May 30, 2014
Today's jewelry blog hop challenge is being hosted by Lorelei Eurto and has all of us using the same beads and components from Stinky Dog Beads as a starting off point.
photo from Lorelei's challenge post
When I saw the rich colors I was sold. There were only 7 spots so I was so glad I saw her post so quickly. They surely didn't last long.
I ended up creating three jewelry pieces: necklace, bracelet and a pair of earrings. They're not really a set, but they could be worn together.
For the Northwest Woods earrings I added lampwork from That Bead Girl in a lovely eggplant color to the beautifully made cones from Mykonos island. For the very tip-top I added a couple semi-precious garnet beads.
Northwest Woods - SOLD
My San Juan Capistrano necklace features the sparrow charm dangling in front of the braided silver wreath. A fringe of rosary chain in garnet hangs below with more of the stamped leaves seen in the earrings. A reward for having so much stash was finding the absolute perfect vintage chain that was also just the right length. I wish I had more of it now that I see how wonderful it looks with the braided wreath. This necklace was inspired by the annual return of the swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano.
For me the English-cut Czech glass beads were the most intriguing of the bunch. I pulled some raku beads from Elements Pottery to see how they'd look with the antiqued teal and it was a go! My Steely Nights bracelet was born.
The bracelet is knotted on waxed linen along with a beautiful boro lampwork bead from Uvanomos that makes this a showstopper for sure. There's something very Autumn bonfire-ish about this one don't you think?
Steely Nights (SOLD)
This is a blog hop that should be very interesting as the artist's hand will be seen in how they interpret the same bead collection. Let's go see shall we?