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2013 Art Charm Exchange: Cuppa Tea Luv?

This is my 2nd year participating in the Art Charm Exchange which is hosted by Jennifer Cameron. This year's theme is LOVE!  The fun of this event is that each participant makes 10 charms +1. The +1 charm is then auctioned off during the Beads of Courage Auction, and the proceeds go to Beads of Courage.  

 I am not a bead artist, but I do love to work with art beads, and I have quite a stockpile. Some beads are labeled, some are not. This year I made teapot charms!  Nothing says love like tea with your best friend.  Each teapot belly is made with small, round lampwork beads made by Carolyn Harman of the Miami Valley Lampwork Bead Artists, Dayton, Ohio.  I love Carolyn's beads, and the fact that I can get them at my local bead shop, STASH!  As a matter of fact, STASH had a trunk show featuring beads made by MVLBA last month!  And I was there to look at beads.....and maybe buy one or two :)

My +1 charm has an art bead made by Cheri Reed.  The beads were part of a goodie bag from a giveaway or exchange (not sure which).


Here are the charms I received.  I would like to take a moment to thank Jen Cameron for organizing the swap and auction.  Thanks also go out to those who made these beautiful charms!



Link to the auction:  http://www.ebay.com/usr/glassaddictions


Below is a list of participants:

Jen Cameron: http://glassaddictions.com/blog/
Toltec Jewels: http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com
Vanessa Gilkes: http://culturezine.com/blog/
Caroline Dewison: http://blueberribeads.co.uk
Lesley Watt: http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com
Susan Kennedy: http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com
Nancy Dale : http://www.nedbeads.blogspot.com
Alicia Marinache: http://www.allprettythings.ca
Cassi Paslick: http://cassisbeads.blogspot.com
Alenka Obid: http://www.pepita-handmade.blogspot.com
Renetha Stanziano: http://www.lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com
Shelley Graham Turner: http://www.shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com
Monique Urquhart: http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com
Shai Williams: http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com
Lennis Carter: http://windbent.wordpress.com
Cheri Reed: http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com
Moriah Betterly: http://mlbetterly.blogspot.com
Perri Jackson: http://shaktipajdesigns.com/blog/
Mallory Hoffman: http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com
Ginger Bishop: http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com
Jean Peter: http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com
Linda Florian: http://lilysofthevalleyjewelry.blogspot.com
Patricia Pulliam: http://rusticstudio.blogspot.com
Karin Grosset Grange: http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr
Julie Bowen: http://blog.autochthonous-evolved.com
Susan Delaney: http://ladyflowersbysusan.wordpress.com
Emma Todd: http://www.apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com
Carolyn Chenault : http://carolynchenault.wordpress.com
Terri Del Signore: http://artisticaos.blogspot.com
Cory Tompkins: http://www.tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com
Cheryl (Lee) Koopman: http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com
Lori Bowring Michaud: http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com
Andrea Glick: http://zenithjade.blogspot.com
Jacqueline Carlson: http://www.beadgypsy.blogspot.com
Michelle McCarthy: http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Charlene Bausinger Jacka: http://clay-space.com/blog/
Kristi Bowman: http://dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com



Comments

  1. NEDbeadsNovember 15, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    Such a lovely thought behind your charm, Renetha! I Love the tea pot, and mine has a pretty tiny raku bead in it, so it must have been meant for me, I adore raku! The tags you made up are awesome, too, I've kept mine for my scrapbook!! :) :)

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  2. SusanDolphinDelaneyNovember 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    Wonderful charm! Just gorgeous.

    Susan Delphine Delaney
    LadyFlowersbySusan

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  3. AnonymousNovember 15, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Yes, there IS a lot of love in a pot of tea with a good friend! So cute!

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  4. Moriah BetterlyNovember 15, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    I LOVE your charms and soooo wish I had received one. I'm glad to see that you received one of mine though! <3

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  5. AutEvNovember 15, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    So creative, Renetha! I do love a cuppa tea myself and these are adorable charms. As a lampwork artist, I can say I know how much love goes into each one of those beads, too. So they really are a perfect fit for the theme of this exchange! - Julie

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  6. Jennifer CameronNovember 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    I think your charms are brilliant! I never would have thought of teapot for the theme of love, but it's perfect! Thanks for participating and helping to raise money for Beads of Courage

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  7. Karin GNovember 15, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    Such an imaginative idea, and yes tea is something hot and comforting to share with a friend!

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  8. Monique (A Half-Baked Notion)November 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    I love having tea with a lovely friend, Renetha, and this pretty charm is such a perfect expression! I am thrilled to have received one... thank you so much!

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  9. Perri www.ShaktipajDesigns.etsy.comNovember 15, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    The comforts of home are the best love there is! So very sweet!

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  10. AliciaNovember 16, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    Oh, I love tea and I love your gorgeous tea pot! Your charm is absolutely adorable!

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  11. AnonymousNovember 16, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    My husband and I went to visit a pottery during our honeymoon and bought a teapot with a clock face that says, "Everything stops for tea." A traditional wedding gift for a bride in England is a charm bracelet that you add charms to during your lifetime together; mine is gold, so I am think I may have to make one for art charms so I can give your a home.

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  12. CarolineNovember 17, 2013 at 4:53 PM

    They're really cute and a fantastic interpretation!

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  13. LisaSNovember 21, 2013 at 1:50 AM

    Those teapots are soooooooo cute!!

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