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Friday, January 23, 2015

Build A Line Challenge from B"Sue Boutiques, Melida Boman of The Journey of Pens and Things, Part One





Hi! I am Melida Boman, one half of the team of Pen and Things. I am so excited to be a part of the first Build a Line Challenge from B'Sue Boutiques. This challenge is a master class of sorts which should take three months and has three different blog hops, which today's is number one. There are 54 of us and we will be working hard to flesh out a line of jewelry that is hopefully cohesive and true to ourselves. At the end we hope to have a minimum of 5 pieces to show a the last blog hop.  


I am a 35ish wife, mom, full time hospital worker and part time jewelry/ pen maker. I have only been making jewelry for a couple of months but I have been doing different crafts for most of my life, like quilting. Here are a couple of my dragon art quilts.


  



These are some of the pieces of piece that I have made up.

 



I don't really have a place to work on making my jewelry. (I have to take over the dinning room table with I am ready to get to work). While siting there my Tanker likes to sit next to me and give his opinion.







So I know you all are dying to know what I have decided to work on..... so here is a pic, Can you guess what it is??










Yep I am going to be making Wedding Head Accessories. This one is a really simple one. I plan to make 5 that similar but different. I plan to do other simple things but you never know (I am know for going over board and it was hard for me to stop with this one). I figured I would show more on the second round so I hope you all will come back!



Thanks for Joining me on this Hop. Please hit us all by hopping to the next person on the list after me!

1. Brenda Sue Lansdowne, B'sue Boutiques
Jewelry Making Outside the Box


2. Marcia Tuzzolino
Aurora Designs


3.Jann Tague
Clever Designs by Jann


4. Judy King
Apt to Wander Studio


4. Linzi Alford
Magpie in the Sky, Spoil Heap Tales


5. Cynthia Wainscott
Exotic Peru


6. Carole Carlson
Beadsophisticate


7. Lynn Stinten
Dragonzwench


8. Marica Zammit
Bead Lovelies


9. Catherine Shattuck
VRBrose


10. Michaele Collie
The Vintage Gem


11. Mary Craig
Jewelry Alchemy


12. Lee Koopman
Strega Jewelry


12. Erin Whitacre
Shattered Time Jewelry


13. Monica Casady
MJCasady Copper Works


14. Leila West
Leila Nicole Designs


15. Cindy Peterson
Howling Dog Jewelry


16. Leila Belcher
Leila Bee Designs


17. Gloria Allen
Wings and Beads


18. Pamela Anger
Novegatti Designs


19. Tammy Adams
Paisley Lizard


20. Lynda O'Mara
LOmara Creative


21. Elizabeth Hildreth
MadScientistsDesigns


22. Dana Hickey
Wind Dancer Studios


23. Janet Calardo
Jan Lea Designs


24. Maria Clark
Sweet Willow Designs


25. Lori Beekman
B. Accessorized


26. Jennifer Kroeger
Relic Charm


27. Amy Jorgensen
Hoarder's Corner


28. Robin Reed
Artistry: Handcrafted Bead Designs


29. Ingrid Anderson
Lilis Gems


30. Louise O'Shields
Desire Divine Jewels


31. Susan Killam
Killam Creative


32. Mary Katherine Deis
The Rose Sword: Artisan and Vintage Collectible Jewelry


33. Nike Bottalico
Nike Bottalico


34. Susan Bowerman
Woodside Wireworks


35. Kristy Le
Kristy Le Trendy Jewelry Designs


36. Jan Peters
Stylized Vintage


37. Mitzie Crider
Needful Luxuries Occasional Blog


38. Gina Hockett
Freestyle Elements


39. Linda Anderson
From the Bead Board


40. Alexandra Sefton
Imaginary Jewelry and Altered Art


41. Melida Boman (THIS IS ME!)
The Journey of Pens and Things


42. Teresa Shurter
TreeZ's Treasurs


43. Melissa Latimer
Smithed Up


44. Renee Hong
Fine and Dandy Jewelry and Art


45.Nadine Edris
Moondance Jewelry


46.Lori Meyer
Parisienne Girl


47. Jennifer Merrill Williams
Artists of All Stripes


48. Denise Lussier Poirier
Jewelry by Denise


49. Renee Allen
Small Stuff Design


50. Autumn Adams
Autumn Dawns


51. Elizabeth Owens
1996 Shabby Lane


52. Kat BarronMiller
Midnight Kat Productions Art Jewelry


53. Sandra Ballard
Mama San's Mojo


54. Coral Law
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35 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    Great Post Melida!!! I adore your head piece and can't wait to see more! Be Blessed!

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  2. Susan Bowerman, Woodside WireWorksJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    What a fun line! Great idea.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    Love that head piece Melida. So beautiful.

    Can't wait to see your whole jewelry line now. It's going to be gorgeous I'm sure!

    Marica xx

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  4. WilyWolverineJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    Your line is going to be awesome! Love the dragon quilts! :)

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  5. WindDancerStudiosJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    What a wonderful theme! Looking forward to seeing your finished works!

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  6. B'sueJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    Very unique! Thank you for joining us for the challenge, Melida!

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  7. Gloria AllenJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    Love your theme and fill your pain, lol. Its also hard for me to stop adding more to my designs. Pleased to meet you Melida

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  8. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Great idea for a line of business! Can't wait to see more.

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  9. Tammy AdamsJanuary 23, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Those dragons are awesome. And I too use my dining table as my creative space. And design with the help of furry four-legged assistance. It's the only way to go. LOL. Looking forward to seeing the line of headpieces.

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  10. LoriJanuary 23, 2015 at 6:56 PM

    LOVE it! Such a neat way to go with this challenge.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:37 PM

    Love your theme! Cannot wait to see your reveal of finished pieces!

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  12. CaroleJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    What a neat idea, I would never have thought of that. I can see from your quilts that you are very creative, so I'm looking forward to seeing your wedding heads.

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  13. DragonzWenchJanuary 24, 2015 at 1:20 AM

    Love your quilts, but then I love patchwork and dragons so how could I not love them. Your line ideas are lovely as well but the quilts have me for now

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  14. PamelaJanuary 24, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    Nice post, Melida! Wow, love the quilts, and can't wait to see your wedding designs! ;)

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  15. UnknownJanuary 24, 2015 at 5:17 AM

    Wedding accessories seems like a great market. Can you tell me where you got the pearl that's dangling at the bottom?

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  16. MelidaJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    Thanks. It was part of an earring that I see a lot of around here.

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  17. UnknownJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Such a great and unique idea for your theme! I love the elegance of your piece.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Unique idea and great quilts! Looking forward to seeing your wedding accessories.

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  19. Nike E. BottalicoJanuary 24, 2015 at 11:41 AM

    Wonderful ideas and you are so creative! I cannot wait to see the reveal of your line!

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  20. UnknownJanuary 24, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    I love the dragons, my sis is a quilter so I know how much talent and planning that takes. Your wedding line is so pretty, I'm sure there will be a lot of interest in it, can't wait to see more.

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  21. Aurora DesignsJanuary 24, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Will be looking forward to your wedding head piece line, Melida. I love wedding jewelry!!

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  22. MadScientistsDesignsJanuary 24, 2015 at 7:16 PM

    Love the dragon quilts. Looking forward to seeing more of the finished jewelry. :-) ~Elizabeth

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  23. UnknownJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM

    Anxious to see the rest of your work!

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  24. UnknownJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:08 PM

    Great idea for a line. Can't wait to see your finished creations.

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  25. Sweet Willow DesignsJanuary 26, 2015 at 7:40 AM

    Melida, wedding head accessories is a great concept. Looking forward to the emerging line.

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  26. UnknownJanuary 26, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    Very cool theme - you do great work for only being at it a few months! What a great time to do this challenge, before you have time to make bad habits :)

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  27. Miss SwishJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    As a prospective bride myself ,wedding head jewellery is an interesting theme for your line- look forward to seeing more! Linzi

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  28. Lynda O'MaraJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    Melinda--I really like your idea of wedding head jewelry. I'm sure there's lots of brides that would like something other than a traditional veil, and one of your beautiful pieces will make their special day even more special. Your first piece is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing more.

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  29. Susan ~ Killam CreativeJanuary 28, 2015 at 4:24 AM

    This is such a great idea! I can see custom requests for coordinating pieces, too. You're going to be busy!

    Cheers,
    Susan

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  30. Kristy Le Trendy JewelryJanuary 28, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    Will I would say as a newbie to making jewelry your doing a beautiful job you rpieces are gorgeous. Loved your blog and concept can't waait to see more of your work.

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  31. Freestyle ElementsJanuary 28, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Wow, I absolutely love your theme!! I know head jewelry is very popular right now, I can see a market for this in the wedding industry as well. Excited to see your designs!! Gina H

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  32. MelissaJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Fabulous theme! Looking forward to seeing what's next!

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  33. coralFebruary 2, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    Wedding headpiece is very popular now. Look forward to your collection.

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  34. UnknownFebruary 3, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    Wow, I never would have thought of that. It looks lovely and romantic! Great job!

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  35. UnknownFebruary 9, 2015 at 6:31 AM

    Hi Melinda~
    WOW! What an original idea! Making headpieces is a great idea for a line! And a bridal line is even better! Cannot wait to see your finished line! I am playing catch up here with hopping to everyone's blogs because I wasn't able to hop back when we all posted ~ :)
    See you in class! ;)
    xo Liz

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