Finally made it to week 52! The challenge was well worth doing, I learned
a lot and stretched my creative muscles and I’m thankful for all of you that
stuck with me, made comments and kept me going.
For my last challenge I used beads that I bought about 2
years ago from another Etsy seller; they are the rectangular shaped beads. When I saw the beads I fell in love with them
because of the unique color combination.
I didn’t know what I was going to make with them and over the past 2
years have looked for other beads to compliment them and inspiration for what I
would make. Then I went to a bead show and found the oblong beads in the same
colors and had to buy them to go with my original purchase. About a month ago I found the bicone beads
online, again in the same colors as my original beads and when I received them
put all the beads on one of my bead boards to see what shape they would take.
The necklace and earrings shown here are the result of my two year journey and,
I think, a fitting end to the journey that this challenge has been.
The bicone beads are Swarovski crystals, the oblong beads
are crystals and the rectangular beads are glass that reminds me of sea
glass. I used a clasp that is elegant
enough to dress up the necklace and used silver beads as spacers to make the
colors in the beads stand out. I used
all of the beads that I bought in the burgundy and blue blend, so this is a unique
set.
I hope you like these pieces and will make comments
below. This set was a long 2 years in
the making but I think it was worth the wait.
Just because the challenge is over doesn't mean I'm going to stop writing so don't forget to come back often.
Have a Happy Independence Day!
Denise
