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Thursday, 30 April 2015

Z is for Zodiac Birthstone Stars


The final day of the A to Z Challenge!

It seemed fitting given that my theme was Addicted to Beads to finish on the one set of beads that I am known for being very addicted to... Zodiac Birthstone Stars from Trollbeads!

These are a set of 9 silver beads with a gemstone set at the centre of the bead to represent a birth sign, some of the stones are doubled up hence you have a set of 9 not 12.


As you can see I have at least 2 of each and more of some of the zodiac stars.  These were retired (no longer made) when I started collecting and it's taken me quite a while to get the first set, let alone the second or the multiples!!

I really love this set of beads.


Now if you'll excuse me... it's time to catch some Zzz's - but before you go...

THANK YOU, THANK  YOU, THANK YOU!

Congratulations to those taking part and huge thank yous (above) to all the lovely people who have popped by Curling Stones for Lego People on the way to read, leave comments and generally just cheer us all on!

Final question of the Challenge from me:

What has been your favourite bit of the A to Z?
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18 comments:

  1. Tasha Duncan-Drake30 April 2015 at 11:20

    Those are beautiful, well done in having the patience to collect so many. Thank you also for all the wonderful posts - I knew nothing about bead collecting until I read them. I think my favourite bit of the AtoZ has been learning so many interesting things - there have been so many fantastic blogs to visit this year.
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)

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    1. Mars30 April 2015 at 14:17

      Thanks Natasha, it's been lovely this year I agree - I'm definitly down on the amount of blog hopping I'd hoped to do this month but the list is up all year so may well be taking a slow meander later on when I have a bit more time!

      I'll definitely be doing the Reflections Post this year on the linky list I think as did the post but missed the link last year!

      I've really enjoyed yours and Sophie's Wittegen Press Blog, and am working my way through the books - didn't pick them all up but it was a great introduction to you both! So thank you for my reading material :D

      Mars xx

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  2. Unknown30 April 2015 at 12:58

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge of beads--I had no idea there were so many different kinds!

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    1. Mars30 April 2015 at 14:20

      You're very welcome Melanie, I had a great time this year, I really enjoyed the theme part!

      Thanks for your stories too, it's been a lovely A to Z month!

      Mars xx

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  3. SENCO Cat Herder30 April 2015 at 17:38

    Just wanted to add my thanks for all your wonderful photos of the beads you've collected and your insights into bead collecting (or is it coveting?) I've certainly been drooling over some of them and I'm not really a bead type of gal normally. I have managed to get over to a lot of blogs this year so it's been pretty amazing finding out about what everyone blogs about for the challenge and learning so much :) Well we made it so I'm sending you a high five and I'll be continuing to stop by :) Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace

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    1. Mars1 May 2015 at 09:03

      Thanks to you too, been great popping over to your blog!

      Once I get some time I'm going to sort out my bookmarks so I can make sure I get around to those I want to return to, at the moment everyone's lumped into a blogs visited folder for this year's challenge :)

      Been so nice getting to know everyone this year!

      Mars xx

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  4. Natalie1 May 2015 at 04:47

    I love all your wonderful pics Mars and great bead info! I especially liked the post when you talked about the glass bead cores in such detail as I really never saw this discussed on any other blogs. I'd love to see some of the glass beads you made sometime, even if they are a bit wonky I bet they are still great!

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    1. Mars1 May 2015 at 09:45

      Thanks Natalie, lol been talking about cores yesterday, have been putting 2-piece ones in my beads (necessity as I don't have the equipment and kit to do 1-piece cores) and it's reminding me why I don't like them :D

      I will show some of my beads at some point, I've got a post scheduled for the end of next week (I think) where I show our taster session which was back in February, they're still on the mandrel shots... ironically in about 2 hours I'm expecting my friend who I went beadmaking with as I haven't seen him since (we don't live nearby) so we can finally sort out which beads belong to whom, not that I think either of us can remember as we were working with the same few colours provided... but it does mean I get to show him my cores lolz!

      Next step is I've bought my bead bible, I'm self teaching which is always a long journey, so I'm going to do some book learning, already I've realised I've aced the chapter on when things can go wrong with your beads ;) But seriously, I'm really enjoying the adventure!

      Mars xx


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    2. Natalie4 May 2015 at 19:26

      Yeah, I have many glass with 2 piece cores and they don't bother me, nothing a little bead glue won't fix if they get loose!

      Great, can't wait to see the beads you made!

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  5. Do1 May 2015 at 10:17

    Wow, what a great collection of stars! Congratulation to those beauties!
    And I want to say thank you for showing us your nice pics and stories behind them!

    XOXO

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    1. Mars2 May 2015 at 09:40

      Thanks Do, another set of my favourites!

      I wondered if you'd considered a translate widget for your blog? I notice you also use Blogger too, mine is just a standard blogger one (top right if you're viewing the web version (doesn't work if viewing from a mobile and not on web view).

      Asking as I'd love to read your words but sadly have none of German!

      Mars xx

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    2. Tante Do2 May 2015 at 10:45

      Thank you very much for your suggestion! I added Google Translater to my blog. :-) I hope it is understandable, because Google Translater seems to be translating word by word, and often the sense will not be translatet properly. I hope at least you enjoy looking at the pics. ;-)

      XOXO

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    3. Mars2 May 2015 at 11:08

      Excellent! Thank you :D It's always lovely to look at pics but I much prefer to be able to read the words too!

      The translation works quite well, there are a few oddities but I can go from zero understanding to actually being able to read it :D A few subtle words may get lost but that's brilliant! Very happy, thank you for doing :D

      Mars xx

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    4. Do2 May 2015 at 12:31

      I have to thank for your suggestion! I hope you enjoy it! :-)

      XOXO

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  6. A Tarkabarka Hölgy1 May 2015 at 14:10

    Congratulations on completing the challenge! It was great fun to visit and see all your gorgeous beads and fun posts :)

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
    Multicolored Diary - Epics from A to Z
    MopDog - 26 Ways to Die in Medieval Hungary

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    1. Mars2 May 2015 at 09:41

      Thank you, congrats to you too! I now know a lot more ways to die should I get transported back in time to Hungary :D

      Mars xx

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  7. Stephen Tremp1 May 2015 at 15:25

    And in the shape of the letter A. Well done! Thanks for all your posts and hoping to see you return for 2016 A to Z!

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    1. Mars2 May 2015 at 09:42

      Thanks Stephen, it's been a good challenge this year hasn't it? Enjoyed the blog hopping too!

      Mars xx

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I love saying hi to people who've read my blog, or are just passing through via the A to Z, or anyone not a spam bot!

P.s. If you use an iPad/iPhone and are having trouble leaving a comment on Blogger, you might have better luck using a browser that's not the default iPad one... Then from the "Comment as" drop down menu choose Name/Url (you can leave URL field blank or add your web address) or Anonymous and (hopefully) away you go! Mars xx

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