I was really hard pressed to choose a favorite song, a favorite artist, or even a favorite music genre for this design challenge. I’m one of those types who like almost every type of music; with the exception of hard core rap. I enjoy listening to alternative, blue grass, folk, classical, R & B, and […]
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January 2012 Art Bead Scene Challenge
The inspiration for the January Art Bead Scene Challenge is “Trellis by William Morris, 1862” You can read more biographical information about the artist and this design at ART BEAD SCENE. I love the color palette, especially the coral, rust and gold hues. Even though I think my final design is very simple, I […]
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A step by step photo log of my design process for the Challenge of Color Blog Hop 2011. Thanks to Erin (Tesori Trovati Jewelry) and Jessica (Design Seeds) for the inspiration. I decided that I really wanted to make it a personal challenge for myself. That said, what could I possibly create that I had […]
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Madonna Pietra degli Scrovigni by Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) Watercolour, gouache and gum arabic, 30.9in × 24.1 in. Really is a lovely painting and the palette contains such warm colors too. I felt like keeping it simple this time around for the November Art Bead Scene Challenge. A pair of wire wrapped earrings using a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Andrew Thornton October Readers Challenge Blog Hop
I was real pleased with myself when I was able to snag one of Andrew Thornton’s October Challenge kits. These kits always seem to sell out FAST. I diligently checked my mailbox and after a reasonable amount of time had passed, sent the “I didn’t get mine yet” email out. Alas, the kit finally arrived […]
Read the rest of this entry »Silk Sari Ribbon Party Blog Hop
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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Lima Beads Challenge Reveal It ALL
Shannon Chomanczuk and Lorelei Eurto set up another fun filled jewelry design challenge. Thank you Shannon and Lorelei. They put together a selection of beads from Lima Beads and this is what ended up in the bead kit: The only items that I did not incorporate into my designs are the Silver Green Biwa Top- Drilled Pearls, the turquoise […]
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Another month, another monthly Art Bead Scene Challenge. The inspiration for the challenge this month is: “Housetop”–twelve-block “Half-Logcabin” variation, ca. 1965 Cotton, Wool Corduroy, 77″x 65″ Lillie Mae Pettway, 1927-1990 Gee Bend’s Quilter About the Artist Lillie Mae Petway was one of seventeen children. Her mother Aolor Mosely was one of the founding members and […]
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The final pieces to the Inspired by Nature Series of Challenges: “The Fish Monger’s Wife” This macrame necklace incorporates some Apoxie Sculpt Clay shell pieces that I made and some hammered copper links knotted together with some C-Lon cord to form a ladder of sorts. Fun little fish charms and a few shells. Photos of […]
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