Marsala Design Challenge Reveal

This is a very rich color to design with.  Plus, being Pantone's "it" color, I wanted to

 design some trendy pieces.  I hope I did it justice! 

 

I used these romantic heart charms that Andrew included in the kit as the mystery

component.  I paired them up with some of the kit beads, added antique bronze

accents, and did a fun wire wrap technique to add some zip.

 

I made a ceramic goddess and glazed her belly with a shiny cranberry color that

goes nicely with the Marsala beads.  I knotted the wax linen in between the bead

mix, stationed that on some rings and finished the necklace with chain and a toggle.

 

 

Now for my favorite!  Isn't this carved jade bead yummy?  I wanted it to be the focal

piece of a necklace, so I decided the best way to do that was with a tassle design. 

Here it is with some chain dangles accented with more beads from the kit.  99% of

 the jewelry I design goes to galleries, but this one might be mine!

 

Thank you to our host, Andrew Thornton, for another fun design challenge!  Please hop

around to all the blogs of the designers that "faced the challenge!"  If you'd like to

see more of my ceramic beads, please go to www.fireflydesignstudio.etsy.com

 

Alison Herrington http://www.alisonadorns.blogspot.com/

Dolores Raml https://craftydscreations.wordpress.com

Carole Carlson http://www.beadsophisticate.wordpress.com

Lennis Carrier http://windbent.wordpress.com

Carolyn Lawson http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/

Ann Schroeder http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com

Kari Asbury http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog/

Shaiha Williams http://www.shaihasramblings.com/

On Andrew Thornton's Blog:

Andrew Thornton, Nancy Noyes-Ward, Donna Hoblit, Cheryl Lee Tucker http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/