tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post8895126408193009174..comments2023-10-31T07:09:51.229-04:00Comments on One Kiss Creations Beaded Jewelry: A Time To Stitch EIGHT ~ What's Your Bag? Tote, Purse, Clutch, or Amulet? Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-31917051436340790402015-11-28T19:53:10.006-05:002015-11-28T19:53:10.006-05:00I love the way you made the pocket, and how the lo...I love the way you made the pocket, and how the look changes when the flap goes down. The back is almost as nice as the front -- what a great way to meld everything together. Funky, free spirited and fun, just perfect. And I haven't even gotten to the fringe yet, which is amazing. You make it look so easy. That's the sign of a true artist. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390853515006667116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-25898576194613581522015-11-23T22:42:11.018-05:002015-11-23T22:42:11.018-05:00Love, love, love your bag! I adore the. . .unfinis...Love, love, love your bag! I adore the. . .unfinished . . .edges. Knowing that it's upcycled from an old sample makes me like it even more. And that stitch, oh goodness- it's gorgeous. I do hope you get the knack of it again soon! I love when you ladies have one of your reveals. I can check out all this seed beady awesome since you know I don't have the skill/patience for it. I get to enjoy all of your talent instead! :DCraftyHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341033878002504601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-88774651350027783142015-11-22T19:32:10.410-05:002015-11-22T19:32:10.410-05:00I love your amulet bag! It's gorgeous and I l...I love your amulet bag! It's gorgeous and I love that stitch. That's happened to me. Something works perfectly the first time and then I can' t do again! Crazy! I love the fabric you used. The colors are so great together. And, how nice that the beads in the fringe are special to you.Maryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995953807184947287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-40301153743133332082015-11-22T14:03:27.622-05:002015-11-22T14:03:27.622-05:00What great colors. Love the hubble stitch and wha...What great colors. Love the hubble stitch and what a great reason to try something new.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839682837427981888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-28808985840802336612015-11-22T13:45:38.135-05:002015-11-22T13:45:38.135-05:00Hubba hubba! Love it! One of the first things I ...Hubba hubba! Love it! One of the first things I beaded was an amulet bag. First jewelry gift I gave, too. Pretty colors in this one. Off to the hop!Honey from the Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955079572505560557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-56305435361524052842015-11-22T10:54:46.034-05:002015-11-22T10:54:46.034-05:00Ooh its lovely! I love the fabric you chose, the v...Ooh its lovely! I love the fabric you chose, the visible weave, the color... and the copper and garnets are perfect. Dare I google Hubble stitch now? I just want to peyote all the things. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577867087004709820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-13623026031917127572015-11-22T04:11:25.973-05:002015-11-22T04:11:25.973-05:00Christine, your bag is beautiful, I love that hubb...Christine, your bag is beautiful, I love that hubble stitch, I saw it in Beadwork and like you I seldom do their projects, but I think I will try that now.Karin Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480825897197779471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-31356877291469147662015-11-21T18:31:46.204-05:002015-11-21T18:31:46.204-05:00Look at you, getting all creative and fabulous and...Look at you, getting all creative and fabulous and Hubble-y! I'm so glad you told what stitch you used, because I was making myself crazy trying to figure it out (not that crazy is such a far journey for me...) I like how you put it on the denim and polished it off with fringe built from beads that have special meaning for you. The colors go so well together. You've made yourself a treasure. Can't wait to see what comes out when you figure out how to appease the hubble stitch gods!Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222000454834798087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-14585444183778248602015-11-21T17:32:38.911-05:002015-11-21T17:32:38.911-05:00Christine!! I read this post and felt like you are...Christine!! I read this post and felt like you are my kindred spirit!! Amulet bags also inspired me to start trying to bead weave as well! Also I'm struggling with my Bead&button subscription these days too. And how much did I laugh when ou connected your hubble struggle with canceling your susbscription!!! <br /><br />I almost shared a story today (but didn't have the time, and I tend to stop short from sharing unpleasantries) about a terrible loss I incurred many years ago when there was an explosion/fire in my apartment and I lost many little amulets in the fire. :( Anyway - one day I might share, but in a nutshell, I still have one of the bags from 16 years ago that one of the darling firefighters recovered and delicately carried out and handed to me (between his index finger and thumb!) What a memory! <br /><br />Anywhooooo - the bag is AMAZING!! BRAVO! And you have officially inspired me to try it out! Amy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04782289852859434986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-30179519045009419952015-11-21T16:30:29.925-05:002015-11-21T16:30:29.925-05:00Hubble on, Christine! You have inspired me to give...Hubble on, Christine! You have inspired me to give it a try. It was the perfect stitch to embellish your amulet bag, which is just wonderful. The darling charms an dangles are sure to bring you good luck. Thanks so much for hosting such a fun challenge! I really enjoy them and this one was really good since it seems to have inspired a lot of different interpretations.Paula, Chief Bead Officerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479391988409114945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-90955796923603266542015-11-21T16:22:17.424-05:002015-11-21T16:22:17.424-05:00OMG that is the cutest little bag ever. I am going...OMG that is the cutest little bag ever. I am going to have to try that stitch. I love the colors, the design, the length, the size just everything. Thank you so much foe hosting this fun hop. It is one of the most special hops I like to participate in. Kepihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14405975472775732391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-90137076086746835012015-11-21T14:53:55.455-05:002015-11-21T14:53:55.455-05:00What a gorgeous bag! Love that you included beads ...What a gorgeous bag! Love that you included beads from special people, too. This adds so much meaning to the bag. And yes, November seemed so far away when I signed up in June. Thanks for hosting this challenge, Christine and Therese!Kokopellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187667702078084059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-10420072873715337832015-11-21T11:45:11.995-05:002015-11-21T11:45:11.995-05:00Thanks for letting me be part of another ATTS.
As ...Thanks for letting me be part of another ATTS.<br />As always I have a lot of fun.<br />Your bag is so beautiful, that was a lot of work, but gorgeous.<br />I had a little glitch on my post, I did my post but forgot to publish, I fixed and I am sorry.Jasvantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452238366624351507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-71362807904466771192015-11-21T10:04:36.267-05:002015-11-21T10:04:36.267-05:00Love the way you've utilized the hubble stitch...Love the way you've utilized the hubble stitch, Christine...great idea! What got me started beading? Quilting, actually...crazy quilting specifically, embellishing my quilts with beads. And then suddenly the beads were more interesting than the quilting LOL. LoriFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884816850378635735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-36595595651452805562015-11-21T09:42:11.860-05:002015-11-21T09:42:11.860-05:00This is so awesomely you with a beautiful swath of...This is so awesomely you with a beautiful swath of beadwork across the front denim in the background and fringe to give it sway. I LOVE this bag and I can absolutely see you tucking your bead money into this one next time we go shopping :) I do absolutely have to try this stitch. It has a hounds-tooth look to me for some reason, and I do love that retro look.<br /><br />What got me started beading. 2 chapters really. First one was when I was young (perhaps 8?) I visited Crater Lake, OR with my grandmother and I fell in love with the Native American beadwork on desplay. She bought a necklace; one for me, one for my sister. I still have that necklace sitting on my bead table. <br /><br />The second chapter is you, Therese and this hop. I was only working with wire when I started making jewelry. It was you guys that so patiently introduced me to stitches, and your hours of teaching me how to actually do so many things with bead weaving! So my inspiration I'm going to have to say is you my friend.AntiquityTravelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448273777508831649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-31219209990585186132015-11-21T09:35:34.387-05:002015-11-21T09:35:34.387-05:00Hi Christine,
First off thank you for being my par...Hi Christine,<br />First off thank you for being my partner in the A Time To Stitch challenges you make them so much more fun and easier to handle.<br />Your amulet bag is so you! I love that you combined a Hubble stitched panel and an upholstery sample to make an unique amulet bag. The copper and dark reddish purple colors go so well with the denim blue swatch of material. I can just picture this around your neck at events where you do not want to carry a purse.<br />ThereseTherese's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-13941411680285605022015-11-21T08:36:55.305-05:002015-11-21T08:36:55.305-05:00First of all, I just love your idea. I love the fr...First of all, I just love your idea. I love the fringes and those charms; the stitch is beautiful and the entire combination perfect. I had to laugh at your last comment, about not being able to get it right after this first time. That's the story of my life: whenever I get something from the first try, I am rarely able to do it again :) I think when we struggle, we also learn better. Don't worry, it'll come back eventually, and absolutely beautifully. Until then - enjoy the amulet bag! And thank you for co-hosting the challenge, for me it was a way to get out of my head and daily troubles and just enjoy my little bag. Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-25393177099698672722015-11-21T08:32:33.920-05:002015-11-21T08:32:33.920-05:00Christine, it's a gorgeous amulet bag. I love ...Christine, it's a gorgeous amulet bag. I love the denim blue background and the netted front, the buckle, the fringe with the beautiful TierraCast beads and the pearls... Thank you for telling that stitch is a new one, because in my inocence I thought 'this is RAW and it looks beautiful' and it's Hubble, you say. Thank you so much for creating and organising this blog hop. I'm having much fun!<br />AnaACBeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204310153634639760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-69408571310234884402015-11-21T08:22:00.086-05:002015-11-21T08:22:00.086-05:00
Wow, this is a gorgeous bag . Love the fringe and...<br />Wow, this is a gorgeous bag . Love the fringe and the hubble stitch looks awesome. You`ve given me an idea to learn a new stich!<br /> It`s been fun participating in this challenge and I thank you and Therese for hosting it :)motidanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487088534109678941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-85761305255959409312015-11-21T08:19:45.550-05:002015-11-21T08:19:45.550-05:00I love the dangles! They are a really fun part of ...I love the dangles! They are a really fun part of your gorgeous design, and how lovely to include beads that were given to you by your brother and friend :-) <br />All the best to you, Lizzie. bead addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-64546634154511983562015-11-21T08:11:14.799-05:002015-11-21T08:11:14.799-05:00Christine, I love every inch of this bag - the buc...Christine, I love every inch of this bag - the buckle, the fringe and how the Hubble stitch is so perfect with that fabric. (I also let my Beadwork subscription expire in a flurry of downsizing a few years ago.) Thanks for including a link to Melanie's book. And thanks for hosting this hop. I try never to miss a challenge from you and Therese!Karin Slatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948121235539250143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-52135686434692388462015-11-21T00:51:36.367-05:002015-11-21T00:51:36.367-05:00Way to go Christine. Your bag is wonderful. Thanx ...Way to go Christine. Your bag is wonderful. Thanx for hosting this fun hop.I really enjoyed participating. I started beading on 1800's style doll dresses. My first real bead project was the fringe for an antique lampshade frame that was in my husband's family estate stuff. There were 24,480 beads in the project. I did get the fringe done but I must admit that I did not sew the fabric to the shade yet. Someday I will actually finish that one. LOL Becky Pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683182644887296641noreply@blogger.com