Cocktail Hour Blog Hop

Amy at Copper Diem came up with a great idea for a blog hop.  She gave everyone that signed up a different cocktail and we were supposed to use our drink for design inspiration.  

Mine was Mint Julep

Image from Taste of Home Recipes

I've actually never had one, I think they'd be too sweet for me.  When I think of a Mint Julep, I think of The Kentucky Derby, and green with icy white.  I decided to use the green with icy white since that seemed a lot easier than race horses.

Mint Julep Russian Spiral

I've been trying to master a spiral stitch. I was having a hard time getting the spiral to work, for some reason, I just wasn't getting it.  When I saw the green beads I thought they'd look really cool in a spiral with white seed beads.  I did the first couple of rounds over a pencil and I finally get it now, you could almost hear the click when it all made sense.

I also did a pair of earrings, they aren't matchy matchy with the bracelet but I like them anyway:

 I used Czech glass rounds and crystals, and green glass drops.  

And both of them together:

Thank you Amy for organizing this it was fun!  Please take a look at what everyone else made:

Hostess:  Copper Diem

Stefanies Sammelsurium
My Bead Journey
Adventures with Kelly
Mama's Got To Doodle
Sadafulee
Wait Just One More Bead
Cynth's Blog
Palm Coast Art
Green Shoot Jewellery Designs
Cianci Blue                         <------------You are here
Dreamin Of Beads / SAS Jewelry Designs
Beads for Busy Gals
Oregon Made Jewelry
My Addictions...Handcrafted Jewelry by Patti
Moods by Mari
Soul of Mine Embodiment
Uniquely Yunikua
Fabric of My Life
Firefly Visions
Indigo Heart
The Peaceful Bead
Casa de Everly
Heaven Lane Creations
Sue Beads
Durga Jewelry
Honey Bijou
A Bird in the Hand Art
SilverNikNats
Rainy Day Designs
Tell Your Girlfriends