lived there forever so it is all filled in and lovely.  I hope she is resting well today as it was a full day yesterday! Congrats, Diane!

And a heads up: my coupon sale in my Etsy store will end tonight so come on over and buy your coupon to get $150 of beads, components and jewelry for only $75!  I still have lots of new beads and jewelry listed this last week.

Coupon Sale - Get $150 Dollars of Lampwork Beads and Jewelry for $75

Inspired by Groupon coupons!

You can purchase a $150 worth of handmade lampwork beads and handmade jewelry and chains for only $75!

After you purchase your voucher, a discount code will be emailed to you.

The voucher is only good for Cabaribeads purchases.

Can not be combined with any other coupons, deals or sales.
The half off price is on original prices only.  Thanks!

Only 10 vouchers are available here!

I make bead sets and focals, copper and dichroic components, handmade jewelry - handmade chains, necklaces, bracelets and earrings! I do custom orders so if you get an idea from something you see contact me about it!  Also, you may see something in my sold items you like and I can custom make one for you. :o)

New Set of Organic Fall/Winter Color Disk Beads!

I am excited about this new set of disk beads.  Organic wintry shades for a sophisticated look!  Etched transparent, white, creamy beige and earthy silver glass color all edged with pure silver foil, silver wire, terra frit and shiny silver glass! I love them! On sale in my Etsy store.

Huge Markdown on Cellini Spiral Necklace!

If you love cellini spiral like I do you will be excited to hear that I have marked down the cellini spiral necklace in my Etsy shop ANOTHER $40 from the 20% off price which brings it down to $131.20!!
 It is a beautiful piece that is 22 inches long and the gorgeous handmade glass ammo-nite pendant is 1.75 inches.The glass focal bead is handmade with one side cut away and polished to reveal the colored spirals inside. It matches the colors in the necklace perfectly!  I used tiny size 15 seed beads as the smallest  and size 8 as the largest size with size 11 in the middle. That gives a deep indentation and keeps it from being too hefty which can happen when size 6 seed beads are used. It is delicate and beautiful in fabulous shades of green, blue and copper for the fall season!

Vacation Days!

Yay, for vacation days!!  Well, I took a few days off work just to hang around the house and finish a few projects that have been on the back burner. Plus, I needed some days away from the work stuff. I started off with super energy and got alot done:

I cut the canna lilies out of my garden as they have been taking over the garden and blocking the sprinkler from getting to the other side of them. I decided they need their own spot where I don't care if they take over.
I got my two porcelain vines tied up so they will trail up the pagoda.
I got the wisteria in the ground finally!
I cut down the bushes on either side of the steps in the front and it looks SO good now! Open and neat!
I trimmed two of the three trees along the driveway.
I got rid of the branches I had trimmed from trees and boards from a failed attempt at raised gardens.

And then I was marking the wall  to hang a picture over my antique vanity and my back went into spasms! Oh, pooh!!  That was two days ago and today I started using flexaril and some electric current pads. My dd has a battery operated Empi set. I decided to borrow it as I was not getting better on my own.  I hate not being able to keep going and I have to be back at work next Saturday. Darn!!

 Tomorrow I think I will sit on my duff and make beads. I am waiting on a glass order that has some yellow glass in it that I need for a special order. I hope it comes but I have some new beads in mind anyway.

I hate to leave you without eye candy so here are some beads I am making for this custom order.  Two focals and 2 bead sets!  Enjoy. 

This is a set of six beautiful light yellow coin shaped 22mm beads with a pretty frit blend that I made myself and a beautiful murrini accent .

This is a pretty, soft butter yellow with a speckling of pastel frit across it. It  is etched to give it a soft glow. It is 1& 5/8 inches long and 1& 1/4 inches across.

This sweet 1.75" soft teal shade is a blend of transparent teal and opaque teal. The mix is a beautiful wispy blend that looks like frothy ocean waves

This sweet soft teal shade is a blend of transparent teal and opaque teal.  These  beads are about 13mm around.

:o)

I Love Pink Beads!

And I have a ton to show you.  Pink is a beautiful color ranging from bright fuchsia to pale pastel in transparent and opaque and I love them all!  It is considered ultra feminine but I look at pink as a color of flowers in my garden - the same as the purples, yellows, reds and oranges!  There are some fairly new silver glass colors with which you can get fantastic hot pinks and then the standby opaque pastel pinks which are fab by themselves or mixed with other colors. Except for the silver glass colors pink glass actually has real gold in it which explains the higher prices on pink glass. So, here are some of my pink beads that I have to offer now in my Etsy shop. There are more and you can see them all there in my Etsy Store.  And I am having a 20% off Sale right now!

 

Pink Fun and Funky Disks on Etsy 

 

 Pink Silver Glass Barrel Beads on Etsy 

Pink Wildflower Garden Opaque Beads

 

Opaque and Transparent Pink Frit Beads with Pure Silver Wire

Newest Fun and Funky Lampwork Disk Beads

I am in love with this color combo! this year I planted my first reblooming hydrangeas - two of them and I am so stoked. So this disk bead set has been made in anticipation of those fabulous blooms!  I just hope I chose the right spot to plant them. lol  This set is so gorgeous in green, blues and purples. These disks range from 23m to 27 mm around. These are on sale now!

Me Again!

Well, my DD somehow got our emails and profiles combined on Google and when she deleted her profile my old blog Cabaribeads was deleted too!!  Need less to say I am not happy about having to start over but here we go!  I have a great sale in my Etsy Store - 20% off store wide! Check it out!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CabariBeads

Here are a few of the new beads I have available!