I am joining Lisa at Pine Ridge Treasures again for the Checkerboard Blog Hop. I really love Lisa's hops. She sends us a great selection of beads and I love a challenge. I did take a picture of the beads I received in the kit before I started, here is what I received.
I just love the flowers. Red is not one of my favorite colors, so this was a true challenge for me. I ended up with two necklaces, I used up almost all of the beads.
I had some pretty white crystals, and a black and white cameo focal, so I put this together.
Now I needed to use those red beads. And I wanted to put the flowers with them somehow. This is what I came up with:
Here are both of them together:
Thank you for stopping by, I hope you like what I did, please stop by the other participants to see what they created with their beads!
Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations
Toltec Jewels, Jewel School Friends
Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Mischelle Fanucchi, Micheladas Musings
Becky Pancake, Becky Pancake Bead Designs
Kari Asbury, Hippie Chick Design
Susan Anderson, La Main Tresor
Kathy Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Ann Schroeder, Bead Love
Margaret Pelech, Margaret Pelech's Blog
Lisa Prewitt Knappenberger, LiRaysa Designs
Annette Rivers, Mama Owls Mess
Carol Briody, A Beads Life
Miranda Ackerley, MirandAck
Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines
Karin Grosset Grange (France), Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Katrina Scuderi Taylor, I Wanna Go Out
I loved seeing what you came up with. Well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat designs!
ReplyDeleteVery nice designs...I love the asymmetrical look of the black and white necklace. The Red is my favorite. I love using decorative clasp as a focal...Great job...(I am still working to complete mine but had to take a break and look at all the pretties)
ReplyDeleteVery nice designs...I love the asymmetrical look of the black and white necklace. The Red is my favorite. I love using decorative clasp as a focal...Great job...(I am still working to complete mine but had to take a break and look at all the pretties)
ReplyDeleteHi Kim, I like the asymmetry of the black and white necklace. Kudos to you for working with red since it is not your color. You did a great job on your red necklace it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour necklaces are beautiful, I love how you used the red elongated beads.
ReplyDeleteBoth your necklaces show your skill and creativity. I would wear the red one!
ReplyDeleteI really like the asymetry of the black and white necklace. Great work!
ReplyDeleteGreat pieces. You did great with the red even if it was a challenge. I love the flower clasp with the sea glass flower as part of the pendant in front. The asymmetric design of the other necklace is great, and a cameo - how perfect!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Kim! The asymmetrical necklace is my favorite. Nifty idea to add the pretty cameo. Thanks for being in the hop!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the tie in of the clasp with the flower beads !
ReplyDeletei have issues with red too but I love the design you came up with! The black and white necklace is glamorous.
ReplyDeleteGreat designs, loving the asymetrical.
ReplyDeleteFirst, let me say that Wulfie and George are just too darn adorable! Big animal lovers here, too with 3 little dogs and a cat! I love your 'play on opposite colors' in both necklaces! Beautiful.
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