Red Tag Sale

All day today, all shop owners on Ruby Lane are participating in a site wide Red Tag Sale.
Each shop owner is asked to participate by marking down up to 15% of their shop inventory. Mark downs are 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% off the original pricing.

I too, am participating in the sale, please stop by.

 Baroque Pearls and Tiger Eye

The sale does draw lots of shoppers to the site, and helps reduce inventory.
Stop by and check it out! If you are interested in Antiques and Collectibles, here is the chance to pick up some great bargains.
Have a great weekend!

Happy Mothers' Day!

To all beader Moms, to Moms of beaders and to all Moms-to-be beaders!
Have a wonderful day!

Imperial Jasper Bracelet for the Special Mom 

This bracelet is made from perfectly round smooth beads of Imperial Jasper ranging in shades from forest green to brick red to creamy pink are alternated with  faceted sterling silver beads for a hint of sparkle. The bracelet is completed with a sturdy and easy to handle heart shaped toggle, a very special charm and a single Imperial Jasper bead. Imperial Jasper is a 'Fine' jasper and is found only in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is named a fine jasper due to the presence of definite patterns laid down during the formation process. Imperial Jasper is known for its unusual patterns and contrasting colors of green, red and pink. Truly fit for a queen.

Enjoy!

One Color Crayon Challenge Hop

When Sally Russick of The StudioSublime put the word out for participants for her One Color Crayon Challenge I signed up for the color Green. Well, at that time I had forgotten that I would be away the weekend of the blog hop with some girlfriends, visiting the Garden of Good and Evil, yes, Savannah GA. But that's okay, I completed my assignment in time and have scheduled this posting to be published on the morning of May 5th.
I hope you enjoy the blog hop. Thank you for visiting and I hope you like my pieces. I will visit you and check out your challenge creations on my return from GA.

You will find a list of the participants at the bottom of the post.

Green, that's the color I chose...

Green Freshwater Pearls
Green Magnesite butterfly
Peridot Twist Swarovski crystal element
Green shell coins
Faceted ovals of Green Rutilated Quartz
Japanese metallic teal/gold Iris drop seed beads
Brass hook and eye clasp and tiny spacer beads

Nephrite carved flowers
Malachite rondelles
Green freshwater rice Pearls
Copper leaf fringe chain
Niobium Earwires with Copper bead.

Hope you like what I made!

Now to check out all the other one color crayon challenge participants: If you have problems with the links you can also find a list of participants here.

Hosted by: Sally Russick  http://thestudiosublime.com Red Therese Frank  http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com Rochelle Brisson  http://acreativechelle.blogspot.com Lisa Lodge   http://pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com Malin de Koning  http://beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com Bobbie Rafferty   http://beadsong.blogspot.com Orange Linda Landig  http://LindasBeadBlog.com Cherrie Fick  http://designsinthelight.com Beth McLarnan http://threetrees-art.blogspot.com Cece Cormier  http://thebeadingyogini.com Renetha Stanziano   http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com Tanya Goodwin  http://pixiloo.blogspot.com Jean Welles  http://jeanawells.blogspot.com Amy Severino   http://amybeads.blogspot.com Rebekah Payne   http://treewingsstudio.com Lola Surwillo  http://.beadlolabead.blogspot.com Judy Turner   http://silver-rains.blogspot.com  Yellow Jennifer Justman  http://soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com Rose Brisson    http://ahteesblog.blogspot.com Kim Bender  http://www.kimmykats.com/ Heather Powers   http://humblebeads.blogspot.com Shelly Joyce  http://www.aujourlejour-shelly.blogspot.com Blue Cherie Reed  http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com Rebecca Anderson  http://songbeads.blogspot.com Hope Smitherman  http://craftyhope.blogspot.com Patti Vanderbloemen  http://myaddictionshandcrafted.blogspot.com Michelle Buettner  http://MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com Alicia Marinache  http://allprettythings.ca Charissa Sloper   http://blog.obsidiansoda.com Sonya Stille  http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com Maria Grimes  http://mariagrimes.blogspot.com Nancy Saccoccio  http://risingdesigns.blogspot.com Sandi Volpe   http://sandivolpe.com Joanne Tinley  http://daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com Catherine Pruitt  http://boobeads.blogspot.com  Green Mary Harding  http://maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com Karin Gilman http://www.qaygee.blogspot.com/ Jayne Capps   http://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com Lorelei Eurto  http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com Melissa Meman http://melissameman.blogspot.com Alice Peterson  http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com Jenny Davies Reazor   http://www.jdaviesreazor.com Cynthia Machata    http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com Melissa Essenburg  http://chinookdesigns.blogspot.com Regina Santerre  http://reginaswritings.blogspot.com -------You are here! Lauren Streets  http://ornthoughts.wordpress.com Elizabeth Auld  http://beadsforbusygals.com Purple Tracy Mok   http://bumblebeadsdesigns.blogspot.com Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.com Marti Conrad  http://marticsclay.blogspot.com Lori Anderson  http://prettythingsblog.com Donna Bradley  http://strandedbeads.blogspot.com Courtney Breul  http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com Linda Younkman   http://lindysdesigns.blogspot.com Susan Kennedy  http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com Lisa Liddy   http://Lisaliddy.wordpress.com Tracy Stillman  http://www.tracystillmandesigns.com Dawn Doucette  http://designsbydawnmarie.blogspot.com Brown Diana Ptaszynski   http://suburbangirlstudio.com Shannon Chomanczuk  http://formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com/ Janice Everett   http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.com Karen Williams  http://Baublicious.blogspot.com Black Kashmira Patel  http://sadafulee.blogspot.com Heidi Post  http://expostfactojewelry.blogspot.com/ Birgitta Lejonklou  http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/ Holly Westfall  http://silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com/ Karin Slaton  http://backstorybeads.blogspot.com