Thursday 15 November 2007

These beads need a name

I've been quiet - not much bead news to report, really.

My fabulous earring kit from Lynne at The Dragonfly Company arrived on Monday and I had a lovely time making the jewellery. I think I may be ever-so-slightly hooked on the chain maille thing. If you fancy having a go at chain maille then I really recommend the earring kit.

I will have some beads for sale on my website tonight. One of the sets is a larger version of the one above. They're ivory and turquoise and they've been etched to a matt finish. The ivory glass has done that 'dirty-look' caramel striation thing which makes them look kind of ancient. The four beads pictured here are up for grabs in another naming competition. Normal rules apply - post your name suggestions for these in my comments section, I'll pick my favourite at 8.00pm (GMT) tonight and the supplier of my favourite name gets the four beads pictured. You can post as many names as you like.

One last thing - thank you to both Maria Joao and Siana who both sent me the 'Cat Alarm Clock' video. Buster is just like this cat in the mornings. In actual fact he bit my leg this morning because I wasn't getting his food ready fast enough! I'll just have to hope he doesn't get hold of a baseball bat . . . . . .

20 comments:

  1. Ok here goes

    Ancient Pottery
    Artefacts
    Roma
    Iceni

    Still thinking lol
    Jo
    x

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  2. Fantastic beads as per usual Laura!
    I have just made my first chain maille bracelet and got my stuff from lynn too - she is dead helpful!!
    Not right good at naming stuff but will have a good old think about it this morning!
    Love Bev x

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  3. OOh, isnt it funny but just read Jo's comments and I had already thought they looked ancient or something like that so what about -

    Antiquities
    Ancient adornments


    love bev x

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  4. Hi Laura

    How about...

    'Primordials'

    Billy
    xx

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  5. I'm glad you enjoyed your kit Laura! Thank you Laura and Bev for your lovely comments.

    Here are my name offerings for your gorgeous beads:

    Relics of the Lost Ark
    Inca Treasures
    Ivory Treasures
    Archeological Dig
    Times Gone By
    Past Times
    Memories

    South West
    Sants Fe
    New Mexico

    Tutenkamun
    King Tut
    Isis
    Osiris
    Tomb Beads

    Lynne x

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  6. My first post. Loving the beads today, they are fabulous

    How about:

    creamy menthols
    or mint creams

    Can you tell I'm going with a minty theme lol?

    Jo

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  7. Superb beads Laura - they'd go well with some creamy white mountain jade beads I have . . . sigh!

    I so agree with the ancient civilisations connections, particularly with Ancient Egypt. They also remind me of Indian women in linen picking tea leaves and sun baked decorated pottery and bullrushes and parchment etc etc

    INDICA(s)
    PAPYRUS
    QUINQUIREMES
    BATIKAS

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  8. I like these a lot! How about:
    Roman holiday
    Sorrento
    Veni Vidi Vici
    Ceramica
    Persephone
    Temple Treasures
    Glorious Maximus
    Birth of Venus
    Mosaic Marbles
    Aphrodite's Amulets

    .......now my brain hurts wiv all the finking wot I done...
    Caroline x

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  9. All good names, everyone!

    I have an email entry from Mandee who has suggested the following :

    Native Navajo
    Burial Beads
    Odyssey (as in Greek)
    Classic mint imperials

    Laura x

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  10. Relics of the Lost Art
    Pow Wow

    I'll keep on thinking!
    Lynne x

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  11. Poseidon's Plunder
    Pompeiian Porcelain Pebbles

    ..and that's me done for the day!

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  12. How about 'Empress Beads'

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  13. Nope, minds gone blank.

    I'll just have to hover around your website for the other ones.

    Gorgeous beads by the way.

    Karen x

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  14. gorgeous beads Laura but my brain hurts today!!! :(

    J xx

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  15. Ming Dynasty
    Imperial Relics
    Emperor's New Beads
    Cote d'Ivoire

    Lynne x

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  16. BYZANTIUM BEAUTIES

    Such exquisite beads - even the Ancient Greeks and Romans would have fought over them!

    Take care
    Nella

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  17. Gorgeous beads! Here goes:

    Winter Sky
    Turquoise Etchings
    Ancient Snow
    Sky Stone

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  18. Lurvely beads Laura!

    I don't know why...sat too near the bead release again probably ;-), but they made me think of the Brighton Pavillion when I saw them. So I thought I'd chuck it in the pot:

    Brighton pavillion

    ...or derivatives thereof.

    HP x

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  19. how about

    Parchment Pebbles
    Cryptic Copper Cremes
    Aquaroma Rounds

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