Saturday, May 5, 2012

One Color Blog Hop- Yellow!

[[When I upload pictures from my camera, the pictures are half solid gray. So, I've uploaded some pictures I posted on instagram while I was working on the projects and took pictures of the finished pieces. They make me cringe. I'm so sorry :( ]]

Sally asked us to pull out a color from a crayon box and create something beautiful with just that one color. So, I jumped at the chance to play.

The colors we chose from were black, brown, purple, green, blue, orange, yellow, and red. Now, because I thought I wanted a challenge, I chose yellow of all colors. Why? Because, I don't work with yellow very much. I don't even use gold tone metals very often. So, I thought, "Let's make this a real challenge."

Well... challenge me it did...

My first piece...

Copper wire frames and pale pale yellow seed beads. and yellow crystals. If you look at the sketch and the final pair of earrings, you'll see I ditched the dangle clusters.

After finishing the wire wrapping, I thought, "OH MY GOSH! Copper isn't yellow at all!" So... I moved on to another project.

 I've been seing a lot of silk sari wrapped pieces and wanted to try my hand at one.
I hammered 18 gauge wire and started wrapping. It looks like a dream catcher. I added a lucite flower dangle and broke up some golden chain with yellow crystals.

It's really quite comfortable to wear. I love the crystals and the silk together. Rustic elegance, I think. And the dark yellow crystals are such a deep, rich yellow, I think I'm in love.

I didn't go too far with my designs, I admit. I bought a lot of yellow beads and did so many sketches but... just couldn't make them work out except for this necklace. Maybe I'll revisit this design later. For now, this necklace makes me happy and it makes me giggle wearing it.

Now! Time to go a'hoppin!

Hosted by:

Red

Bobbie Rafferty   http://beadsong.blogspot.com

Orange

Rebekah Payne   http://treewingsstudio.com

 Yellow

Rose Brisson Binoya [YOU ARE HERE!!!]    http://ahteesblog.blogspot.com

Blue

Rebecca Anderson  http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Alicia Marinache  http://allprettythings.ca
Charissa Sloper   http://blog.obsidiansoda.com
Sandi Volpe   http://sandivolpe.com

 Green

Jenny Davies Reazor   http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Elizabeth Auld  http://beadsforbusygals.com

Purple

Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.com

Brown

Diana Ptaszynski   http://suburbangirlstudio.com

Black

Birgitta Lejonklou  http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/
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22 comments:

  1. SandraMay 5, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    both pieces are very lovely!

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  2. TracyMay 6, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    lovely designs, definitely rustic elegance, well done!

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  3. aneri_masiMay 6, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    This is the first time I am seeing sari ribbon used like this. Its so very pretty!

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:57 PM

      Thank you, Kashmira! So glad you like it :D

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  4. LolaMay 6, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    Lovely designs! I have yet to use sari ribbon, but am facinated each time I see others use it.

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:55 PM

      Hi Lola! I'm absolutely in LOVE with silk sari ribbon and so many people are doing wonderful things with it! So glad you like my necklace :D

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  5. Therese's TreasuresMay 6, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Hi Rose,
    Both pieces are beautiful! I love your designs for both pieces. The earrings are very elegant looking and the necklace look fun and carefree!
    Therese

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  6. Heidi PostMay 6, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    That pendant with the silk is so sweet! I love your earring design too, but you're right copper is definitely not yellow :) Cool that you showed us your design sketch as well.

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:51 PM

      Thank you Heidi! Shame about the copper... I love copper :P

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  7. UnknownMay 6, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    first of all I'm impressed that you sketch your designs out first and actually follow them (basically). This is amazing, I love what you did with the ribbon. Heart Heart Heart!!

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:50 PM

      Thank you, Beth! I try to follow the sketches but my fingers tend to stray when playing with wire. Lol!

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  8. Karen WilliamsMay 6, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    Thanks for including the process and design photos! I always love the peak into other's creative process. I thought it interesting how the first set of earrings looked so yellow in the process photos, but the crystals seemed to turn blue in the finished photo.

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:50 PM

      I know! It's so bizzare. I took the first few pictures at home and the finished piece picture at Starbucks because my camera is out of commission... and I guess their windows are tinted or something because the light coming in through the windows was blue! Usually the lights inside give pictures a yellow hue! So weird. Thanks for checking out my post! :D

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  9. kimmykatsMay 6, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Somewhere in my travels I had seen the silk wrapped ring and thought how neat....then I see your work and wow even neater (haha) love love the necklace! would so love to see your real pictures.

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    1. RoseMay 6, 2012 at 6:47 PM

      Thank you! I hope I can get my camera working and post the real pictures soon!

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  10. CraftyHopeMay 9, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    You really did a fantastic job with yellow. I would have personally been STUMPED with it. So, I applaud you for what you did make. Both your earrings and the necklace are really great. You should be proud!

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  11. RebekahMay 9, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    Fabulous pieces! I have yet to use sari silk (shock! I know!:-)—I love how you used it!

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  12. JennyMay 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    Hey - the earrings are really cool regardless of the door! THanks for sharing them as well as your necklace! Glad you are happily wearing your creation.

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  13. CindyMay 14, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Your jewelry is absolutely stunning & I'd be proud to wear them a heart beat! :-)

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