My second color pallette is from the
Namib desert in Africa. When I was growing up in Minnesota I saw pics
of the desert and thought that it looked lifeless. My first trip to
Arizona I was amazed at the wildlife sounds and the feel of that
glowing sun on my skin standing in the desert. The Namib desert is
located on coastal Africa. The winds off the ocean can cause 980 feet
sand dunes. To represent the glowing sun feel I chose silver lined
glass lentals and seed beads. The lentals have spots of the light green in them.The grey green rectangles are a stone
called silver mist and they are the same green as the spots on the lentals. . The small discs in the center of outer strand are bone. The
rounds that complete the straps are yellow and green adventurine.
When I was designing this piece I thought that I would use a filigree
piece to wrap the focal but in the end I used the filigree as a bail.
Light brown pearls in rounds and a drop, bronze glass flower caps, filigree connectors,
and dark topaz crystal rondelles complete the ingredients for this
necklace. I am honored to be a part of this challenge. I hope that
you enjoy the pieces I made. Now please visit the other participants
in this great hop.
Lori Dorrington
Dawn Doucette
Jeannie Dukic (life threw her a curveball, spread some sunshine to her anyway!)
Kim Dworak
Beth Emery
Janice Everett
Pam Farren
Donetta Farrington
Gloria Ferrer
Dawn Doucette
Jeannie Dukic (life threw her a curveball, spread some sunshine to her anyway!)
Kim Dworak
Beth Emery
Janice Everett
Pam Farren
Donetta Farrington
Gloria Ferrer
Cherrie Fick
Therese Frank
Patty Gasparino
Tanya Goodwin
Ambra Gostoli
Jess Green
Denielle Hagerman
Mary Harding
Karla Hartzog
Kim Hora
Emanda Johnson
Jennifer Justman
Sue Kennedy
Therese Frank
Patty Gasparino
Tanya Goodwin
Ambra Gostoli
Jess Green
Denielle Hagerman
Mary Harding
Karla Hartzog
Kim Hora
Emanda Johnson
Jennifer Justman
Sue Kennedy
Ema Kilroy
Lee Koopman
Linda Landig
Kirsi Luostarinen
Cynthia Machata
Alicia Marinache
Beth McCord
Mary K McGraw
Karen Mitchell
Cheri Mitchell-Reed
Aimee Moisa
Karla Morgan
Penny Neville
Becky Pancake
Kashmira Patel
Alice Peterson
Kayla Potega
Debbie Price
Bobbie Rafferty
Caron Reid
Nicole Rennell
Cynthia Riggs
Andrea Ross
Sally Russick
Annie Scherz
Pam Sears
Renetha Stanziano
Sandra Stein
Kristen Stevens (her Muse is on vacation - hop over and give her Muse a nudge ;-)
Tracy Stillman (hard to bead with a wrist injury, send healing thoughts)
Sherri Stokey
Lola Survillo
Kay Thomerson
Jo Tinley
Emma Todd
Cory Tompkins
Pam Traub
Melissa Trudinger
Michelle Tucker
Shelley Graham Turner
Monique Urquhart
Rachel Van-Walsh
Patti Vanderbloemen
Lesley Watt
Lynn White
Joan Williams
Lee Koopman
Linda Landig
Kirsi Luostarinen
Cynthia Machata
Alicia Marinache
Beth McCord
Mary K McGraw
Karen Mitchell
Cheri Mitchell-Reed
Aimee Moisa
Karla Morgan
Penny Neville
Becky Pancake
Kashmira Patel
Alice Peterson
Kayla Potega
Debbie Price
Bobbie Rafferty
Caron Reid
Nicole Rennell
Cynthia Riggs
Andrea Ross
Sally Russick
Annie Scherz
Pam Sears
Renetha Stanziano
Sandra Stein
Kristen Stevens (her Muse is on vacation - hop over and give her Muse a nudge ;-)
Tracy Stillman (hard to bead with a wrist injury, send healing thoughts)
Sherri Stokey
Lola Survillo
Kay Thomerson
Jo Tinley
Emma Todd
Cory Tompkins
Pam Traub
Melissa Trudinger
Michelle Tucker
Shelley Graham Turner
Monique Urquhart
Rachel Van-Walsh
Patti Vanderbloemen
Lesley Watt
Lynn White
Joan Williams