Michelle Mach's Very Vintage Fall Challenge
A few weeks ago I joined up on "Creating the Hive" to more easily follow some of the blogs I track and to find new ideas and connections.
I came across Michelle's blog through The Hive (and you can follow me
there) and the day I did, just happened to be the day she had posted about her Fall Beading Challenge. I hopped right over to her shop and purchased a kit (one of only 26). This is the picture I took of my kit items,
and this is the picture of kit items from Michelle's shop
Beads and Books.
Here is what I made:
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| front view |
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| right side |
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| left side |
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| full view (without me modeling) |
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| close up for detail |
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| the complete lovely piece |
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I had a lot of fun with the mix in the kit. Loved the vintage Lucite pieces. I received the autumn "peppermint" pendant, the amber open drop, and a cool purple/brown button which I couldn't get to work in my piece. Luckily I had just purchased metal punch pliers, so I was able to put holes in my branch for hanging. I made the chain on the right side using Lucite links (from
MyElements on Etsy) and pieces of chain looped through them to connect them together. I love the way the khaki green blends in with the browns and ambers. I did a couple wire wraps on the side with the green loops incorporating some loose natural stone I had lying on my bead table. I added a piece of ribbon cut from a decoration wrap on a package of beads from my friend, Carla's shop (
Beads by C from beads and botanicals on Etsy). It reminds me of leaves, which continues the theme of the necklace and add texture with the fiber. On the other side of the necklace, I used the oval teardrop, did a link with jump rings to the pendant and the branch. From the branch I added the Lucite leaves and some crystals from my stash made into drops. To finish out the side, I used chain and made bead drops with some of the mix beads that came in the kit. I love the finished design, have worn it several times and I am really enjoying playing with the eclectic designs that come with these bead challenges. It helps me "branch" out (pun intended) and work on my asymmetrical designs. The first time I tried making an asymmetrical design, I thought I would have an aneurism! It actually hurt my head to force myself to think in "non-matching" designs. It has gotten much easier, and now I almost have difficulty in going back to the "matching" way of thinking! I hope you enjoyed my design, and please visit the other artists participating in the challenge! Stop by tomorrow for some fun new fall designs!
Here's the list of everyone participating in this current challenge:
Andrew
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Cat
Boo Beads
Chris
beadjewelry.net
Cilla
Tell Your Girlfriends
Cyndi
Beading Arts
Cynthia
Cynth's Blog
Dawn
Morning Glory Beading
Donetta
Simply Gorgeous
Heather
As I Bead It
Holly
SilverRose Designs
Kate
We Can Make That at Home
Kristina
Wild Roses and Blackberries
Lauren
Laurel Moon Jewelry & Beads
Linda
Lutka & Co
Lisa
Lucid Mood Studio
Lola
Bead Lola Bead
Mary
MLH Jewelry
Melinda
Melinda Orr Metal & Clay Jewelry Designs
Michelle H.
Firefly Visions
Michelle M.
Beads & Books
Salla
Blog by Salla
Shannon
Falling into the Sky
Shay
Shaiha's Ramblings
Shel
MiShel Designs
Shirley
Beads and Bread
Stephanie
Pixybug Designs YOU ARE HERE!!
Tari
Pearl and Pebbles
Terry
Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry
Tracy
The Bead Junkie
21 comments:
oh wow! gorgeous! and so fun to know that piece of ribbon was incorporated into the design--luv it!
I either have to include it in my designs or the cat carries them off! Thank you!
Cool, this turned out so well. Great final look. ;-)
Beautiful necklace Stephanie! I love that little snippet of fiber!
That focal bead is really intriguing. Nicely done! Enjoy the day! Erin
Perfect choice to add that bit of ribbon into the design. I like how the ends flare out, and kind of mimic the curviness of the branch. Love what you did with the amber drop, that was a great idea. This is a very pretty necklace!
love the green beads you added!
As a total sucker for asymmetry, I'm sold! Fantastic design :-)
OOOOHHH this is SO pretty!!!
What a fun necklace! I especially like the bit of ribbon you added.
Asymmetrical designs can still be challenging for me. That's probably why I like kits that don't contain pairs of matching beads!
Hope to see you in another challenge!
Very pretty! Love the ribbons you added to it!
I love the way you put everything together - and the branch makes a perfect accent connector!
Your design is so lovely! It uses the pieces in such clever ways, i.e. the ribbon! You did a great job!
Lovely necklace! I really like the colours and the mix of shapes. Very nice asymmetry too. (Myself, I'm still in the "gah, asymmetry is so har" stage.)
A very fun necklace and such a great use of the components! Wonderful piece!
The green beads mixed with the more autumnal colors immediately made me think of the change of the season from summer to fall. The necklace is lovely.
Beautiful necklace. The colors you added really brighten up the muted fall colors. The addition of the ribbon is perfect!
I love to see what everyone has created because it is all so unique...
What a great necklace! And I understand oh-so-well about assymetrical designs! I'm the exact same way ;)
Beautiful. We both received very similar kits and made different designs! Don't you love these challenges!!
Great job. It was a fun kit to work with. I really like what you have created.
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