Today is the reveal for the Dreaming Tree Challenge. I'm so late. I could't get the pictures to up load right side up. All of a sudden My Phone Camera has a top and bottom and I don't know which end is up. SMH
Dreaming Tree challenge is sponsored by Andrew Thornton of Allegory Gallery in PA. He puts together about 20 of these kits for sale and you are challenged to create and then participate in a blog hop.
I was truley challenged all I kept seeing was earring pairs. So I started with these dangly earrings with Leverbacks from www.bsueboutiques.com and Flourite, Amethyst chips, Czech beads and seed beads from the kit
Then a dangly chain (exscuse the Photo) to match. I used beads and chips from the kit, added some hand wired spiral elements for chain and glass Spectra beads to add and form a tassel.
Next I went into my private stash of goodness that I have from Bsue's where I found one of my favorite Vintage pieces of Brass, a Luggage tag. I colorized the tag to match the handcrafted Tree of life focal made by Andrew attatched them together.
I love how this piece came out. I added a hand formed chain using the beads in the kit and made another pair of earrings.
Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment, then visit all the other participants listed below. Remember that "Old is new again"
Alison
Herrington http://alisonadorns.blogspot.com/
Tammy Bowman http://innermusejewelry.blogspot.com
Gloria Allen http://www.wingsandbeads.blogspot.com
Michelle McCarthy -
Playing with Clay http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/
Ann Schroeder http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com
Dolores Raml http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com
Shaiha
Williams http://www.shaihasramblings.com/
Andrew Thornton, Nancy
Noyes-Ward, Laurel Ross, Cheryl Lee Tucker, Dawn Berkebile, and Melissa Wynne http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/
Your pieces are beautiful, and I also love that luggage tag stamping (I'll have to look for that!) that you colored beautifully and used as a base for Andrew's pendant. That necklace and earring set is beautiful! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ann for your kind comments and taking the time to leave me one. I so appreciate it.
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ReplyDeleteI love dangle earrings and I've been making a lot lately. They really go with any outfit to make an eye-catching accessory with their movement. Your tassel necklace is so regal and I love all the hand-wired elements! I especially love how you color-matched the luggage tag on your second necklace to complement Andrew's focal piece. Stunning and also regal-looking. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHi Inner Muse. Thank you so much for spending time with me and appreciating my creations.
DeleteSo many delightful creations! I love how you've incorporated the gold tones, bringing out a vintage vibe and contrasting with the pale purples. What I particularly love is how you've used movement in your designs. The first pair of earrings look super dangly. And the fringe pendant in the first necklace has a flipper girl vibe. So many great things! Thanks so much for participating!
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