Honey Do January Challenge

January Honey Do Inspiration Challenge photo. The Challenge began in 2016 from Eric Wentling to his wife Sarajo Wentling of SJ Designs Jewelry   Sarajo invited other designers to play along.  So this month I did my Charmie Bracelets.  The multitude of blues inspired these three Pieces. I luv watching these birds fluttering around in my garden amongst my flowers. The first bracelet is Blue Czech glass beads and beige flowers with a little sparkling crystal like the outdoor sun at this time of year.

Light Blue Charmie with Flowers

Bracelet #2 has crystals, fresh water pearls, Lapis, czech glass and this bracelet has SOLD.

Mixed Blues with Flowers and Leaves

Bracelet #3 has crystals, czech glass, my own Polymer disc bead, A resin flower, garden Silver plated brass charms from Bsue Boutiques

Charmie with Silver Plated Brass Charms and Owl.

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Allegory Mystery Challenge 3

Today is the Mystery Challenge 3 Reveal.  20 designers purchased a Kit without having any idea as to what would be in it. We committed ourselves to create a piece of Jewelry using as much or as little of the kit along with our own private stash. This is the Kit as I am sorting it all out, some gemstone chips, some sequins, glass beads, glass pearl,:

The kit has some large green beads and I realize that I have a couple from a previous kit. Will have to work those into the design.

Lovely Coral Pink with touches of Green and some yellow, and white. The component with the little bird so precious.

This kit is so pretty. In order to make the challenge mine I needed to make something unique like Dawn Gray did in the Luna challenge. I have had the honor of taking a class with the illustrious Polymer Queen Christi Friesen so I am able to dabble a bit.   Dawn Gray, Heather Powers and Teresa Salgado have all inspired me to make a polymer cane and create some Polymer beads for this challenge. 

I then created this simple layering Necklace and earrings using my beads and beads from the kit. I wanted to Layer the pieces like Laurel Steven's does.

I created a pair of Shoulder duster earrings for this collection:

Then I made this over the top layering Necklace, attempting to use many of the kit beads and mine. I used my Cane to create a focal with matching earrings.

I added wire wrap to the earrings.  I Love how these earrings came out 

The Necklaces can be worn individually or layerd (how do you spell that word, smh)

I love how the sequins look in my charmie dangles on the necklace adding the extra pop of color. With the seed beads that come in the kit, I add Swarovski crystals, brass bead caps for the ends and Walah! create this beautiful bracelet.

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BALC 2016 My Personal Highlights

The Build A Line Challenge sponsored by Brenda Sue Landsdown of BSue Boutiques has come to a Completion.  35 designers joined in and challenged themselves over 3 months to create a line of Jewelry all their own. 35 designers wowed me and I would like to highlight some of them. This is Midnight Bistro by Leslie Carver of Adorn Divine Designs


Novagetti Designs Pamela Anger



Hearts Desire Irene Hoffman

Claire Nemeth Crafting Magick

Beth Trubman, Rustic Grace

    

Marcia Tuzzolino, Aurora Designs

Elizabeth Wilks, Wearable Art


Lyn Joy Reeve


Jann Tague Clever Designs

Susan Bowerman Woodside Wireworks

Erin Whitacre Shattered Time Jewelry




Chris Kemp Noodle Pie Bracelets

Susan Bolton- Fern's Place





Joan Donavan's  Savannah Midnight

Sharon Palac Sharon's Jewelry Garden

Chris Cravens


Alison Huie Ally's Baubles


Donna Perry- Jewelry Donna

Renee Allen Small stuff designs


Gina-Marie Hammer


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ABS February Challenge

Vogue Cover
Simultaneous Dress next to the Simultaneous Car
by Sonia Delaunay
Illustrated by George Lepape from January 1925

This is the inspiration photo and here is the Parure that I created using Polymer clay.

Asymetric Navy Blue and Orange Earrings

Polymer Clay beads and silver Bead Caps

Polymer Pendant and Spectra Beads

Thank you for the visit and go Here to see what everyone created.

Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge : February Reveal

Colors are Soft Moss, Pale Butterscotch, Baby Pink, Faded Barn, and Gray

So I grabbed my pearls.  Love pearls. Pink pearls and gray pearls. Faceted green glass beads, some crystals a few yellow gemstones.  I had some gorgeous Pink Czech glass Flower beads and a beautiful Artisan bracelet bar by suzieqbeads and Green resin flower dangle, Yellow glass and brass f lower dangle and a beaded dangle

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