Earrings Everyday ~ December Challenge.

Earrings Everyday had another amazing Challenge.

This months challenge was Anamorphic Art.

Erin has a very cool video on her blog.

If you have a moment check it out.

 I thought a lot about the movement and

 how to achieve it.

I have to admit time got away from me since

 I was working on some other creative projects.

I have an idea that I will have to see about doing when

 I get some time and the other projects complete.

So I went simple...

The first pair are actually  re-dos from the

 marbling inspired challenge.

Is it just me or do 

these remind you of the Olympic Rings?

Can you imagine a tiny Olympian 

on these rings doing dips, handstands, swings...

And then

These can be a  my other Olympians,

 waving their Silver & Copper ribbons

as they do their gymnastic floor routine.

Thank You Erin

 for yet another out of the box inspiration!

Why not see what the others were inspired to create!

Interhangeable!

This necklace was gifted to me from 

Deb Abel of It's All Good some time ago.

A real favorite of mine.

She is stinkin' fabulous at Soldering.

Maybe I shouldn't reveal this but she told me her secret

for her soldering to turn out so well is....

 Practice, Practice, Practice! (wink)

 I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this

 Soldered "T" pendant charm 

that Kerry made.... 

As an Interchangeable piece for this necklace.

The swivel lobster claw let's me 

flip it to either side.

Win Win!

So now I can wear either one to match what ever

 I happen to be wearing at the time.

Isn't that simply Wonderful!

Delightful Winnings!

In October I participated in the Art Bead Scene
Monthly Challenge.

 and  I was one of the randomly drawn winners.

Wa-Hoo!

They have various sponsors every month.

I won a $50.00 gift certificate from

Kerry of

Celtic Craft  Designs

who specializes in handmade glass creations.

Here are some of the sample of her work:

Half  Moon Glass Dish

Gotta check her out

http://www.celtcraftdesigns.com/

And here are all the items she sent me, 

which arrived in the mail today:

I can hardly wait to see what I will create with these!

Kerry is not only one uber talented lady

 but a great communicator and also very generous.

She sent me that Bee lamp work bead

 as a bonus for my patience.

So stinkin' cute

  I love it and all the Beads, Kerry! 

Thank You so Much!!!

Bead Hoarders Blog Hop

Welcome to Lori Anderson's 

Second Annual

 Bead Hoarders Blog Hop.

This will be my first time joining.

For this Blog Hop I pulled out this 

Golem Studio pendant from my stash.

I think it is one of the pretties of the Golem Pendants. 

Even on sale it is on the pricey side for me.

So there it sat in my collection.

 I thought this Gaea Ceramic bead went nicely with it.

I got to the top of it with the knotting and then

 I couldn't decide how I wanted to proceed.

Did I want it hang from I long chain?

Did I want to add ribbon...hang it from some leather cord?

Scrounged around for coordinating beads...
I want them to be a supporting cast to the pendant...
not to over power it.

I found these coral cats eye beads.

 Hmm they might work?

 I only had a few since they were gifted to me.

The faceted green rondell cat's eye might work pretty good

 and a few of these Bronzite beads might just do the trick..

Based on these beads I went with a choker length necklace.

I love this chain too which I have also been hoarding. 

This seemed to be a perfect time to use it. 

The magnetic clasp makes it easy peasy to put on and off.

I could see wearing this 

with a nice crisp cotton collard shirt.

Please click on the badge in the right column
to see what others have been hoarding....

ABS November Challenge

"Cattelya and Three Hummingbirds"

Painted in 1871 by 

Martin Johnson Heade

Served as the inspiration for 

Art Bead Scene monthly challenge.

I went with the softer hues of the painting.

Yeah!

 I finally used this lone C-Koop enamel bead.

Had it not been for this challenge... this bracelet 

would of never come into existence. 

I may have never thought to pair it up with

 these lamp work beads.

I like how totally by accident that the lampwork beads

seem to mimic the glow  

where the tree is and the Spanish moss. 

Just added a few Semi Precious round beads,

Ceramic rondelle beads and the oval Lampwork beads.

Miscellaneous Copper beads and findings 

helped to finish it off.

Earrings Everyday ~ November Challenge

Nebula

This short film was this months inspiration.

Found on a site called Art-Spire.

This is a Student film that left us wanting more.

I found myself wondering why the artist called this film Nebula.

Nebula.... from the Latin meaning cloud.

Regardless of what the artist had in mind...

there was so much for this months inspiration

that Erin selected to draw from.

I thought of the pewter wing charms I had

that were gifted to me.

I paired them up glass beads with the cool dots

and antique silver Tierra cast post earrings.

A pretty strait forward solution to the challenge.

And then I thought...

how could I do something that would remind

me of the lavender cloud ...the mist surrounding the creature?

I came up with these...

The frosty Czech lavender drops

 and flower spacers did it for me.

Here is the link for more information about the inspiration

http://www.earrings-everyday.blogspot.com/2014/11/were-all-ears-november-inspiration.html

and her is the link to the Earrings Everyday blog

why not see what the other participants came up with.

Winter Challenge

Operation tackle that bead stash

has

 another fun challenge for the month of November.

Winter

Winter Icicles have always been a childhood memory.

Houses seemed to be decorated with these frozen treats.

And when the sun came out they would glisten.

Relatively clean to us as kids...we would snap one off and lick them,

until Mom would come out and yell us not to eat them.

"They're Dirty!"

For this pair of earrings 

I went with wire wrapped teardrop forms 

using silver lined seed beads.

 Rock crystal chips and heart beads

 for the center drop.

 My attempts to be creative with the photography...

... was a hit and miss.

 I even tried placing them on the newly fallen 

November snow.

Well thanks for looking.

At the end of the month we'll be able to see 

what the other participants came up with.

Just hop over to 

Operation Tackle that Bead Stash!

Sweet Winnings!

Back in October I stumbled on a new blog

http://www.esfera.me/travel/

Who does interviews with bead artists from time to time.

Such as Gaea, Kylie Parry, Linda Newman to name a few.

Last month it was Vlad and Kremena 

from Golem Design Studio.

And these wonderful artists contribute to
 a giveaway.

I was beyond thrilled to learn I had won 

Octobers  giveaway for a $25 voucher.

I picked out a pendant and 3 sets of bead to 

go with beads I already have from Golem.

There is a little glaze glitch on the pendant but

 I think that may just be part of the process.

I can hardly wait to start making something with these.

When I do

 I will share it with you all that visit this blog.

A Special Thank You
 to
Esfera and Golem Design Studios!

Jet Black Challenge

Operation Tackle that Bead Stash

Has a 

Bead Challenge.

We must use only opaque black beads.

Matte or Shinny are okay.

No  - AB, Silver lined, or other

 color finishes are permitted.

Clasps can be any colour

 but for this challenge things

 like spacers beads need to be black.

 I had these black matte Czech stud pyramids

 in my stash since last fall. 

I recently got the black matte O-rings 

to go with them.

The timing of this challenge was perfect!

  I would not procrastinate any longer.

Basic stringing with  Irish waxed linen.

 For my clasp I went with the Czech glass button and

added an accent of black silk ribbon.

I wear black quite often. Classic to causal.

This bracelet was easy to make and  has been

easy to wear with all of my black outfits.

Thinking of You Cards

Plain Blank cards transformed into

Thinking of You cards.

Got out images I had printed for other projects

 and scrap bits of this and that.

Kept them real simple and flat for mailing.

Several years ago I had my motto  made into a stamp.

(Funny thing is I hardly ever use it.)

But it seemed to work for me here.

Now to get busy and send these out.

Earrings Everyday ~ October Challenge

Marbleized paper is this month inspiration.

 Here are two examples from 

two very talented ladies.

I happen to have some marbleized paper.

It was used to accent art work by a 

Custom framer that I know. 

I did this pencil drawing ages ago

 and had it framed.

I think this piece would be boring with out

the marbleized fillet.

Made this pair of earrings using:
 Recycled earring parts, marbleized paper

Czech rondelles and S.S. ear-wires.

Now the thing is when you get stuff done early 

you have time to see if there is something else you can do.

In this case the large crescent has a blemish.

How much did it bug me? What was I going to do about it?

Well, I made my decision. (about a week later)

I simply could not leave it as is. 

Embossing it seemed to be the right answer,

Added some paints and sanded it 

to expose the metal. There. The blemish is no more.

The earrings look a lot more interesting..

Thanks for Looking. 

If you have some time, why not see 

what the other participants came up with...

Over at

Earrings Everyday.

OCT ABS Challenge

"Autumn" 1944 by Milton Avery 

served as a inspiration and challenge this month 

over at Art Bead Scene.

I went with the color blocking and

a chunky style for this bracelet.

Echoing the big chunks of color in the painting.

My art bead is by 

Heather Powers of Humble Beads.

Her polymer clay purple Acorn.

Mixing it in with an assortment of 

treated and non treated semi precious stones,

Czech glass bead, Tierra cast findings,

A nice orange lampwork bead,

silver plated metal accents and a touch of silk ribbon. 

I have a complimentary bracelet in the works.

Love the whole multi layered look. 

As soon as I get it completed I'll post it.

Check out the other entries for this month

 now on Pinterest

http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/jewelry-monthly-challenge-entries/

Earrings Everyday ~ September challenge

Erin's fascination of the the Macro world
and her own photos serve
as our inspiration this month.
The textures and the earthy colors are so appealing.
You can read more about it on her blog.

 So many directions I could have taken 

but I settled on these to represent
my own little macro world.

 Vintaj natural brass tag blanks,
Decoemboss die - Dragonfly pond,
and Vintaj paints.
Czech leaves and Czech caffe latte
groved rectangle beads.
Chrysolite opal Swarovski bicones.
Silver and gold plated wire.

I'm not particularly bothered by the mixed metal colors.

I rather like it.

Now why not check out and see
what the other participants came up with.
http://www.earrings-everyday.blogspot.com/

ABS September Challenge - My Second item

These are the items I had originally wanted to play with.

The Gaea Raspberry Jam Heart Pendant and Beads.

The earrings in the other post

 were a fun way to get my feet wet with this palate.

The scale and color of the natural stones 

worked nicely with the Gaea beads.

And while I was rummaging through my Vintaj, 

copper and antique brass findings I came across 

the scrolly copper rose bead.  Had to use it!

I had two of them....

Unfortunately I broke one trying to make

 the holes larger for the 18 gauge wire. 

Oh well.... asymmetrical it will be.

ABS's September Challenge

Margaret Macdonals'd

"The White Rose and The Red Rose"

Serves as the inspiration for this months

Art Bead Scene Challenge.

This what I created last night.

I made my own earring finding/charm.

I cut out these brass triangles and then embossed them

with the 

Sizzix - Decoemboss die - Cherry Blossom Garden

Used alcohol ink - Current, then sealed with 

Vintaj sealer. 

My goal was to echo the translucency of the 

Red Rose ladies dress.

I was also drawn to the textures 

on the upper corners.

I also liked the accent of 

little blue beads in the painting.

The cube bead picks up a golden mossy green hue 

of the White Rose Ladies dress.

The bell flowers, although not roses help give it 

that feminine touch. 

I really like the fact that these earrings would not have 

come into existence with out this challenge.

ABS Challenge for August

This is the inspiration for this Months ABS challenge

We were encouraged to stick close to the palate.

To use the bright red, purplish red, and dark yellow sparingly.

 I dug through my stash to see if I could play along

and this is what I came up with.

My art bead is a Kylie Parry Ceramic leaf.

Which echos the leaves in the painting.

I don't think the Unicorn bead counts as an art bead..

but it was a good time to use it.

Earrings Everyday- August Challenge

Amazing thread sculptures by the talented artist Gabriel Dawe.

Here is just one of the many images we had for 

our August Inspiration

The prism rainbow with string is brilliant! 

This is what I created....

Mimicking many of the colors.

Made my own ear wires this time.

Why not check out the other participants 

and see what they came up with for the

Earrings Everyday August Challenge.