Please visit Michelle's blog here. It's very insightful and has so much to offer ~
Each of us received a kit including the same natural
brass Vintaj pieces:
Each kit also includes:
* 1 vintage Lucite 14mm wine button
* 1 vintage Lucite teardrop carnelian Deco hoop
* 2 Lucite orange 3mm heishi 
Autumn is upon us here in Central PA....I just heard the Canadian geese flying over on their way to Maryland. The days are getting colder. The leaves are beginning to change to spectacular colors and a Screech owl was eerily hooting last night...we all stopped to listen...they give a chill to listen to...and it was a crisp night here ~
* 1 acorn bead cap
* 2 filigree diamond links
* 1 branch
* 1 leaf-shaped metal blank
* 2 filigree diamond links
* 1 branch
* 1 leaf-shaped metal blank
* 2 vintage Czech glass bronze 4mm heishi
* 2 vintage Czech glass beige 2-hole discs
plus a few surprize vintage pieces ~ * 2 vintage Czech glass beige 2-hole discs
Autumn is upon us here in Central PA....I just heard the Canadian geese flying over on their way to Maryland. The days are getting colder. The leaves are beginning to change to spectacular colors and a Screech owl was eerily hooting last night...we all stopped to listen...they give a chill to listen to...and it was a crisp night here ~
As I was trying to come up with my design ~ I thought about the owl we heard... Imagined him as a silhouette in a full moon, sitting on a branch here now that the leaves are starting to turn. This is where I began. A few hammerings to the Vintaj leaf and recoloring some of the bright leaves to be a little more to my liking....muted and deeper, richer colors....a bit of destash leather and some chunky copper link chain.... Add a little gilders' paste and Adirondack alcohol inks, I transformed a shell hoop into an Autumn moon in blue, green and black. I had this wonderful owl available from my bead soup partner Maria Horvath...I've had this little guy on my bead table for weeks....just waiting for the perfect opportunity! This was it ~
My finished necklace ~ I am so excited to share ~ I really love this....it's just fun and elegant at the same time...
It's a pleasant reminder of our fun night here this weekend...
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| Shell Hoop ~ with alcohol inks and gilders paste brass tree branch & acorn bead cap |
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| Rustic patina on brass leaf, ceramic bead with acorn cap... glass leaves |
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| Leather necklace split with a copper end & purple vintage bead as button clasp |
Andrew
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Cat
Boo Beads
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Cat
Boo Beads
Chris
beadjewelry.net
beadjewelry.net
Cilla
Tell Your Girlfriends
Cyndi
Beading Arts
Tell Your Girlfriends
Cyndi
Beading Arts
Cynthia
Cynth's Blog
Dawn
Morning Glory Beading
Donetta
Simply Gorgeous
Heather
As I Bead It
Cynth's Blog
Dawn
Morning Glory Beading
Donetta
Simply Gorgeous
Heather
As I Bead It
Holly
SilverRose Designs
SilverRose Designs
Kristina
Wild Roses and Blackberries
Lauren
Laurel Moon Jewelry & Beads
Linda
Lutka & Co
Lisa
Lucid Mood Studio
Lola
Bead Lola Bead
Mary
MLH Jewelry
Melinda
Melinda Orr Metal & Clay Jewelry Designs
Wild Roses and Blackberries
Lauren
Laurel Moon Jewelry & Beads
Linda
Lutka & Co
Lisa
Lucid Mood Studio
Lola
Bead Lola Bead
Mary
MLH Jewelry
Melinda
Melinda Orr Metal & Clay Jewelry Designs
Michelle H.
Firefly Visions
Firefly Visions
Michelle M.
Beads & Books
Salla
Blog by Salla
Shannon
Falling into the Sky
Shay
Shaiha's Ramblings
Shel
MiShel Designs
Shirley
Beads and Bread
Stephanie
Pixybug Designs
Tari
Pearl and Pebbles
Terry
Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry
Tracy
The Bead Junkie
Beads & Books
Salla
Blog by Salla
Shannon
Falling into the Sky
Shay
Shaiha's Ramblings
Shel
MiShel Designs
Shirley
Beads and Bread
Stephanie
Pixybug Designs
Tari
Pearl and Pebbles
Terry
Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry
Tracy
The Bead Junkie
Thanks Michelle for including me in this wonderful challenge!
28 comments:
L-O-V-E IT! It's wonderful!
I just love this piece. It definately represents the colors and feel of autumn. The owl is my favorite part, and I love how you transformed some of the components just with color and texturing.
Oh wow, I just adore the addition of the owl. Love this. ;-)
It is wonderful!!! You created something really unique and great. The composition, the colours.... and I knew that the owl will feel good at you! It's at the perfect place!
Very nice! The colors really pop!
this is beautiful! i love the woodsy look and feel and the owl inside the hole in the tree is just fabulous! i can smell that crisp fall air when i see this.
I love it. The focal looks gorgeous...the colorization of the shell is perfect. The button clasp in the leather is a great idea, too. So creative!
This is just such an awesome use of textures and components. LOVE the owl on the branch in the full moon. And the leather is so yummy. I want to reach out and touch all these pieces! Enjoy the day! Erin
Oh , heck, can we trade? I just don't have words for how much I love this piece! The leather is awesome, and I love the owl/shell. This is truly an inspirational necklace.
I really like the way the owl is perched on the branch! I also like the addition of the leather. Great job!
Beautiful necklace -- I love the owl pendant! And I like how you used the red drop. The textured and coloured leaf looks so pretty.
Wow - I think this might be my favorite! I love how you used the botton as the clasp w/the hole in the leather - and that owl is fantastic. The pieces your altered really make this special! Beautifully done!
STUNNING! I think your necklace beautifully captures the essence of the Fall season . . . SO beautiful!
love this! the owl before the moon is awesome!
This is so incredibly WONDERFUL there is absolutly nothing else to say!
How beautiful! The owl is a perfect addition :-)
Ooohhh... I love it! I want it :-)
Awesome! I love the owl, and the application of the Guilder's paste to the leaf. I bought some but have been unsure on the use and sealing. After looking at your tutorial covering the sealing, I will give it a shot!
Oh my! I love everything about your design. Beautiful work! (Please don't look at mine, lol!)
Beautiful! The whole necklace works so well together--perfect for fall. I especially love the owl in the shell hoop with the branch. It's a stunning focal!
Hope to see you in another challenge!
This piece is so professionally done! It is really a work of art!
Absolutely fabulous! Such a great necklace--it's gorgeous and you used everything so creatively!
Absolutely stunning! The focal is beautiful.
Oh I absolutely love your necklace, it is awesome!!!!
Oh, goodness, this is such a gorgeous piece! That focal is stunning, I love how you altered that shell hoop. And that button clasp? *love*!
Wow, this is a stunning piece, I absolutely love it..my fave of the hop so far!
Wow! I love the softness of the leather against the hardness of the metal. Striking and yet so comfortable to wear.
I just LOVE that necklace!! Gorgeous!
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