New Blues

~ Winter Blues Necklace ~

This first necklace is simply made of a swirled polymer clay pendant that I made awhile back. The chain is golden brass & rich antique brass links handmade out of wire with a few sparkling Swarovski crystals to echo the pendant colors.

~ Final Flower Necklace ~

This necklace uses one color combination that I really seem to like even though its not quite something that I'd wear: a periwinkle blue with accents of soft yellow & bright coral pink. I decided to make this necklace in mixed metals also but with cool tones. I used mostly rich antique brass links with a few icy silver links scattered here & there to add some variety to this simple crystal & wire design.

What colors or combinations do you often wear or enjoy seeing?

Picasso Hoops

For July's Art Bead Scene inspirational painting is this picture "Portrait of Olga in the Armchair" by Pablo Picasso. {read more about the painting itself here} As usual, Miss Brandi has pulled out several colors from the art to make a palette.

When I first saw the palette, I thought that with all the teal green tones, it would be simple to design something...but couldn't get the colors to cooporate. Thinking that I probably wouldn't participate this time after all, I saw a design that was mostly one of the subdominate colors with splashes of teal thrown in.

I had forgotten that option & with teal no longer the main color of the design, it all came together. However, as it was close to the end of the month, I was short on time. So, I decided to make earrings instead of a necklace.

I wanted them to be rather eye-catching but still simple to construct, so hoops were my choice. The green center dangles are my work, handmade from polymer clay, impressed with a floral embroidery pattern, lightly smeared with gold paint & sealed with a glossy glaze.

Honey yellow Czech glass & dark teal Swarovski crystals are wire wrapped onto the circle frames that I made. I kept the whole design rather in the light & bright color tones with a single antique brass link to add a little contrast.

What do you think of the design & colors?

Wordless Wednesday ~ June 26th 2013

Wordless Wednesday ~ June 26th 2013

Enjoy!