When
I saw the beautiful blue and green palette of the Spring Awakening challenge,
I just had to have the kit.
Every
month or so Andrew Thornton puts together a collection of beads and components
for the Allegory Gallery Challenge and blog hop.
Participants purchase the kits and then work their magic. It is so much fun and inspiring to hop around and see the completely different approaches everyone has taken with the same raw materials.
Participants purchase the kits and then work their magic. It is so much fun and inspiring to hop around and see the completely different approaches everyone has taken with the same raw materials.
I
like to sort and organize the beads by shape, color, type or whatever catches
my fancy.
The
first beads to catch my fancy were the green and black glass – maybe vintage
German?
My
first thought was to use peridot, but that didn’t show off the beads.
Back
to my stash for black onyx. Perfect!
The
additional assorted greens are from the kit. Of course, the bracelet is
finished with one of my signature toggles.
You
may have noticed that I’ve been obsessed by multi-strand designs lately. I
decided to challenge myself to use some (a lot) of those smaller beads Andrew
always includes. This bracelet went through a few reincarnations before
completion. I’m quite happy with the finished product. 
It received great
reviews at the Ollie’s (the gift shop that carries “my line”), although I
haven’t put it up for sale yet.Finally, I had set aside an eclectic mix of beads to go with Andrew’s mystery component, a polymer clay pendant in a lovely shade of spring green. It was fun to create a mismatched, yet balanced “chain”.
There's plenty more to play with, including that luscious green waxed linen cord. Check back Monday to the earring designs floating around in my head.
I’m looking forward to hopping later to see what all the other creative folks have done.
Hope
you’ll join me!!!
Paula Kramer http://cavecreekbeads.blogspot.com Jeanne Steck http://www.gemsbyjeannemarie.blogspot. com/ Christina Porter http://queenbeedesignsny.comAnn Schroeder http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com Michelle McCarthy of Playing with Clay www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com Lennis Carrier http://Windbent.wordpress.com Alison Herrington http://www.AlisonAdorns.blogspot.com/ Andrew Thornton http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com
Great designs! all so unique and gorgeous!
ReplyDeletelovely work Jeannie!
ReplyDeleteYum. I think you really did a great job with Andrew's component.
ReplyDeleteYum. I think you did a great job with Andrew's component.
ReplyDeleteYou've got some super wire wrapping skills! I love your signature clasp. The necklace looks awesome, always love to see what people do with the mystery component. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour pieces are great! I am a huge fan of multi-strand bracelets and Andrew's kits make it easy with such a great choice of beads. I love the mix you used.
ReplyDeleteVery gorgeous creations. I agree that this kit seemed to lend itself to multi-strand. Your signature toggle is amazing too. I am just learning how to fabricate these and love your personal stamp. And you are right. The black onyx is a perfect offset to the peridot. Great job on the challenge!
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful creations! Good job! I love how you made the green really POP in the first piece. I believe you're right that they're vintage German. The multi-strand looks so opulent. I always think that with multi-strand creations. There's a visual weight that really looks regal. And you've knocked it out of the park with the necklace! The balance in the asymmetrical design is perfection and really compliments the pendant well! Thank you so much for participating! Everything you made is charming!
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