Today is the reveal for A Time To Stitch 4. This is a fun hop hosted by Therese Frank of
http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com and Christine Altmiller of
http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/ It is meant to get people stitching. I adore seed bead work so I signed up. The net stitch was required so I will start there.This necklace does not look at all like I started out thinking I would make. I stitched a netted collar many years ago and I wear it often. I went looking in my old Bead and Button magazines for the pattern I had used. I stumbled on a necklace made with beautiful netted motifs by Marilyn K. Lowe in the August 2004 issue. I stitched three of the motifs. Marilyn had small motifs between her larger ones. I saw pearls instead. I stitched a netted tube and attached the motifs to it.I finished the necklace with some fancy chain that I got at a bead show from Funky Hannah's. I chose a snap clasp. I am pleased with how my necklace turned out. Here is a close up of the work. I can see that I need to color the thread attaching the pearls to the tube, oops.
My stitch of choice was the chenille stitch.
Paula Kramer of
http://cavecreekbeads.blogspot.com/ gave away some beautiful polymer clay focals. Thank you Paula.
At first I was not drawn to this color combination but the more I looked at it the more I liked it. I bezeled the clay and added fringe. I stitched a chenille stitch rope. When I laid the focal and rope together the proportion was off. The rope was way to skinny for the size of the focal. So I made another rope. I like the double ropes. I flattened gold bead caps into ovals to finish the ropes and one of the lime green fire polished beads in the center. I really enjoyed learning the chenille stitch. I am going to make matching earrings with a loop of the chenille stitched rope.I used the colors in the focal to accent the ropes. The clasp is a vintage toggle button. I don't know how old it is but it has been a really long time since four buttons cost ten cents. A loop of the powder blue seed beads finished the other side. I think that I am going to seal the clay so that it's beautiful colors show up better. I hope you like my creations. Please click on Therese or Christine's link above to see what the others stitched up
Those are beautiful. I love the netted motifs. They look so nice together as a pendant. I am blown away by the second necklace -- the colors are fabulous and the doubled rope is stunning. I love how you built it around the focal. It's a beautiful piece.
ReplyDeleteThanx Tanya. I am glad that you like my necklaces. I did the second piece first. I tried spiral rope which I have done lots of but it just wasn't looking like I pictured. I started and ripped out four different ideas for it. Once I started the chenille stitch I was happy. I liked the netted motifs. I thought it would be something different.
DeleteBoth pieces are beautiful, I especially love the blue/green necklace - I am so totally drawn to those colors. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanx Debbie. I am pleased with how the blue and green one turned out. By far I have more jewelry in blue than any other color.
DeleteBecky, these are wonderful! I love the pink netting piece...those panels and pearls are so feminine and lovely. And the chenille/cab piece is gorgeous! The double rope is perfect for such a substantial focal. And how you embellished the focal is beautiful. Thanks so much for being a part of this hop!
ReplyDeleteThanx Christine. I am glad that you like my necklaces. I enjoyed being part of the challenge and I will join again.
DeleteBecky - what you've done with the chenille and Paula's polymer is beautiful. I've got a couple of hers, too, that I've been stymied due to the color combinations not being something I normally work with, but I'm going to look at them with fresh eyes now. Don't you love chenille?!
ReplyDeleteThe chain compliments your netted motifs perfectly. Very fun piece!
Thanx Janet.At first I wasn't to sure about the color combination but the more I looked at it the more I liked it. I do love the chenille stitch. I am going to make earrings too. I have been hoarding that piece of chain for something special. I liked it with the netted motifs also.
DeleteWow! Both beautiful, but that chenille rope really blew me away. What a wonderful idea to do the double rope. And the pendant is stunning, you really brought out the beauty of the colors.
ReplyDeleteThanx Shirley. I am please with how the chenille ropes turned out. I enjoyed learning a new stitch and I am sure I will use it again.The beautiful colors in the pendant is what inspired me to make the necklace.
DeleteI like your chenille necklace, it goes so well with the pendant, well done!!
ReplyDeleteThanx Jasvanti. I am glad when other beaders like my designs.
DeleteI love your necklaces, Becky! The netted one is lovely. The color and the style are perfect together! I love the chenille stitched one. The cab is beautiful! Thanks for your lovely comments on my entries in the hop.
ReplyDeleteThanx Maryanne. It feels great to have other beaders like my work. You are welcome for my comments.
DeleteHi Becky,
ReplyDeleteI love both of your pieces they are beautiful, but my favorite is the Chenille stitch necklace you did a wonderful job at matching the colors in the polymer clay cab with the seed beads. Thank you for participating in mine and Christine's ATTS challenge. I hope that you will join us for ATTS 5.
Therese
Thanx Therese I am glad that you like my designs. I have made several spiral ropes so I decided to try a new stitch with the chenille stitch. I like it. Margie Deeb's book "The Beaders Color Palette" helped me lots with making my color choices. I enjoyed your challenge and I will be back for more. Thanx for hosting.
DeleteBecky, I am thrilled that you were able to use the cab and you made it look better than I could ever have believed possible! To me, it says "hey Springtime, where are you?" Really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanx Paula. I am very glad that you like what I did with the cab you gave me. I appreciated your generous offer. I passed some of the pieces onto my friend Lisa. This one drew me and it is one of the ones I kept. I am pleased with how this necklace turned out. I am in the process of making matching earrings right now. I think that I am going to put sealer on the cab so the colors show up more.
Deletewow that is some beautiful bead weaving! wonderful netting on the first necklace, but that second one .... holy moly that is stunning! The bezel is perfect, and gorgeous, and wonderful and I love the rope you've used. Really wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanx Cynthia. I always admire your pieces and it feels really good to have you like mine. I enjoyed learning the chenille stitch and I am sure I will use it in more of my work.
DeleteHey Becky, the blue piece made my mouth water..... I love the pink piece too, however, I am so drawn to the blue piece. Your work is an inspiration to me!
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Hi Crystie, I am sorry for the late response. I just found your comment in a spot that I don't usually visit. I am very glad that you like my blue necklace. I am proud of how it turned out. I have worn it several times.It makes me feel wonderful that I can inspire someone.
DeleteI really, really like that double rope. I'm going to have to try that. Wonderful work.
ReplyDeleteThanx Liz. When the rope I had stitched was too small for the focal I needed to come up with a new plan. I thought it would be too floppy if I just increased the number of beads in the first round. I had a rope stitched for each side and they were laid together on my bead mat. The answer just sort of presented itself. I am pleased with the results. Feel free to use this idea in your designs.
DeleteBeautiful choices - love the colour mix in both pieces; and that double rope is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanx Alicia, I'm glad that you like my necklaces. I am happy with how they came out.
ReplyDeleteBecky, I don't like your creations. I love them. Both are so beautiful. Especially the blue necklace with its double rope - great design.
ReplyDeleteThanx Ana, It feels great to have other bead artists like my work. I just finished the earrings to go with the blue double rope necklace. This design is one I will wear often.I I really liked learning the chenille stitch.
ReplyDeleteHi, Becky, you created two beautiful pieces, but I particularly like the second one with the double rope. You made the polymer clay cab more than justice!!
ReplyDeleteAlenka
Hi Alenka. I am glad that you like my pieces.I based the blue necklace colors on the beautiful polymer cab and I am thrilled that it's beauty shines through my design.
DeleteAbsolutely love the blue necklace. Totally my colors!
ReplyDeleteThanx Dagi. I have lots of blue in my wardrobe so it fits me too.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful and unusual pieces. Pink is not usually my thing but wowsers I just love your first necklace with it's pretty panels!
ReplyDeleteThanx Nelly, I am a pink girl. I have lots of pink in my wardrobe but for some reason very few pink jewelry pieces. I am working on correcting that. I did not start out to make a necklace like this but when I was searching for the pattern I wanted to use I came across the pattern for these motifs and I liked them so this necklace is what happened.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, Becky...that blue chenille stitch necklace in particular is gorgeous, although I'm not usually a blue person; your use of the palette from the focal in the rope is really outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThanx Lori. It took me three tries to get the look i wanted but i am pleased with how it turned out. I got a compliment on it yesterday at the grocery store when i was wearing it. That is usually a good sign that i have designed well.
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