i wanted to focus on a winter theme, so i chose a gin blossom in blue. when it arrived in the mail, i fell in love. it was so amazingly beautiful! i love art beads! so i put on my thinking cap, and i thought of snowflakes, so i dug through my cache, looking for ice. but i didn't want just ice. i wanted *richness*. yumminess. plummyiness. so i found some black and thought of bare branches. and what are bare branches without a few cardinals? and ice, of course. i pulled it all together but i wasn't happy, so took a few things apart, added a couple things... and loved it. it's called, 'cardinals in winter.'
i used steel and bronze wire, crystals, coral, rainbow moonstone, wooden chain, and copper, chocolate, and gunmetal chain. i've been loving the look of these industrial clasps, and i found some at jo-ann's the other day in the purse making section. always look in unexpected places and you'll find the coolest things! the briolette crystal in the copper circle is a preciosa crystal. i'm a rather biased swarovski fan, but i thought i'd give preciosa a go, and am pleased with the quality.
i had so much fun with this challenge and look forward to participating in the upcoming months.
thank you so much, jeannie, for allowing me to join in the fun! i *love* your work, and highly recommend it to everyone.
now let's go visit everybody elses blog!
Molly Alexander http://www.beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com
Courtney Breul http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com
Michelle Buettner http://www.MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com
Cindy Cima Edwards http://www.cindycima.com
Beth Emery http://storiesbyindigoheart.blogspot.com
Kristen Stevens http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com
Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
here is jeannie's website, so you, too, can own some of her gorgeous artwork!
Beth - fantastic job! I love the way you incorporated the colors into the theme you chose, and how they work with Jeannie's Gin Blossom. I LOVE red birds, and collect them, so this design is definitely dear to my heart.
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Lovely necklace! The *richness* shines through!
ReplyDeleteOh - I really like how your design turned out. I love the pop of color (red's one of my fave's!!) and the 'ice' looks great and blends nicely and everything really shows off the gin blossom pendant!
ReplyDeleteExactly! what are bare branches without cardinals? Love the name of your piece. I think you achieved "richness*. yumminess. plummyiness"
ReplyDeletethank you for creating such beauty,
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I love your design process and the inspiration behind it! I also love the use of unexpected components like the industrial clasps . . . I won't be so quick to pass by that purse-making section in the future! Beautiful necklace!
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