Hellooo! To recap here is what Stephanie from Pixybug Designs sent me for this wonderful Bead Soup Party! Her husband Chris is a fabulous glass artist and the lovely focal, flowers and accent beads were made by him. Stephanie sent me a loaded bag let me tell ya and I have to say that I have alot left to play with. But here is what I did use now. Drum roll......
I paired the gorgeous faceted white crystals with some vintage white enameled chain, ocean jasper, antique brass chain and glass jump rings from Hanson Stone. I broke up the chain links that Stephanie sent me and stacked them for a focal. They make the best clinky noise!!!! And I finished it off with that sweet little flower toggle she sent.
Now this piece I had together immediately. I opened the box, saw the luscious focal and knew I had to pair it with ceramic rings and caps from Petra at Scorched Earth. I used painted gold wood beads, covered a few with recycled denim and placed Stephanie's faceted purple crystals. A few pyrite rounds, ocean jasper roundels and Indonesian glass act as spacers.
Don't ya just dig how all the colors play so well together?!?!?
I have just been in a fiber mood lately too. (Just bought a small "lap loom"- that will be another post.) So I crocheted some flowers with some of my favorite art yarn and attached Chris' beautiful glass flowers to them. I sewed them all together for a focal and strung them onto some polymer beads I made and plum vintage Lucite.
LOVE THESE!!!!
I have more "starts" with the other goodies from Stephanie. Thank you Stephanie! I had a blast this round. And HUGE HUGE THANKS to Lori Anderson who is a super hero:) Check out her blog to see all the participants. Thanks for stopping by!
You fiber mood works great :-D That's an awesome piece, I love it too!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pieces!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Love the necklace with the glass focal, great colors.
ReplyDeleteYour first few pieces are lovely, but that last necklace is really sublime. I love all the interest the fiber gives it. Well done!!
ReplyDeleteOhh my, so yummie! The one with the fibers is to die for!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love the way the enamel rings match Chris's focal and bring out the color without being "seasonal"! I also like the loose rings on the first necklace, I love movement and sound in jewelry designs! The nested flowers in the fiber is very cool! Very clever and well done!
ReplyDeleteI just love what you did with your soup...fantastic pieces!
ReplyDeleteI love the focal you've created for your third necklace- the crochet beads and the glass ones are so beautiful. I also love the colours you've used to design the 2nd necklace. I'm still hopping. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never! I love your work.....great colour combos and I also love Petra's work and have many pieces. I love how you use her creations. Beautiful and congrats on the win!!!!
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