My second challenge today is called contrast. It is hosted my Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treasures. I received my kit which contained black sea glass squares, black quadra-tiles, black crescents, black two hole daggers, white sea glass drops, and red size 6 seed beads. I am thrilled with all of the new multi-hole beads and the black, white, and red contrasting color combination is one I really enjoy. I decided to bezel a vintage red Swarovski rectangular crystal with the quadra-tiles. They worked well to surround the crystal. Next I stitched black seed beads through the quadra-tiles to enclose the crystal on both sides. I stitched through the outer holes and used white rubber o-rings and the red seed beads as accents. I used two rows of the daggers on the bottom The edge of the focal is finished with white and red seed beads. The straps are made with more of the quadra-tiles, seed beads and crescents. A vintage black button serves as the clasp with a loop of seed beads. Thank you Lisa for this fun challenge.
Wow ~ this is such an elegant clutch ~ black and turquoise is always so sharp together! I really like the line of beads across each turquoise petal. You always bring the most lovely work to the hops, Becky!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of your necklace too ~ daggers woo me every time :-)
Thanx Christine, I appreciate such high praise from you. I have been wanting to bead a purse for a long time and this hop was the kick in the pants to actually do it. The minute I saw the daggers I knew that they would be fringe. At first I just put one row but I played some more and added the second row. I am pleased with the outcome.
Deletebeautiful bag Becky! love the stitching up over the top of your bag, and the tone on tone makes it very elegant. That will be a great bag for the season! And you can wear your lovely necklace here with your new bag!
ReplyDeleteThanx Cynthia, I am very glad that you like my designs.
DeleteHi Becky,
ReplyDeleteThe clutch you made is beautiful I love the shimmering black twisted bugle beads and the beaded turquoises flower it really stands out on the black background. Thank you for joining in on this round of the ATTS challenge and I hope that you will join us for the next ATTS challenge.
Your necklace for Lisa's challenge is very pretty you did a great job on it as always.
Therese
Thanx Therese, I am very pleased that you like my designs. Participating in this challenge was really fun.
DeleteHi Becky, What a great job you did on your clutch purse. It's so elegant and I love the pop of turquoise. I agree with you - it's one of my favorite colors too! You are a busy lady, juggling two challenges. I had my hands full just doing one. Have a great Thanksgiving, Becky!
ReplyDeleteThanx Paula, I enjoyed hearing my purse called elegant. We had lots of time to get our purses done so it was ok to have two at the same time. It kept me on my toes.
DeleteYour little black clutch is so beautiful and will be a treasure for years. Love the focal and the back netting on black suede so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanx Debbie, I am so glad that you like my design.
DeleteLovely bag Becky. The clutch looks so elegant and classy. The focal flower in turquoise stands out beautifully. The necklace is lovely too :)
ReplyDeleteThanx Motidana. I appreciate you calling my design classy. That is what I was going for. I am glad that you like my necklace too.
DeleteTwo for one :) Love your bag - it brings some memories (my mom used to have something similar, I recall playing with it when I was a child). The flower accent is simply gorgeous. As it is the necklace for Lisa's challenge - you can easily wear them together :)
ReplyDeleteThanx Alicia. I am pleased that I could bring back a memory for you. I appreciate your flattering comments.
DeleteBecky, you've not only met two challenges in one day, but you've created two perfect statement pieces for the upcoming holidays. Wear either one to liven up your favorite LBD and prepare for compliments!
ReplyDeleteThanx Karin, To have you refer to my pieces as perfect warms my heart.
DeleteLove the elegant black with the burst of blue~
ReplyDeleteThanx Jenny, I am glad that you like my choices. I am pleased with how it turned out too.
DeleteBecky, the bag is lovely - I really like how the bugle beads look as though you've quilted the fabric. And the turquoise marquise flower is just the right vibrant touch to spark the design. Great creative work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, Becky! I love your beaded purse!! The necklace is very pretty and elegant!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness ... that bag...THAT BAG!!! I would use the bag as a reason to dress up to go out to dinner every weekend...just to use the bag! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteContrast in a design can sometimes be difficult, for me at least. Obviously, not for you! Classic contrasting color combination in your beautiul necklace!
Thanx Patti, I am really glad that you like my designs. High praise from you means a lot to me. I have admired your work for a long time.
DeleteYour necklace is beautiful, but it's that purse that totally catches my eye. I love the netting. It gives the purse some sparkle without being over the top. And your turquoise flower is fabm just a little extra something!
ReplyDeleteThanx Hope, I am really pleased that you like my designs.
DeleteOooo I feel lucky seeing two beaded beauties.
ReplyDeleteThe black netting on the purse is so sexy! It's classic and gorgeous. The turquoise flower is the PERFECT accent. If that purse doesn't make you feel elegant, maybe nothing will :-)
The necklace is super sweet. Just the right amount of red. I love the dangly daggers.
Thanx Liz, Classic is the look I was going for. I appreciate you saying that I achieved my goal. I am glad that you like my designs.
DeleteOooh, a two-fer! Awesome work, Becky, as always. Your black bag is just stunning, and the necklace with the black/white/red is one of my favourite colour combinations. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanx Lori, I am glad that you like my designs. I am pleased with how the bag turned out too.The necklace was a kit so I did not choose the color combination but it is one I like and use often.
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