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Blossoms and Bead Fest
It’s finally that time of year. With spring comes the famous Cherry Blossoms, blooming just about every where we look. Dogwoods and Cherry Blossoms are at their peak now, so we recently took a trip in to DC to see these pretty blooms with the back drop of the Nation’s Capitol.
The view from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial is just spectacular. It felt good to mingle in with the crowds and be a tourist so close to home.
Who could help but be inspired by the beauty of all the blooms? I set to work and created a multi-strand necklace featuring one of LeAnn’s sweet porcelain Sakura beads. I really like the delicate combination of rose quartz, tiny button pearls and oxidized copper chain. This one is available in my Etsy shop. {sold, thank you!}
I’m off to Bead Fest Wire in Valley Forge, PA! I’m looking forward to meeting blog friends, “old” and new. There will be a little eating out, shopping and of course a workshop on Saturday afternoon. Meet me back here for an update as soon as I’m free!
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Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was released in Fall 2013. Read more.
beautiful pics of the flowers.
Oh I wish I was going with u to the bead fest wire! Look forward to seeing your pics when you return.
Beautiful and so delicate colours dear Cindy, just the one we need to honour our beloved spring.
Have a nice workshop in Valley Forge and don’t forget to show photos when you’ll be back !
Love your necklace, you combined the colours so well to fit LeAnn’s blossom!
Have a great time at BeadFest Wire, you lucky girl. Can’t wait for you to tell us all about it afterwards.
Cherry blossoms, my girls love to call them pom pom trees.
Gosh, this is beautiful Cindy. I love how you mixed the chain….I believe we are on the same wave length =)….but I already knew that!
I know you will be having a BIG time at BeadFest Wire….have lots of FUN!!
xoxox
Beautiful necklace! I really love the cherry blossoms in DC…I’ve been up there only twice in the last 17 years to see them, but they are gorgeous!
Have fun at Bead Fest! I really really wish I was going. Maybe next year!
The cherry blossoms are beautiful and so is the necklace! Enjoy your trip!
Oh how I wish I could see all of those trees in bloom. Your photos give a very good impression though of what it would be like. Beautiful as is the necklace!
Hi Cindy –
What beautiful pictures! Your new necklace is just beautiful & compliments the cherry blossoms so nicely. Have fun in PA!
🙂 Molly
Absolutely beautiful interpretation.
And I remember being in DC once in the spring with the cherry blossoms. There is nothing quite like it!
Enjoy the day, Cindy!
Erin
Love the necklace! The colors are just beautiful.
Enjoy D.C. and Bead Fest–wish I could be there!
The necklace is wonderful! Have a wonderful time at Bead Fest…I am terribly jealous!
GORGEOUS… GORGEOUS
Have a wonderful time… 🙂 I wish I could be there too…. can’t wait to here about your adventure!
Take Care!
That necklace is beautiful, Cindy! I just love LeAnn’s creations.
So pretty and perfect for spring! Have fun!
Have a wonderful time at Bead Fest! I’m jealous of your trees–ours are not in bloom yet.
Beautiful necklace!
How lucky you are to live so close to the cherry blossoms and history…a trip on my ‘some day’ list.
And Bead Feast – definitely on my ‘want to attend’ list.
Look forward to your report…have fun.
I adore all of your jewelry but this time I have t say….that is one cute, cute kid Cindy!
beautiful pictures.. this necklace is stunning too!! bravo
Oh my gosh little Mama,
The blossoms are breathtaking!!! And so is your new necklace. I love the way you were able to accent LeAnn’s beautiful bead without upstaging it. What a wonderful job!!
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
Hi Cndy! Ive heard that the blossoms at the nations Capitol are breathtaking! My cousin goes from Maryland a trek but she said its a sight! Nice outing. Wonderful
going to that class…wish i could go but Texas is too far…grrrr Oh your necklace is just lovely!
Janet ox