Today I am participating in Lorelei Eurto's blog hop. She showed items from Michael's arts & Crafts and asked us to get the same items and make something with them. The first piece I made used the Chartreuse rounds and the shell discs. I added copper cornerless cubes and a handmade copper clasps. The two chartreuse ovals my friend Ruby got in a box from a flea market in Hawaii and gave to me. The lampworked bead came from the teacher of my first lampworking class. I added a copper frame to showcase it. I hope you like it. Next I made "Blue Owl." I made links with the ceramic beads, seed beads, and brass wire. I connected the links with ceramic donuts and more brass wire. I used the white nuggets to accent the donuts. To me they look like feathers. The focal is one of the owl buttons mounted on a Swazi square button with more feathers nuggets below it. The ends of the straps also have the owl buttons. I finished the necklace with brass rolo chain and a lobster clasp. You should check out what others made for this hop at
http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com/
Hi Becky! Thanks for participating! I love your two necklaces, each very different and unique! I hope you had a good time!
ReplyDeleteThanx Lorelei. I had a great time being part of this challenge. I am glad that you like my pieces.
DeleteBeautiful! I especially like the blue and white necklace!!!
ReplyDeleteThanx Alice. I like the owl necklace better too but the green one I feel a sentiment attachment to.
DeleteThose are lovely. I love how you used the button as a focal and thevwhite beads do look like feathers.
ReplyDeleteThanx Tanya. I knew from the start I wanted the owl to be the center of attention not the clasp so I just played with my beads until they looked right. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who saw feathers.
DeleteBoth of these are so great! That glass focal is so pretty! I am not a pink and red heart sort of person, so I love the unexpected and earthy palette. And I love the clusters of white beads in your second necklace. Great job! Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteLoving the pendant on the first necklace. And the blue owl is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanx Serena. The first necklace has sentimental value to me. I do like the owl necklace better though.
DeleteOh, your designs are so cool. I really like that second one. My favorite is how you made the owl button the focal. I really wanted to do that too but couldn't come up with an efficient way to do it. Mounting it on another button was a fabulous idea!! Very cool indeed.
ReplyDeleteThey are both great but I really like what you did in the second one with the white nuggets and the donuts. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanx Sarah. I am pleased with how that necklace turned out. I am glad that you like it too.
DeleteBecky I love how you layered those buttons for the focal - that is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanx Heather. I appreciate your comment.I had a different backing plate picked out and it was ok but when I came across that button I knew that it was right.
DeleteVery nice! I love both pieces.
ReplyDeleteThanx Lisa. It feels great to have other bead artists like my work.
DeleteThanx Hope. I just pulled out my blue beads and played with them until I found something that really spoke to me and I went from there. It took me a couple of tries with the wire to make the piece lay right but I am pleased with how it turned out. I tried using cord in this piece but I couldn't make it look like what I saw in my head so I went on to wire.
ReplyDeleteThese are really pretty pieces Becky! I love what you did with the components!
ReplyDeleteThanx Amy Isn't it interesting to see how different things can turn out even when using the same components?
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