My Aurora Borealis stamped pendant
Check out what everyone came up with!
I really like these sterling pinch bails from Art Beads...a nice quick way to attach a pendant to a strung design.
Keeping the floral theme I thought a nice multistrand clasp (also from ArtBeads.com) would do the trick as well.
I found these faceted Fancy Jasper ovals on Etsy from BirdDesigns. My biggest challenge in jewelry design is always breaking out of the monochromatic mode so I like the natural variation of Fancy Jasper to do it for me!
Of course I can't stray too far from my matchy-matchy tendencies so throwing some Picasso Czech glass in green brings me back to my comfort zone!
I hope you enjoyed everyone's creative combinations. Thanks to those who joined in for the inaugural week!
Here's the preview for next week so you can start the process...
A Pond glazed bracelet bar. So start digging through your bead stashes and favorite online shops for inspiration!
Fun idea for a blog hop. You can see my contribution here:
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Melissa, I decided to play along but since this was my first challenge of this kind I wasn't exactly sure how to pull it together but I think that I was able to come up with something. I love the fancy Jasper and the Picasa Czech beads that you found to go along with this pendant. I am particularly fond of the bracelet link that you have for the next challenge and look forward to seeing what people come up with. I am also interested in seeing how these are being used in designs. I love these links but am a little intimidated as to how to use them - or mainly to connect them to your main bracelet.
ReplyDeleteOh, man, already go the ideas bubbling for next week. I have some adorable wooden beads stamped with a dragon fly that I'd use as accent. Heee! Fun!
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