The One Crayon Color Challenge Reveal!

Sally Russick of  The Studio Sublime came up with the fabulous idea for a challenge—pick one crayon color and create something using only the monochromatic shades of that color.

Sounded like fun! So I signed up and chose orange—my favorite color! And then after I signed up, I suddenly questioned why I had chosen my favorite color—where would the challenge be in that?

I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to make from the start (or so I thought). And so, thinking I'd have an easy time, I allowed other things to distract me... until Friday—yes, yesterday—and then the panic hit! Creating in orange was MUCH harder than I thought!

Come see what I made...

No, I didn't make this! First of all, he isn't orange, and second I don't know how to make things with wood. This fabulous horse, aka Little Strider, sparked my imagination for my creations. I love the mix of aged wood and metal!

And this is what I made! Two horsey bracelets!


For my first bracelet, I sculpted a little prancing pony in dark burnt orange polymer clay, echoing the design of my wooden Strider, and strung it with amber "sea glass" rounds and carnelian discs.

Little tiny polymer Strider in all his cuteness!

The real Strider. He's kinda orange, don't you think? :-)


Malin of Beading by Malin de Koning was my inspiration for this second bracelet. She's makes some incredibly beautiful macrame bracelets! So, I dusted off my old macrame book, wondering if I'd still remember how to tie square knots... surprisingly it all came back to me and I had everything all strung together in a very short time! Don't look at it too hard—there may be some mistakes! For my first macrame bracelet, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, if I do say so myself! :-)

I used a mix of horse-stamped beads (I made them in polymer too), red creek agate, carnelian, fire agate, and one carved bone bead for the clasp.


Thanks for the fabulous challenge Sally! I learned that even my most favorite color can be a challenge! And rising to that challenge was so much fun!!


Check out what everyone else created with their colors...

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Red

Bobbie Rafferty   http://beadsong.blogspot.com

Orange

Rebekah Payne   http://treewingsstudio.com

 Yellow

Blue

Rebecca Anderson  http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Alicia Marinache  http://allprettythings.ca
Charissa Sloper   http://blog.obsidiansoda.com
Sandi Volpe   http://sandivolpe.com

 Green

Jenny Davies Reazor   http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Elizabeth Auld  http://beadsforbusygals.com

Purple

Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.com

Brown

Diana Ptaszynski   http://suburbangirlstudio.com

Black

Birgitta Lejonklou  http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/


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34 comments:

  1. Love it! I've been eying your turquoise ponies for some time now - it's so nice to see the Real Life Inspiration!!! Great job with the orange :)

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  2. I had to laugh out loud when I scrolled down after the line "come see what I made" to see a horse! ROFL :)

    I loved the macrame one a lot. I have this mental block against macrame (all these challenges are making me so aware of all these blocks I have!), this is inspiring me to try. Your first attempt is very pretty!

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  3. Ohhh, Rebekah!! I love them! Strider is beautiful in all three forms, I love your little Strider bead, I kind of want to stare at him all day. As for the macrame, it looks amazing, it's on my list of learn-to-dos someday :)

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  4. I love the flower overlay on the tiny horse round beads. It's like the sun or some sort of burst of energy being left in it's trail. Fantastic!

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  5. Laughing!! Love your bracelets and your stories! You made such beautiful beads...of course your inspiration (Strider) needs lots of credit. You created orange very well!!

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  6. Great pieces. Love your pony beads.

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  7. Awww, I love how Strider seemed to pose for you in that sweet photo. Your pieces are beautiful! I love your handmade polymer beads, and that little pony is just the sweetest.

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  8. Rebekah these are gorgeous - right up my street! I don't how you manage to get that coy demeanour in a beadbut little strider is adorable, in fact I think he ought to be 'my little pony'! Great job well done. Oh and big Strider is very handsome too.

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  9. LOVE!!!! I can't believe you created both of these bracelets in one day!! WOW!! I love the rustic hues you chose to work in and that little Strider horse bead is so adorable! Rebekah, beautifully done! Thank you so much for joining me in the crayon challenge!

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  10. Your Beads are so cool. Love that pony focal bracelet.

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  11. Love how you've used Strider as inspiration! you did him proud :)

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  12. Hi Rebekah,
    Those are two wonderful and beautiful bracelets. I think you did some beautiful work when the pressure was on. Love the polymer clay Strider horse and your macrame skill did not leave you it looks great.
    Therese

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  13. You did SUCH a good job on your beads! And I love your horse (and the wooden one, too).

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  14. Your two little bracelets definitely make me smile. You used such a great shade of orange. . .the one that feels more rustic or something. Your horse theme worked out perfectly in these two gems!

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  15. I love those horsie beads, they are fantastic! Love the two different types of bracelets you did and how you used your beads and color! Wonderful work!

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  16. From another "horse-girl", I absolutely *love* your bracelets. I covet the horse beads that you make, and to see them displayed in such a great way is even more enticing!! Love them both...and Strider too :)

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  17. Those horsies are so cute! Both of those are beautiful.

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  18. Hi Rebekah, I love your horsey bracelets too! The horse beads are so amazing!

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  19. Such lovely bracelets! Your horse bead is just beautiful.

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  20. You have such amazing talent! Love to see the inspiration behind the design! And the real Strider, well, a stunner! Lucky girl!

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  21. Strider was a great inspiration for some fun creations - what a great idea!

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  22. What an inspiration and great talent. I am loving this hop even though I didn't participate!

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  23. Strider is beautiful. I love the story you told in this blog post, and your finished creations combining so many different elements. Your prancing pony is fabulous and a real tribute to your horse.

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  24. Oh they are lovely and the beads are stunning!

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  25. I love the natural, earthy feel of your designs! All three horses are beautiful!

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  26. Rebekah! What a WONDERFUL and CREATIVE job you did on your bracelets!

    Lisa Staten

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  27. At the risk of sounding incredibly repetitive - WOW! Super lovely, creative and stunning pieces. I love the horses, both beady and real.

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  28. Isn't it fun how old techniques become new again? I remember learning how to make macrame key chains for Mother's Day way back when. :) The micro-macrame today is a great use for the techniques! And thanks for sharing your inspriation - both your little Strider and his bigger brother. :) Very nice!

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  29. I love both of your desightful designs, but the textures and tones in your macrame bracelet are just wonderful.

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  30. Love all the horses - really fabulous!

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  31. Love your maracme. wonderful fun bracelts and great beads.

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  32. So cool! Your polymer pieces are spot on! I like everything you did! Makes me want to almost try macramé!

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