Wings And Beads: Handmade

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Allegory Design Challenge Reveal-Autumn Fire

Welcome to the Allegory Gallery Design Challenge Autumn Fire. This is the Kit the designers were offered for purchase to accept the challenge. Seed beads, wax linen cord, Vintage Large hole and smaller beads, Gemstone chips, and the mystery component made by Andrew Thornton.

Mystery component photo is courtesy of Ann Schroeder from BEAD LOVE

So this gorgeous Color Autumn fire an Orange Red and brown blend created great inspiration for me.

I created lots of Earrings:

Short Dangle and drop:

I created these Filigree Brass Cameo earrings in the Autumn fire color:

I Designed this matching Rare Vintage Brass Locket Necklace which can be purchased HERE

Then back to my wire wrapping roots I wrapped this large bead and started playing, I will be back to finish. I will finish wireing (spell check needed, lol) and hang on silver chain a long Necklace.

For this statement piece I wire wrapped beads and created this focal using the mystery component. I mounted it into a Rare piece of Chocolate Brass from BSue Boutiques , wire some coils and beads into the mount also then I worked the neckline for this bold focal.

Using beads from the Challenge kit and a few from Jessie James Beads

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

September Art Jewelry Elements Challenge-Trees

The Challenge this month was issued by AJE team member Caroline of BlueberriBeads. She chose Trees as the Theme. So many thought it would be a fun challenge and joined in. I was interested with a couple of animals associated with trees. Like owls, there so cute.
This is a Beech tree cavity with an Owl.

This huge tree is a Burserra simaruba tree, gumbo-limbo, copperwood or turpentine tree. It is native to tropical regions southeastern United states, Mexico, Carribean , brazil and Venezuela. I just find them so lush and gorgeous.

Then I thought about one of the little creatures we try to protect the trees from. Rabbits like to chew the bark around the base of the trees. I of course want them both to be harmonious together and so I have created this Necklace, where they always will be. I chose this Ceramic Rabbit connecter created by Jenny Davies-Reazor that I purchased at Beadfest. I added Czech glass leaves and flowers, glass pearls and some crystal dangles.