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/
