Bead in the New Year – Week Four

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Jan 29

I'm still following the prompts from Allegory Gallery Bead in the New Year. I'm actually doing some catching up this weekend since I skipped a few days when I had a busy and tiring week, so it's been fun to be creative. Let's get right to it.

Day #23 - Repurpose one or more non-jewelry materials in a piece

Necklace with primarily blue beads and chain and a blue, black and pink fishing lure as a pendant.

You might not even be able to tell what the non-jewelry component is here. It's the black, blue and pink pendant. That is a fishing fly! My sister's girlfriend gave it to me, thinking it would be good for jewelry. She's right! I've bought others since when I was hanging around some sports store for some reason, but this is by far the best. The colors are glorious, and it has glitter. What could be better? I added blue vintage glass beads, a fancy Czech glass bead with a spot of bright pink, pink waxed linen and vintage blue chain. The dark blue and pink beads were part of the spinner fly, and I went ahead and used those too.

Day #24 - Use a Green Girl Studios piece in your design

Necklace with pewter pendant depicting a mother and baby deer in the wood with pink opal, garnet and blue apatite.

This was easy. I love Green Girl Studios and have a very nice stash. It was fun to go through some of the stash. When I found this "Pure Love" pendant (what it says on the back) it resonated with me. It has a deer with a fawn in a wood. It gives me a warm fuzzy when I look at it. I used pearls, pink opal, and garnet from Allegory Gallery. I used beautiful faceted apatite from my stash. Now I'm extra in love with apatite.

Day #25 - Design with pearls

Earrings with grey pearls, blue beads, blue and gold bead caps and wooden fish charms.

The pearls are from the Allegory Gallery Design Challenge Mix I've used in several other pieces. I find the fish charms so amusing.

Day #26 - Create a monochromatic design

Necklace with back and white beads and silver pendant and clasp.

I settled on a grey, white, and black color scheme. I wasn't sure that would be considered monochromatic because I don't know much about color theory, so I looked it up. I checked in my black and white bead boxes and found these lovely center drilled sticks. I love this shape. Maybe they are peanut beads but a little less peanut-y. I got the white ones from Andrew Thornton's destash back in the day. I believe they are vintage. I think the pendant may be something Kimberly Rogers got in Tucson, but I can't say for sure.

I'm going to have to delay Day #27 - work with resin. I only do resin with my mom, and I leave the supplies at her house. I have an idea in mind, but have to get the materials together. I'll share it when I get it done.

Day #28 - Share the work of someone you admire

Pendant with blue stone and vintage brass piece by Kimberly Rogers.

There are so many people I could cite here, but since I've just gotten this pendant from Kimberly Rogers, I'll share this. Kimberly sells her lampwork (which I love) mostly on her business group NuminosityBeads, as well as some polymer clay and enamel. Her jewelry work is also beautiful. I fell in love with this whole line she did of gemstones with vintage metal pieces. I also have a number of wonderful soldered pendants she made. I really love all of her makes, whatever the medium. In my living room, I even have a lovely analog college piece she made.

I'm going to stop here. I'll round up most the rest of the month in my next post.

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