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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Ears to You! with Amy Freeland of Copper Diem

Amy Freeland of Copper Diem is hosting today's blog hop in support of Ears To You ®.

Ears To You ® is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation and its mission is to provide earrings to lift the spirits of women undergoing chemotherapy for any type of cancer.

According to their website, these earrings:

brighten a woman's day when she needs a little lift

create a distraction from the IV's, worries and fears and allow her to do something fun

help a woman feel more "normal" and beautiful at a time when she's adjusting to her hair loss
provide hope about her situation and help her think positively

give encouragement from someone who has been there
are provided at no cost to the patient and donated WHILE she is receiving her chemo treatment

Amy asked each of the participants in her blog hop to create and donate several pairs of earrings. Here are mine -

Crazy Czech Beads and Copper Butterfly Earrings

Silver Swirl Earrings

Dainty Rose Quartz and Silver Beaded Earrings

If you wish to send earrings, please send NEW earrings only that are lead and nickel free, of any style, color or size that you like, handmade or store-bought, to:

Ears To You™
P.O. Box 190
Hinckley, OH 44233

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Amy Freeland is one of most generous artists I know. She has donated proceeds from her jewelry sales to many organizations. Her current project is the Compassionate Color Project where 20% of her sales go to support different charities based on the color of the item purchased. It's a really cool idea - CHECK it out and and be sure to support her mission by shopping in her Etsy Shop .

READ my BFF feature about AMY TAYLOR FREELAND by CLICKING HERE.
READ about the Cocktail Hour Blog Hop hosted by AMY FREELAND by CLICKING HERE.

Disclaimer: I have been away from home for a few weeks. Though these earrings are being donated, they are previously created pieces from my inventory.

See the other earring donations by visiting these artists -

My Addictions

Beads, Tea and Sweets

Juls Beads

Fabric of my Life <<<---YOU ARE HERE

Blogging Business Artisans

Beads: Rolling Downhill

Northwood Creative Studio

SilverRose Designs

Dreamin of Beads/SAS Jewelry Design

Friday, August 31, 2012

BFF Beading Friend Friday: AMY TAYLOR FREELAND

This week’s featured artist is Amy Taylor Freeland of Copper Diem and GreenBead Designs.

VITALS:

Real Name? Amy Freeland

Location? Southern California

Marital Status or Relationship? Married

Children? Nope

Pets? Two well behaved houseplants

Other hobbies or interests? Reading, photography, travel, food

BFF: What do you do with beads? (weaving, stringing, lampworking, polymer, etc)

AMY: Hoarding and stringing

BFF: How would you describe your role in the beading world?

AMY: Tireless purchaser of beads large and small, exuberant blogger and bead stringer

BFF: How long have you been working with beads?

AMY: Six years

BFF: What is your style? And what attracts you to this style?

AMY: I love color and symmetry. I’ve tried to do asymmetrical designs, but my beady OCD just wants those beads to line up all symmetrical. So I’m going with that for now J

BFF: What are your favorite metals to use?

AMY: Copper, copper and more copper.

BFF: What is your favorite stringing medium to use?

AMY: Beading wire, sometimes waxed linen. I love leather cording but I bought cording that is too fat for most bead holes, so I gotta work on that (i.e. buy thinner cording or buy beads with bigger holes, basically I need to bead shop more)

BFF: What is your favorite color palette?

AMY: I would say orange and blue. My bead stash would say blue and green, because those are the drawers that are overflowing.

BFF: Your technique(s)?

AMY: ?

BFF: What else would you like to try your hand at?

AMY: Nothing. Not a thing. I’ve already tried polymer clay, torch and kiln enameling, cold connection metal work, wire wrapping, felting, resin, etc, etc. My poor wallet and storage space cannot handle another new thing.

BFF: Other artist/designer(s) you admire? Any special reason why?

AMY: Lorelei - I love her designs and her great personality. I love Kerry Bogert’s use of color and her blog (it was one of the first bead blogs I started reading)

BFF: Where do you want to be in 5 years from now?

AMY: Sitting in a bead room, surrounded by beads, makin’ stuff.

BFF: What’s your favorite quote or saying?

AMY: "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Picasso.

BFF: Any advice you'd give to new artists who are just beginning in your medium?

AMY: Don’t get intimidated by people with more sales, more followers, more beads, “better” designs. Just do your stuff, try to do it consistently, and be yourself and things will fall into place.

BFF: What is your favorite blog that you like to follow?

AMY: That’s kinda like asking me which of my houseplants is my favorite – I’ll never tell!

BFF: What has been your favorite Blog Hop or Challenge?

Inspired by "This Is Just To Say" ~ William Carlos Williams

AMY: I really love Erin Prais-Hintz’s blog hops – she has such clever and creative hop prompts.

Quirky questions often give us a better understanding of the real person behind the artist, so here goes…

BFF: If you had all the money in the world, what would you buy?

AMY: Oh, I hadn’t really thought about it. I guess a beach house in Oregon right on the coast, with tons of gardens and a two story bead studio overlooking the ocean. (Okay, I have thought about it. A lot)

BFF: As a child what was your favorite cartoon or tv show?

AMY: The Frugal Gourmet, Facts of Life, Golden Girls…

BFF: Favorite subject in school? why?

AMY: English – love reading.

Okay, now it's my turn... did ya'all know that besides being a outstanding artist and jewelry designer, Ms. Amy is also a very caring and giving person? She has given close to $1500 in donations to wonderful organizations such as 7000 Bracelets, Ears to You, Garden of Innocence, local community organization and more? What a love she is... thank you Amy for sharing yourself with me and the BFF readers.

READ my post on Amy's COCKTAIL HOUR Blog Hop which I took part in too!

CONTACT INFO:

AMY TAYLOR FREELAND

Blog Address: http://copperdiem.blogspot.com/

Website: – GreenBead Designs / Facebook Page

E-mail address mailto:copperdiem@gmail.com

Saturday, May 26, 2012

REVEAL DAY: Cocktail Hour Blog Hop - It's Cocktail Hour!

Today is reveal day for the Cocktail Hour Blog Hop sponsored by Amy Freeland of Copper Diem.

My assigned cocktail is the Sea Breeze. Its both sweet and sour and especially yummy during hot summer months. Originally created in the 1920's the Sea Breeze was originally made with gin and grenadine.

Here's the recipe as it's made today:
* 1.5 ounces of vodka
* 4 ounces of cranberry juice
* 1.5 ounces of grapefruit juice

Build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice, shake it to create a foamy head. Garnish with a generous slice of lime.

AND here's what I was inspired to create ~

I love the way the liquids in the cocktail separate into layers of pink, orange and scarlet. The foamy head excites me, but not as much as the bright splash of lime green. Love these colors together!

My bracelet and earrings were made with my own polymer clay beads using this same color palette and were dusted with a touch of sparkley irridescent to depict the foam. The small wood spacer beads hint at the lime granish in the Sea Breeze.

This was a fun challenge! Not only do I have a few new pieces of jewelry, but now I have a new cocktail to add to my list of summer favorites.

Make sure to visit all of the stops on the Cocktail Hour Blog Hop to see what other artists have been inspired to create -