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Spring blooms and Button Swap partners!
Just taking in the local Spring beauty….
Now here’s a little aside…. I’ve been on a bit of  a lucky streak recently and wanted to share a few goodies that have come my way!  I won a giveaway on Kristi Harrison’s FB Fan Page….  just look at this beautiful bunch of buttons she sent!  Nothing like a bunch of buttons!
Giveaway from Kristi Harrison
I got lucky again and won a giveaway on Kylie Parry’s blog. Â Have you ever seen anything like these? Â The earth beads are really cool, and so is that sweet owl pendant (not to mention this great packaging!).
Giveaway by Kylie Parry
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Now on to a Button Swap update for those participating in the Swap! Â I sent the list of partners out over the weekend, but just wanted to be doubly sure and add the list here. Â Please contact me if you have any questions, or if you’re having a hard time reaching your partners.
Please get in touch with your partners and start thinking about the buttons you’d like to send out by April 20th! A big thank you to all that joined!
* Please note that names are listed alphabetically, so you’ll see your name twice.
Alice Peterson and Kim Bender
Angie Blasingame and Billi R.S. Rothove
 Billi R.S. Rothove and Angie Blasingame
 Birgitta Lejonklou and Pam Farren
 Bonnie Coursolle and Tania Hagen
 Brenda Salzano and Hope Smitherman
 Cat Kerr and Heather Powers
 Cece Cornier and Jeannie Dukic
 Celeste Thurston and Christine Damm
 Christine Damm and Celeste Thurston
 Christine Stonefield and Dana James
 Cilla Watkins and Lori Bowring Michaud
 Cindy Wimmer and Mimi Gardner
 Cynthia Machata and Julia Johnson
 Cynthia Riggs and Lori Finney
 Dana James and Christine Stonefield
Diana Ptaszynski and Erin Prais-Hintz
 Emma Thomas and Rebecca Anderson
 Erin Prais-Hintz and Diana Ptaszynski
 Erin Siegel and Sharon Borsavage
 Heather Powers and Cat Kerr
 Holly Westfall and Sally Russick
 Hope Smitherman and Brenda Salzano
 Janet McDonald and Kim Roberts
 Jayne Capps and Kim Dworak
 Jeannie Dukic and Cece Cornier
 Jenna Meyers and Kristi Harrison
 Jenna Tomalka and Karen McKillip
 Jenny Davies Reazor and Sandi Volpe
 Julia Johnson and Cynthia Machata
 Kalaya Steede and Kylie Dickman
 Karen McKillip and Jenna Tomalka
 Karen Mitchell and Renetha Stanziano
 Karla Morgen and Mary Govaars
Kay Thomerson and Shannon Chomanczuk
 Kim Ballor and Laurel Steven
 Kim Bender and Alice Peterson
 Kim Dworak and Jayne Capps
 Kim Roberts and Janet McDonald
 Kristi Harrison and Jenna Meyers
 Kylie Dickman and Kalaya Steede
 Kym Hunter and Lynda Moseley
 Laurel Steven and Kim Ballor
 LeAnn Weih and Mary Jane Dodd
 Linda Djokic and Patty Gasparino
 Line Labrecque and Teri Baskett
 Liz DeLuca and Lorelei Eurto
 Lorelei Eurto and Liz DeLuca
 Lori Anderson and Niky Sayers
 Lori Bowring Michaud and Cilla Watkins
 Lori Finney and Cynthia Riggs
 Lynda Moseley and Kym Hunter
 Marianna Boylan and Tracy Statler
 Mary Govaars and Karla Morgen
 Mary Harding and Stacie FlorerÂ
Mary Jane Dodd and LeAnn Weih
 Maureen Baranov and Tracy Bell
 Melissa Martin and Theresa Fosdick
 Michelle Hardy and Peggy Johnson
 Mimi Gardner and Cindy Wimmer
 Nicole Valentine Rimmer and Niki Meiners
 Niki Meiners and Nicole Valentine Rimmer
 Niky Sayers and Lori Anderson
 Pam Farren and Birgitta Lejonklou
 Pam Ferarri and Stefanie Teufel
 Patty Gasparino and Linda Djokic
 Peggy Johnson and Michelle Hardy
 Rebecca Anderson and Emma Thomas
 Rebekah Payne and Sue Kennedy
 Renetha Stanziano and Karen Mitchell
 Rose Binoya and Shanti Johnson
 Sally Russick and Holly Westfall
 Sandi Volpe and Jenny Davies Reazor
 Shannon Chomanczuk and Kay Thomerson
 Shanti Johnson and Rose Binoya
 Sharon Borsavage and Erin Siegel
 Shirley Moore and Veralynne Malone
 Stacie Florer and Mary Harding
 Stefanie Teufel and Pam Ferarri
 Sue Hamel and Terry Carter
 Sue Kennedy and Rebekah Payne
 Tania Hagen and Bonnie Coursolle
 Tania Spivey and Teresa Gagne
 Teresa Gagne and Tania Spivey
 Teri Baskett and Line Labrecque
 Terry Carter and Sue Hamel
 Theresa Fosdick and Melissa Martin
 Tracy Bell and Maureen Baranov
 Tracy Statler and Marianna Boylan
 Veralynne Malone and Shirley Moore
I’ve saved some of the best photos in this post for last… handmade buttons made by participants in the Button Swap!
Mary Jane Dodd’s metal work  shows incredible craftsmanship with a beautiful, rustic style.  Here are  just a few of her brand new buttons. You can find Mary Jane’s blog here, and her components shop here.
Next I’m happy to share the work of a lampwork artist that I’ve admired since I first started making  jewelry – Marianna Boylan.  She is known for her fun, sculptural beads such as those adorable Mickey Mouse pairs.  You can find Marianna’s blog here and her shop here.
* If you would like me to feature your handmade buttons in a future blog post, please send me an email!
– Enjoy your spring break!
Cindy xoxo
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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.
Hi Cindy….wow you won some beautiful things..and Miss Kristi is your button girl..she loves buttons and makes wonderful creations with them..and I just recieved my package from Kylie…two little owls and some amazing beads…..I really would have love to partisipated in the button hop..I have such unreliable mail service it’s not even funny..I heard from Canada post it’s our customs crossing on the Canadian side..I guess they can hold things for no reason for as long as they want..I have about eight packages right now in limbo somewhere…so it wouldn’t be fair to join in…I think I may hop across to Detroit and start mailing from there…an idea from the bead babes..Diana to be exact…well it so nice to stop by..your photos as usual are so pretty…you enjoy your spring break with those sweet young men of yours…they are so sweet….hugs xox Lana 🙂
Beautiful photos! I han’t seen Camellias since I left New Orleans! Gorgeous flowers and beautifully photographed! Happy Easter!
Your photos of spring were such a treat to wake up to. It is simply taking my breath away to see everything come into bloom this year. Sort of like a never ending pageant and so very different from where I lived before.
I am so looking forward to the button swap. It will keep me motivated to get into the studio as often as possible. It could not have come at a better time for me. Thank you so much for hosting it.
Hey sweet Cindy,you won some very lovely giveaways!! The spring photos are just heavenly..did you take all the photos? You probably did. I am excited about the button hop,I am waiting to hear back from my partner and I already made her some buttons using my newly learned technique…enameling. thanks for coming up with such a great idea!! Love thw handmade
buttons!!
XoX Cat
Wow – your flowers were beautiful. My camillas were wonderful until the last rain storm beat them down but I picked a whole lot of them before so I could enjoy them at home and work. The buttons you won are beautiful and those earth beads are incredible. I really have to start to seriously consider doing a blog so I can participate in these wonderful hops, etc. Have a wonderful Easter.
Hey – I cannot locate an email for my swap partner. Peggy if you are reading this please email me
I am so ready for my Peonies to bloom! Great photos! You really have been on a roll with such great wins! Love that Owl pendant.
I’m excited about the button swap. I have been conversing with my button swap partner (Lori Finney), and have been going through my stash of buttons. I will not reveal anything here, but she gave me a brilliant idea!! I hope she will like what I am going to send her!
Oh Cindy, your photos are always so amazing. And with this grey sky all around me this time they were a much needed sign of spring:-) Can’t eait for the peonies and I can’t wait for the swap. And you are right about the earth beads. They are really, really pretty! Happy easter to you and your family!
Love, love, love the top photo especially. There’s such a dreamy quality to it.
What gorgeous spring flowers! You have been a lucky girl–the prizes are wonderful. I can’t wait for the button Swap.
I’ve subscribed for updates from you blog by email, but I never get them. So I tried it again and received a message that I was already subscribed……….
What beautiful pictures!! Photography is an art form that escapes me! Thank you for sharing!!!Congratulations on your winnings!!!! And…congrats on the success of your Button Blog Hop!!!
Oh Cindy your Spring in Bloom photo’s are breathtaking. Girl, you got skillz!
The metal buttons by Mary and Marianna are prefection. Thanks for sharing those cuz I don’t get out much. Looking forward to the hop and if there is anything I can do for you, just let me know.
Cindy, congrats on winning both giveaways! I am a huge fan of Kylie Parry. 🙂
Thank you so much for all of your hard work to make the swap happen. Can’t wait to see everyone’s projects and see the beauteous buttons they’ve received!
Your photos are wonderful, too!
Oh, I just love Camellias!!! We had several trees at a house we lived at several years ago and now have some at this house. They have always been a favorite of mine. Truly enjoyed seeing your spring flowers ~ oh, how I love this time of year!! And, I do miss seeing the beautiful cherry blossom trees in DC!! So funny that you won 2 giveaways…I recently won 2, also!!! Separated at birth, I tell ya!! LOL Hugs!!
thank you so much cindy for showing my buttons – i don’t know how i missed the post (well, i do – i have been swallowed by the world of kids)… i appreciate the support…
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those metal buttons!
Lucky you! I love those earth beads.