Monthly Challenge 2014

My Bead Soup Blog Party post is HERE. 

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Hi! Today is the reveal day for the Monthly Challenge 2014 hosted by the highly creative Lili Krist. This month theme was astronomy and below is the inspiration photo.

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I had several ideas for a project but none was put into practice. I have been organising my growing stash of seed beads and findings and I've been hopping the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party. So, what I have to show you is new to you but not to me. 

Star Flower Earrings  - can you see the connection to astronomy? - made with Swarovski Petrol pearls and Preciosa gold coloured seed beads in a design by Obstinate Pursuit. Today I'll be adding them to my Etsy shop.

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Olá! Hoje é o dia do Monthly Challenge 2014 organizado por Lili Krist. Tem como tema a astronomia e a imagem de inspiração é a que podem ver acima. 

Tenho estado a organizar a minha colecção de missangas e de acessórios, além de ter visitado muitos dos blogues da 8.ª Bead Soup Blog Party, pelo que o que tenho para vos mostrar não foi feito este mês. 

São uns brincos com pérolas Swarovski azul petróleo e missangas douradas Preciosa. Ainda hoje irei adicioná-los à minha loja no site Etsy, onde ofereço portes gratuitos para Portugal.

Monthly Challenge 2014

Hi! It is time again for the reveal of the Monthly Challenge 2014 hosted by Lili Krist of Indonesia.

A magnificent painting of Gaia (Mother Earth) by Edward Foster was the inspiration stimulus. Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April. 

Considering that sometimes we have to step afar to see things clear and that the Earth seen from space is blue, I chose to use that colour. I also wanted my project to be environment friendly so I've bought no beads or materials. Last but not least, all are glass beads but the shell pendant is recicled glass, how about that?

Please be kind to our lovely home, planet Earth, and whenever possible, reuse, reduce and recycle.

See you!

Monthly Challenge 2014 March

Inspired by the gorgeous photo that Lili Krist choose for this month challenge and by Indian jewellery, I have embellished a set of wire bangles. I've had them for some time but they were too plain. I bought them as their small size was perfect for my thin wrists. I wire wrapped some Swarovski crystals and seed beads to match. Now, they are not plain anymore. What do you think?

Tendo como inspiração a foto magnífica que Lili Krist seleccionou para o desafio deste mês, bem como a própria joalharia indiana, criei um conjunto de pulseiras rígidas decoradas. As pulseiras eram muito simples sem qualquer enfeite. Com arame muito fino enrolei cristais Swarovski e missangas checas a condizer. Agora deixaram de ser umas pulseiras simples. O que acham?

Monthly Challenge 2014

Hi! Today is the reveal day for the Monthy Challenge blog hop, an event hosted by Lili Krist, a superbly creative Indionesian artist. The goal is to create something inspired by this photo.
Olá! Hoje é o dia do Monthy Challenge, evento organizado por Lili Krist, uma artista extremamente criativa da Indonésia. O objectivo deste mês é criar algo com base nesta foto.

Photo by / Foto de  Robert Clark 

I've made a red charm bracelet with an innumerous amount of beads. 

Fiz uma pulseira de berloques com um número infinito de contas.

I hope you like it. I love it. This is the second charm bracelet I've made. I'm happy I've decided to create it for the challenge because I think I'm getting better at making this kind of bracelets.
Espero que gostem. Eu adoro-a. É a segunda pulseira de berloques que faço. Estou feliz por ter decidido fazê-la para este evento porque julgo que estou a ficar melhor neste tipo de pulseiras.

You'll have to go to Lili Krist's blog here to visit the other participants in this challenge. 

Terão de ir ao blogue de Lili Krist aqui de modo a visitar os outros participantes.

Monthly Challenge 2014

If you're looking for the Grow Your Blog post, please click here.

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Hi! Today is the reveal day for the Monthly Challenge 2014, hosted by the very creative Lili Krist of Personal Collection.

Olá! Hoje é o dia da apresentação do Monthly Challenge 2014, organizado pela muito criativa Lili Krist do blogue Personal Collection.

Let me tell you a bit about Lili's idea. One of her goals for 2014 is being more productive. Besides taking part in various challenges and competitions along each month, she will challenge herself to produce jewellery inspired by something that she has set. She has invited others to join her on a set date and today is the day.

A ideia da Lili baseia-se numa resolução que tomou para 2014 que é a de ser mais produtiva. Além de participar em diversos desafios e competições durante o mês, pretende desafiar-se e criar bijutaria inspirada em algo e convidou outros a mostrar o que se fez numa data definida.


Now I'm writing this, on the eve of the reveal date, and reading Lili's post for the challenge, I am aware that I quite misunderstood it. 

Agora que escrevo e que ao mesmo tempo releio o texto do post do desafio, percebo que interpretei tudo mal.

Inspiration photo / Foto de inspiração (Phillipe Brunoro)

I am so sorry, Lili. I got it all wrong. I've made several pieces this month but not one was inspired by the photo. 

Lili, peço-lhe desculpa porque percebi tudo mal. Este mês fiz várias peças mas nenhuma inspirada na foto.


I can show you what I've made this month. I hope you don't mind. I took part in the A Time to Stitch 4 event, please go here. I've entered the contest of HoneyBeads, making these stunning Winterglow Earrings. 

Posso mostrar-vos os que fiz. Participei no evento A Time To Stitch 4. Entrei no concurso de HoneyBeads com estes brincos Winterglow.

And I've made a classic Netted Bracelet with Swarovski crystals for the Beading Friends Forever group on Facebook.

Fiz ainda uma pulseira num estilo clássico com cristais Swarovski para o grupo Beading Friends Forever no Facebook.

And today I've finally listed my Antique Brass version of the Star Flower Earrings on Etsy. Well, I could say I've made them for this challenge... let me look carefully at them...there is blue and a sort of brown to match some of the colours in the photo.

E hoje consegui finalmente colocar a minha versão dos Brincos Star Flower no site Etsy. Na realidade, eu até poderia dizer que os fiz para este desafio... deixem-me olhar bem para eles... têm azul e um tom de castanho que também estão na foto.

Can I offer you some beaded earrings? You'll have to go here and have luck on your side because it is a random giveaway.

Querem uns brincos de missangas? Têm de ir aqui e ter a sorte a favor porque é um sorteio aleatório.

Bead happy!
Sejam felizes!