ONE WORLD ONE HEART - EVENT AND DRAWING



BIRD OF SPRING CHARM

WELCOME to my Blog, dear friends.  I love visitors!

My name is ANGIE.....and This is my first time joining "One World, One Heart."  What a wonderful idea!  Although this is the last one, I hope someone else will do this.  I love visiting you too.


My giveaway is my "Bird of Spring"  Dangle Charm shown here.  I've made two, so there will be two winners.

The Dangle Charm is actually made of individual Brass charms:   a Birdcage, Wing, a "Joy" charm and a Bird that's ready to fly.  It has a clasp so it can be attached to a scrapbook, journal, altered art or your heart's desire!   It is approximately 5" long.  The tag is reusable and backed with chipboard.  I made the tag with my Sizzix "Baroque" die and one of my favorite stamps by Sandra Evertson. 

The drawing will be February 17th.   To enter, just leave a comment below that leads to your Blog.   My neighbor's little girl, age 11, will pick the winner's name from a basket (she can't wait!)

I plan to do additional drawings and giveaways this year, so feel free to come back after OWOH ends!  (you can stay better informed if you're a Follower, but it's not required to enter my drawings)

SWIVEL CLASP CHARM FOR ALYCIA

(Mailed Jan 19th)

I joined a "Swivel Clasp Charm Swap" with Regan at Emora Designs.  This was a special swap, that paired each of us with one partner.  The theme was Vintage Valentine.  My swap partner is Alycia.

I came up with this design.  It has glass beads and metal charms all placed on a Tim Holtz swivel clasp.   My eyesight was never 20-20 but it is worse now that I'm older, and doing this type of detailed work is a challenge.  But I do love it!   I notice that most of my beads are pink, purples and mauves.  There's lots of them here.  I included 3 hearts, a heart key and a crown.  The rest are beads.

The challenge was to use lace.  I have vintage laces. but they were all too wide. 
So I used the one you see (I'm not really nuts about the lace on it).

Alycia can easily remove it.

CHARMS & STICK PINS FOR ALLYSON'S SWAP

(Mailed Jan 11)

The photo is of the Charm and Stick Pins that I made for a swap hosted by Allyson.  Her blog is at http://lifeandtimesofallyson.blogspot.com/.   They're due before the end of the month, so I made them with a Valentine's Day theme.  Both the charm and one stick pin have glass heart beads.  Each person gets one of my handmade pincushions.

CHARMS FOR CINDY'S SWAP

(MAILED DEC 7)

These are the charms I came up with for Cindy's Charm Swap.   Her blog can be found on my Blog List to the right of this post.   The little charms are tiny shoes.  I added a stick pin too.  The ladies should be able to re-use the flower.

The bead on top of the pearl is actually a pretty lavendar-pink (almost the color of the floer).  The reflection from my camera and the green card changed the color. 

I'll be getting these out in the mail soon. 

Hope the ladies like them.    Later Gator!

CHARMS FOR MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL SWAP

(MAILED DEC 8)

I joined a Christmas Charm Swap with Kathy on "My Scrap Room" site. For this swap we had to make two charms with a Christmas theme.  

I came up with one silver and one gold tone set of charms.  The silver one has a large charm with Santa in his sleigh.  I added a tree and stocking charm and each has it's own clasp.  The gold tone charm has a Christmas stocking.

These aren't due until January 17th, so they'll be usable for next Christmas.   I'm really looking forward to what I get from my swap members.  There's Kathy (Canada) and a lady from Australia.  I think the rest are from the U.S.  It just adds to the interest. 

If you're interested in these swaps,  they're at http://www.myscraproom.ning.com/.

That's it for now.............Later Gator!

SWIVEL CLASP "PARTNER" CHARM SWAP.....COMPLETED

 Yay!!  I mailed out all my swaps yesterday!

This is the one I made for the swap I joined through Regan at "Emora Designs."   After we sent in our names, Regan paired us with a partner.   Mine is Michelle.  We emailed each other to learn a bit about our lives.

Regan encouraged us to either make a Christmas swivel clasp or use autumn colors.    I kind of did both.   Michelle's clasp includes a "Life" key,   3 fragment charms including the "Ever True" charm that I think describes her.   There's pearls, a heart and a charm with Santa in his sleigh with presents.

I wanted to add more but it was already pretty full!

CINDY'S CHARM SWAP..........CHARMS FOR GROUPS 1 AND 5

(Mailed Nov 16)

Whew!   I can't believe I took four groups in Cindy's Charm Swap!   The only group I wasn't placed in was Group 3.  But this is what I came up with for the other two groups.    These are gold tone and heavier than the first two sets.  I will add a Christmas charm to each of the tags, tie them with ribbon and package them all.  I really don't have to get them in the mail until the 22nd.   If I think of anything else to do (I usually do),  I have time to change the designs. 

My charm for Group 1 is the photo on the left,  and Group 5 is the long key charm on the right.

I apologize if this is confusing but I had to rearrange my charms for the multiple groups.  They're not in numerical order.  (again, my confused old brain  ;=))

CINDY'S CHARM SWAP......CHARMS FOR Groups 4 and 2

(Mailed Nov 16)

I joined Cindy's November Charm Swap and signed up for 4 groups!!    I have a lot of beads and charms, so having the supplies is not a problem.   Coming up with different charms is the issue.  Anyway, I thought of these for the first two groups.   I love the sparkle of the aurora borealis hearts so I used them.   I put a removable   Christmas charm on each of these.   The ladies can keep them on or use the charm on another project.   Each has its own lobster-claw clasp.

The tags are unmarked so they also can be used.  Group 4 is to the left and 2 is on the right.  Now.....for Groups 1 and 5!!

CRAFTER AT WORK........REGAN'S "SWIVEL CLASP" CHARM SWAP

(MAILED TUES, NOV 2)

Note:  I did add a few more beads to the charm on the left before I mailed them out

I've been working on my charms for Regan's "Swivel Clasp Charm Swap."  She's at Emora Designs on YouTube.   This is fun but challenging since I'm still learning how to put charms on head pins and rings.    I have lots of time to make changes if I want.  This might not be the final product.   (click on the photo to see a larger view)

I made the charm set on the left with my delicate vintage style charms and chain.  There's a dress, pink glass bead, eyeglasses and hair comb (my favorite).  The eyeglasses are fun and cute.

The charms on the right are beads with some darker autumn colors.

I'll attach the charms to the tags with ribbon and package them for my fellow swap members.  I think I'll add a surprise too.   After all, Thanksgiving is around the corner and I'm very thankful for gracious people like Regan who host these swaps.

CHARMS....... FOR "CINDY'S CROPPING CORNER" CHARM SWAP

                                                                      (Mailed Monday,  Oct 18)

I joined another charm swap this month with Cindy's Cropping Corner.  Her blog is on my list to the right. 

I decided to go with a Bird theme.    I added an antiqued brass Birdcage and Bird charm, with a little wing and some beads.  You can't see it in the photo but the birdcage charm has a little door-latch that makes it look like a real birdcage.   I'll attach the charm to the tag with ribbon so the packaging will look prettier.

As I go along with the swaps I'm becoming better at these crafts.   I'm still a bit awkward with adding charms to chain and using head pins.  But I'm slowly getting the knack of it.

I'm so inspired  by the charms I received last month.....they're  beautiful!

CHARMS FOR CINDY'S SWAP

(Mailed Sept 9)

I've been busy joining more Swaps! This time it's a "Charm" Swap for Cindy's Cropping Corner (her blog is on my blog list).

We were to put a charm, bead, and attachment together for each person in our group. So I came up with a scissors charm and pink beads strung together on a head pin. I'm still in a learning mode when it comes to making the end loop, but I have to push myself to learn. It's all attached to a swivel clasp.

I also added two Halloween themed charms for each person: a Bat and a "Skeleton Skull" Key. I think it's a cute take on the Skeleton Key.