When I spotted bsueboutiques Sari Ribbon Party Blog Hop,  I almost started to swoon. I’ve been very much into using fabric and texture in my recent designs. I really wanted to explore using the ribbon and material  in a way that I had not previously imagined. 

First off, I headed on over to my favorite local thrift store and trolled the clothing racks for silk garments thinking that perhaps I’d get lucky and find a suitable sari. BINGO. Found one  with color combos that I love, chartreuse  and purple.  Almost too nice to rip into, but I got over that pretty fast. I started to cut and play with the strips and then decided that I wanted to focus on a few select pieces of fabric. 

Here’s the result; a trio of bracelets that can be worn individually or together in combination. Materials and techniques used : Apoxie Clay, acrylic paint, base metal frame C-LON Cord, lampwork glass beads, wire wrap, sewing, macrame knotting and of course the Sari materials.

 

The second set of bangles came next. Using linen material, red silk sari ribbon, C-Lon cord, lampwork glass beads,and a  Tim Holtz metal charm. The result:

Lastly, I wanted to explore using a locker hooking technique. Using silk sari yarns and ribbons, recycled t-Shirt yarn and a metal focal with lucite beads. 

For some reason, my blog name was left off the blog roll list, but here’s the list of the other participants for your viewing enjoyment:

Vickie Wills

http://www.jewelrybyvee.blogspot.com/

Susan Kennedy
http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com

Michelle Mach
http://www.michellemach.com/blog/

Michelle Lee Hardy
http://fireflyvisions.blogspot.com/ 

Ruth Crawford
http://www.home-with-ruth.blogspot.com

Hilary Frye, FryeStyle
http://fryestyle.blogspot.com/

Diana P.
http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com 

Brenda Sue Lansdowne, B’sue Boutiques
http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com/

Elizabeth Owens-Dwy
http://www.clarityofpurplesage.blogspot.com 

Connie Rios-Relyea
http://www.JewelsDesignsCreativeCorner.wordpress.com/ 

Jennifer Justman
http://soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/    

Deb Davis
http://www.naturaltreasuresbydeb.blogspot.com

Beanzie
http://www.thevintageheartcharmbracelets.com/the-vintage-heart-charm-b/

Cathie Carroll
http://www.cathiecarroll.com/

Rosemary Cowit
http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com/

Georgene Lockwood
http://sylvanavintagedesigns.wordpress.com/

Cathy Buckley
http://cathybuckleycatsmeow.blogspot.com

Harry Wood
http://www.oscarcrow.blogspot.com

Sonya Stille
http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com 

Mary Deis
http://mdeis.blogspot.com/

Heather Goldsmith
http://asibeadit.blogspot.com/

Susan Rouleau
http://mountainshadowstudio.blogspot.com

Terry Matusyk
http://pinkchapeau.wordpress.com

Pam Chesbro
http://afortunatesoul.blogspot.com/

Mary Shannon Hicks
http://uptwnsh-fallingintothesky.blogspot.com/

Janice Everett
http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.com

Davinia
http://www.daviniadesign.com

Kristina Johansson, Maneki
http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.com 

Kris Binsfeld
http://www.cherishdesigns.wordpress.com

Mandy
http://www.beadsforbrains.blogspot.com

Charlene
http://thebeaddreamer.com/blog/

Catherine Jeltes
http://www.galleryzooart.com

Jackie
http://kydojewellery.blogspot.com/ 

Sharon Palac
http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com 

Deb Beechy
http://beetique56.blogspot.com/ 

Jean Yates
http://prettykittydogmoonjewelry.blogspot.com/

Patrice Pfeiffer
http://treeseatreasures.blogspot.com/ 

Dorcas Midkiff
http://wondrousstrangedesigns.blogspot.com/

Lynn Perry Bennett
http://designsbylynnea.blogspot.com

Linzi Alford
http://www.magpieintheskyspoilheaptales.blogspot.com

Deb
http://greenshoot.blogspot.com/ 

Cynthia Wainscott
http://www.exoticperujewelry.blogspot.com

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp

http://skyejewels.blogspot.com

Alice Craddick

http://alicesbeadsandbaubles.blogspot.com/

B’sue Boutiques Creative Group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/bsueboutiques/