I'll be back for sure! I don't know why I never joined in before... it is so much fun!
You don't want to miss out on what everyone else made! Go here to see it all and to take the tour.
Featured in the ABS Challenge Blog Tour!
What fun! My first entry into the ABS challenge... and it ends up featured in the blog tour with so many oh-so creative designs! I am so honored! Thank you Erin for your kind words... and all of ABS Blog... you made my day!!
I'll be back for sure! I don't know why I never joined in before... it is so much fun!
You don't want to miss out on what everyone else made! Go here to see it all and to take the tour.
I'll be back for sure! I don't know why I never joined in before... it is so much fun!
You don't want to miss out on what everyone else made! Go here to see it all and to take the tour.
Bead Soup is in the mail!
Pam's soup is winging its way to her now! I so enjoyed picking out goodies for her. I sure hope she has fun with it all!
Here's your sneak peek...
... and that's all you get to see until Pam sees it all first! ;-)
Brier Rose ~ January ABS Challenge
This is my first time participating in the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge. I've always enjoyed seeing how everyone translates the chosen art into something wearable. I just hadn't taken the time to try it myself. But when I saw William Morris on Art Bead Scene this month, I knew it was finally time for me to make something...
For this challenge, I decided to try to make something for myself. Something I would wear... on any day... with any outfit. And this is totally it! It started out as a bracelet (bracelets are my go-to jewelry and also one of my favorite things to make), but when I had more beads than would fit on a bracelet, I just kept on wrapping wire and turned it into a necklace.
The rose beads are my own polymer creation. I started by sculpting a single rose and then used it to make a few silicone molds. Then I cast several beads and painted them to match the colors of the palette. (I have more roses in the works now... look for them in my shop shortly! :-)
I used some black onyx and I dug through my bead stash and found some Russian serpentine that I've had practically forever. I'm glad I never used them before! They fit in so perfectly with the squares of the trellis in William Morris' wallpaper.
I finished it off with a simple suede cord tied in a knot -- it's long enough to easily slip over my head. I love a long necklace! And as a finishing touch I added tiny wire wraps to the ends of the suede.
Go here to see the other entries of the month: http://www.flickr.com/groups/artbeadscene/
...What will Art Bead Scene challenge us with next month? I can't wait to see!
Trellis by William Morris, 1862
For this challenge, I decided to try to make something for myself. Something I would wear... on any day... with any outfit. And this is totally it! It started out as a bracelet (bracelets are my go-to jewelry and also one of my favorite things to make), but when I had more beads than would fit on a bracelet, I just kept on wrapping wire and turned it into a necklace.
The rose beads are my own polymer creation. I started by sculpting a single rose and then used it to make a few silicone molds. Then I cast several beads and painted them to match the colors of the palette. (I have more roses in the works now... look for them in my shop shortly! :-)
I used some black onyx and I dug through my bead stash and found some Russian serpentine that I've had practically forever. I'm glad I never used them before! They fit in so perfectly with the squares of the trellis in William Morris' wallpaper.
Go here to see the other entries of the month: http://www.flickr.com/groups/artbeadscene/
...What will Art Bead Scene challenge us with next month? I can't wait to see!