Monday, May 1, 2017

Art Elements April 2017 Component of the Month

Each month over on the Art Elements blog they host a Component of the Month giveaway and challenge.  I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the guest participants to receive one of Jennifer Cameron's lovely lampwork glass beads!  It always feels like Christmas when new beads come in the mail and I was thrilled to find the bead on the bottom right in my little package from Jen.  (At least I think that one is mine... if not they are super similar color wise!)  There is so much rich color inside of swirls of clear glass!


There are some bronze-y and sand colors in my bead along side the various blues and the tiniest bit of teal.  I wanted to do something with all of that color action!  I was originally thinking that I would string the front part of the necklace, but nothing I did looked quite right to me.  I changed tactics and wire wrapped links using faceted bronzite rondelles, smooth blue aventurine rounds, and some English cut Czech glass beads in an amazing mix of colors that Lima Beads calls "Earth."

I wanted the back of the necklace to be soft... and to bring in more color.  Plus it's been a while since I used any ribbon in one of my designs and I like to mix things up.  I thought that I had some finished ribbon in the right blues but I only found sari silk and that just wasn't hitting the right chord for me.  Instead I opted for some hand dyed silk ribbon in a sea green color.  It's not what I originally had in mind but I do think it pulls out the teal in the focal bead and plays off some of the color in the Czech glass.  The focal bead makes me think "ocean" with it's colors and swirls, so the ribbon color just plays into completing the sea inspired color palette.



Stop by the other participants' blogs to see what everyone else created!

Guest Designers:
Sarajo Wentling - You Are Here!
Art Elements Team:

14 comments:

  1. This design showcases the lampwork bead perfectly, what a great combo!

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  2. Love the sea green ribbon with the blues Sarajo - very pretty!

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  3. Your choice of beads really complements the focal bead. And I love your choice of the green silk ribbon. It balances it perfectly!

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  4. Nice job Sarajo! Glad you could play along!

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  5. I think it's perfect! I love the mix of metals, beads and fiber and the colors are perfect. Thanks so much for participating and for reading Art Elements!

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  6. Gorgeous design... The ribbon really brings out the colours in the focal!

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  7. Lovely necklace! The ribbon is perfect with the beads.

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  8. Love the rugged beauty of your design.

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  9. Beautiful, I love the neck chain/tie.

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  10. The green silk plays VERY well with the blues in the bead! I love the simplicity - which is also great wearability and comfort. I also like the copper/bronze wire as it warms it up and makes the blues pop a bit more. Lovely!

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  11. Such a lovely design I love how you have used all of the colours and the silk works really well!

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  12. I love the silk touch! Very nice!

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  13. Mix of metals, beads and fiber and the colors are perfect.LOVED IT.
    thanks Sarajo!

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