tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61608154055799320912024-03-14T01:19:56.273+02:00Alida the Beaderlampwork artist and general crafter ..... Bead crazedAlida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-41293795051026857132010-06-21T13:43:00.001+02:002010-06-21T13:46:25.050+02:00the SEMI-finals: ROUND D of the 2010 handmade world cup<a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/semi-finals-round-d-of-2010-handmade.html">the SEMI-finals: ROUND D of the 2010 handmade world cup</a><br /><br />OK, so this is the final strike guys, please go vote via the link provided. We've done well, last stretch, and remember, there is a $30 price up for grabs ....Go on ... vote for South Africa ... lets at least score this goal !!!!!Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-89658409578835476422010-06-17T13:48:00.001+02:002010-06-17T15:04:53.142+02:00the rikrak studio: QUARTER-FINALS! round C of the 2010 handmade world cup!<a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/quarter-finals-round-c-of-2010-handmade.html">the rikrak studio: QUARTER-FINALS! round C of the 2010 handmade world cup!</a>Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-68807096483257121562010-06-17T13:36:00.000+02:002010-06-17T13:41:16.731+02:00Wow .... we made it to the quater finals on the Etsy world-cup competition !!!!!<br />We may have trouble getting the ball to the back of the net, but we know how to decorate anything from headgear to vuvuzelas, and now also the baby vuvuzela, called a nunuzela !!!!!<br />Pleeeeeease vot for SA Etsy ....... we need to go to the finals !!!!<br />Go to <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><br /><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-b-2010-handmade-world-cup.html"><span style="color:#800080;">http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-b-2010-handmade-world-cup.html</span></a> to vote for SA !!!!!!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break"></span>Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-36159433084496555202010-06-17T13:18:00.000+02:002010-06-17T13:33:43.987+02:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcthUNg7PHO0v9KrRm4YolUi4hSN8EIiHJUIIply7FvQwnBYYpFnCjP9k90kfcw0CmFACX_92Ym4rearT5lXsVEMWa81H_76Ugm0Cpc2p_e3_Dat4gMLXLOf1k9nyDF0rrlfFpTdUuIg/s1600/Picture+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483704159203541282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcthUNg7PHO0v9KrRm4YolUi4hSN8EIiHJUIIply7FvQwnBYYpFnCjP9k90kfcw0CmFACX_92Ym4rearT5lXsVEMWa81H_76Ugm0Cpc2p_e3_Dat4gMLXLOf1k9nyDF0rrlfFpTdUuIg/s320/Picture+021.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsu_ENULJAhKV6XEOZebeazOQxzbQ7pFGPmlQyepejkWyU7Fv1-Zf03fONblNN9BIJbuI7uKitF5jbjXY0Chbdoq32uNq3NweOjf6hCxKzScIJ5RNUeuoJGKgEyRGi0GEs61_1_XoMrw/s1600/Picture+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483702319924240626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsu_ENULJAhKV6XEOZebeazOQxzbQ7pFGPmlQyepejkWyU7Fv1-Zf03fONblNN9BIJbuI7uKitF5jbjXY0Chbdoq32uNq3NweOjf6hCxKzScIJ5RNUeuoJGKgEyRGi0GEs61_1_XoMrw/s320/Picture+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I've finally completed two necklaces that I send to my aunt in Koopmansfontein. I hope she's going to like it. Koopmansfontein is near Kimberley in the Northen Cape.</div><br /><br /><div>For overnight delivery, counter to counter, I'm paying R52. I think it is brilliant that a package can travel to small corners of the country for a decent price.</div><br /><br /><div>I spend a few week-ends making all the beads, my aunt wanted them 92 cm in lenght ... alot of beads. I jazzed up the beads with some swarovski's and lead-free pewter components.</div><br /><br /><div>I used crimp covers to give it a more professional look.</div></div>Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-84685775028413233132010-06-14T13:38:00.000+02:002010-06-14T13:38:55.473+02:00the rikrak studio: ROUND B: the 2010 handmade world cup!<a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-b-2010-handmade-world-cup.html">the rikrak studio: ROUND B: the 2010 handmade world cup!</a>Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160815405579932091.post-25504978382458732202010-06-14T13:23:00.000+02:002010-06-14T13:32:37.487+02:00ETSY HANDMADE WORLDCUPI am a bead-crazed crafter from Durban, Kwazulu Natal.<br />I am supporting South Africa in the soccer and also the blowing my vuvuzela for the worldcup craft competition organized by<br /><br /><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-b-2010-handmade-world-cup.html">http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/round-b-2010-handmade-world-cup.html</a>.<br /><br />If anyone spots my first blog .... Pleeese go vote for SA, our craft is top notch, and this is a great opportunity for handy women to create an income to look after themselves and their families ....Alida the Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319255250108502840noreply@blogger.com1