Saturday, January 30, 2016

Evening Elegance is the title of the blog hop that I am participating in today. It is the brainchild of Lisa Lodge of http://www.gratefulartist.blogspot.com/.  Thank you Lisa for inspiring me. We each received a kit with which to design our creations. The pic above is the kit that I received. 
The first beads that I chose to use were the blue top drilled stone diamonds. They needed to be the focus of a necklace so I spaced them apart with royal blue sea glass rounds and blue stone discs. The necklace is finished with silver chain and the clasp from the kit. I also made earrings to match the necklace. This necklace is simple but very wearable.
Since the hop was called evening elegance I wanted something that felt classic. For this necklace I chose the large dark fire polished rounds and the small Montana blue crystal bicones. I added grey pearls from my stash to complete the center section. The focal uses the two large clear crystals from the kit and a black crystal rondelle from my stash. I again finished the back section  with chain. Chain makes a necklace comfortable and lightweight. A hook type clasp makes the closure. I created earrings for this necklace too.
The  blue and white lampworked beads by Lisa Anderson in the kit just begged to be earrings so I topped them with small cobalt glass flowers, placed a white disc below, and suspended three of the cobalt ovals from the bottom. They look much better when worn that they do laying on a surface. Cobalt blue and aqua is one of my favorite color combinations so I enjoyed designing with this kit. Since the cobalt ovals are drilled front to back I wanted to figure out a way to make them lay with their faces showing instead of just the sides, as they would have if I had strung them. I decided to knot them on waxed linen cording. It took me a some experimenting to get it right but I am pleased with the outcome. I recycled an enameled earring as the focal that is edged with the same cobalt blue as the beads. The small aqua AB rounds make the cobalt glass ovals stand out. I had cobalt bugle beads that I used between the ovals. I hope you enjoyed my creations.  Please click the link above to see what the other designers made.



15 comments:

  1. Very Elegant! Don't you just love those crystals?

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    1. Thanx Beti, I am glad that you like my designs. I did not feel that the first and third design were elegant but that is what my brain saw in the beads. Casual fits my lifestyle better. I still had fun with this challenge.

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  2. Beautiful pieces Becky, perfect for any elegant occasion.
    Therese

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  3. Thanx Therese. I only see the second piece as evening wear but those were the designs that came to mind from the items in the kit. I am more comfortable in casual jewelry. Usually I am a stitcher but this time stinging happened.

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  4. Beautiful pieces Becky and I agree with you cobalt blue and aqua is lovely together and it is in your set here!

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    1. Thanx Cynthia. I am pleased that you like my pieces.

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  5. I love how you recycled the earring as a focal. The necklaces are all really pretty.

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    1. Thanx Kathy, I enjoy recycling and the color in the earring was a perfect match. I am glad that you like my designs.

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  6. I love all of your pieces, they are lovely. Love the colors :-)

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  7. Beautiful designs! They are all ones that I would wear. And you know, I love agua/teal and cobalt but I never thought to put them together. Thanks for inspiring me. I will also get you the info on the wire I used when I get done with work.

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    1. Thanx Shai, I am glad that you like my designs. They are not really elegant but I agree that they are wearable. I appreciate you taking the time to get me the wire info.

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  8. Three gorgeous sets, Becky! I like how you used the earring as the focal. Cobalt blue and aqua is one of my favorite combinations. I would wear all of these sets to work or out on the town. Thanks for being in the hop!

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    1. Thanx Lori, I am thrilled that you like my designs.

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