Pretty Palettes ~ April Challenge

What a gorgeous image for this months inspiration.

Such a fabulous color palate too!

So Soothing. Must be the Lavender effect.

Halo Craft items used:

 59530 -  Purple Glass AB - 4mm round

32060 -  Amethyst flower Metal slide

with the addition of some 

metallic blue Czech flower spacers, olive pearls

I ended up not using the AB green beads

pictured here.

I used the left over clear AB seed beads on the under side to help 

protect the stretch cord that is normally exposed.

 Not really big on stretch bracelets.

 But I do get how easy these are to get on and off.

Thanks for another terrific challenge.

Want to see what the other participants came up with?

Click on this link

Here

http://www.halcraft.com/design/pretty-palettes-april-reveal-2/

Operation Tackle that Bead Stash ~ April Challenge

For this months tackle that bead stash challenge

 we were asked to use

Orange, Pink, Blue, Purple and  Gold beads.

With the additional option of using fringe.

I went with a fringe tassel,

I decided to try adding some dangle-ly 

bits to the tassel bead cap for added interest.

Adds a touch more of the orange too.

What it looks like on.

At the end of this month you can click on this link 

http://tacklethatbeadstash.blogspot.com/

to see 

what the other participants created.

Earrings Everyday - April Challenge.

Architectural wonders served as this months inspiration.

I just want to put it out there,

 I feel like I cheated this month using 

pre-made items.

Having said that I really like the lantern chain.

 I think that is what they call it.

Yep that's what they call it just checked today  5/7/15

http://www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=lantern+chain

It mimics the structural detail really well.

I so wanted to do the Herringbone wire wrap.

So glad Erin did a pair that way.

I was  inspired to do the same

 I just didn't make the time to do it. 

So I used these pre-made bead cages.

Instead.

My time has been used up setting up for a 

Jewelry open house that I am having

 Today. Tomorrow and Sunday.

Thanks for another terrific Challenge.

For more details and to see what the other participants

 came up with check out these links:

http://earrings-everyday.blogspot.com/

http://earrings-everyday.blogspot.com/2015/04/were-all-ears-april-inspiration.html

UPDATE -  4/19/15

The Jewelry open house went well and the 

gold tone earrings at the top sold.

Art Bead Scene - March Challenge

 This self portrait with thorn necklace 

and humming bird painted by  Frida  Kahlo in 1940

served as this month inspiration.

  A choker style necklace seemed fitting.

I decided to use an Earthenwood Studios pendant

from my stash. It has the right color of greens,

Added a few carnelian, green ceramic rondelles

and light gray Czech beads.

Twig branch links serve nicely to represent

 the thorns around her neck.

I put a Swaroski red crystal under the 

Humming bird to picture the tiny drops of blood.

Even though Frida was in so much pain

emotionally as well as physically 

as depicted here in her self portrait.

I also see a hope, a brightness to the lush background.

Where she may not of owned a pair of tweezers? 

She did care enough to do her hair 

and put on lipstick.

So when I wear this I with think of others struggles seen and unseen

and my own internal pain along with my hope.

A time when all pain will be done away with.

Rev 21:3&4