Most people think that the groundhog is responsible for turning winter into spring.
That's a myth.
Winter is actually turned into spring by the Sparkle Fairies who live in the LandofBrightandShinyThings.
They are assisted by trolls, who are a reclusive lot. They live under bridges...
...and are made out of Ugly Beads.
When the Season of Sparkle is 'nigh...
...the Sparkle Fairies and Ugly Bead Trolls gather all their sparkliness from the skies...
... and make spring... which they call the post-sparkly season.
They string and wire sparkles together to make a new season...
The trolls have the unenviable job of sweeping up the wire scraps and sorting them out from the dropped beads. The sorting is a job best done under bridges.
The Sparkle Fairies, meanwhile, play with beads and roll them around in the sunlight.
This story is brought to you courtesy of Lisa Lodge's Winter Sparkle Blog Hop.
You can see everyone else's creations by following the Sparkle Road.
Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life
Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations
Toltec Jewels, Jewel School Friends
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Heather Richter, Desert Jewelry Designs
Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations
Dolores Raml, CraftyD's Creations
Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue
Cassi Renee Paslick, Beads: Rolling Downhill
Annette Rivers, Mama Owl's Mess
Tammie Tusher Everly, TTE Designs
Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons
Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines
Norbel Marolla, She Flies Again Jewelry
Karen Burg, KEB Designs
Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti
Be sure to thank the trolls (and Lisa) for all their hard work.
I love the color of the beads that you got and your necklace is spectacular. I am working on a bracelet now with lots of dangles so I can really appreciate all of the time and work that went into yours.
ReplyDeleteso pretty- the colors are beautiful and the wrapping is perfect. Beautiful+sparkly= wonderful! Christie
ReplyDeleteHere via Cassi from Beads Rolling Downhill. I love those little sparkly fairies and that is a gorgeous necklace.
ReplyDeleteLaughing about the ugly trolls... I have a bag or two of those myself from the store.
You are so creative, I think you have a good imagination, you kept me hooked till the end. Lovely necklace
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - a lot of time and effort went into this piece. The earrings are gorgeous.
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Awesome job, Eleanor! You are so creative. I always love the stories you weave. I love the sparkly dangles on your creations. Thanks for being in the hop!
ReplyDeleteEleanor your bracelet is awesome and the story to go with it enhances the whole post a lot. Very creative.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I am a sparkly child of the 60's and so love your piece and the story! Excellent job! I can just see the trolls and fairies at work!
ReplyDeleteYou and the fairies made an awesome necklace and earring set. Always love your stories too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way of presenting your work, I had fun reading it. The necklace is absolutely gorgeous, you did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and fabulous necklace, fantastic!!
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