I was very excited to be a part of Inspired by....The Challenge of Color - thought up by the fabulously talented Erin Prais-Hintz. Visit the original post here.
Inspired by...The Challenge of Color
Here's how it worked: All those that wanted to participate were sent a paint palette in the mail from Erin (whew, a ton of work that must have been) we then had a few weeks to come up with a design using some or all of the colors from our given palette.
We could ask for a specific color palette or leave it up to surprise. I e-mailed that I liked pinks, greens and purples never expecting to get a palette with them all included. I had a great time with this challenge and a challenge it was! I have a very neutral palette normally so adding pink, green and purple all in one piece was different for me.
I made the bracelet the night I got the paint chip, I am not normally this prepared but when I looked at the palette I got and looked at the tiny heart from Mary Harding Jewelry I knew exactly what I wanted to make.
I named my bracelet "Aloe Essence" which is after the green color in my palette. I was most inspired by the green in Mary's heart so that is why I chose this as the name.
I named my bracelet "Aloe Essence" which is after the green color in my palette. I was most inspired by the green in Mary's heart so that is why I chose this as the name.
Then the days passed and I started thinking about Erin doing several different palettes and I felt I needed to do another piece, it didn't need to match the bracelet but I wanted it to also use all the colors in my paint chip.
So I created this necklace (which I also posted on Jewelry Accord's Flicker group I liked it so much). I used another ceramic bead from Gaea, another purple jade bead, a Swarovski Crystal round, a green adventurine round and Vintaj clasp, chain and flower.
The pendant and silk are from Marsha Neal Studio.
I wore this necklace to church last week and I love the simplicity of it and how comfortable it was. I also loved that when my 17 month old pulled on it she didn't break it!
I hope you have fun visiting all the other participants.
Just click on their names to be taken to their blogs.
Thank You for stopping by ~Shannon
- Alice Peterson
- Amy Freeland
- Beth McCord
- Brandi Hussey
- Cary Scholes
- Catherine Pruitt
- Cindy Wimmer
- Claire Maunsell
- Cory Tompkins
- Courtney Breul
- Cristi Clothier
- Cynthia Riggs
- Emanda Johnson
- Holly Westfall
- Janea McDonald
- Jeannie Dukic
- Jennifer Cameron
- Judy Campbell
- Karyn White
- Keirsten Giles
- Kelly Morgan
- Kristie Roeder
- Kristin Stevens
- Lisa Godfrey
- Lisa Tracy
- Lori Anderson
- Mallory Hoffman
- Marie Voyer-Cramp
- Mary McGraw
- Nicole Keller
- Nicole Valentine
- Paige Maxim
- Patty Gasparino
- Rebecca Anderson
- Renate Stark-Krammer
- Rita Parra
- Shannon Chomanczuk
- Sheila Summers
- Stefanie Teufel
- Yelisa Rojas
24 comments:
You managed to maake two pieces! I admire that. I could barely make one. I love your bracelet and necklace, and I love that the necklace is child-proof.
Love both the pieces!
Wow - the colors are spot on! And how great is it, that it is child-proof:-)
Comfortable jewelry is important. "Child-proof" You heard it here first folks.
Great job, love the ribbon.
Good Luck to you in the Jewelry Accord Flikr group.
Both lovely pieces and a great use of your color palette.
Your pieces are wonderful! I love that bracelet though. :)
Great palette!The pieces turned out perfect! Happy Blog Hopping : )
Beautiful pieces!
Hi Shannon! I love that you took pity on my self-imposed challenge and made another piece! I am so in love with anything that Mary Harding or Marsha Neal make, so you had me at hello. You did a wonderful job of incorporating your palette into something that is just so you! Thank you for playing with me, I hope you will consider hopping with me again some time!
Thanks for sharing your color with the world.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Childproof is always good because I know I would cry if that beautiful necklace broke! Way to use your palette!
So pretty!
Very pretty!
Love it Shannon! How awesome that the color pallet you received fit you to a "T" :) You did a great job combining the colors in both pieces! Keep those creative juices flowing!
Happy Holidays!
Dawn
This is super sweet and lovely! I think you nailed the colors!
What a lovely selection! I like how you've used the ribbon here - it looks gorgeous.
Very nice job! Your necklace is very calm and reassuring! I love it!
Both pieces are stunning but the bracelet is my favorite! Gorgeous!
I really like the wrapped blue bead in the bracelet -- I always think that makes things look so cool! Great work!
i love this one. it is so soft and lady like. wonderful.
Both of those pieces are gorgeous! I really liked the wire wrapping!
Well done on making two pieces... I love what you have created - such pretty pieces.
Karyn
Australia
I love both your pieces! I esp. like how you used those vintaj beadcaps with the aqua terra beads in the bracelet. I'm also inspired to get over my mixing-squares-and-circles neurosis--your rectangles and rounds look awesome together!
Love the bracelet with my tiny heart in it. Imagine how surprised I was when I saw it. Lovely designs both the bracelet and necklace.
Shannon - I'm running around a bit late on this blog hop, but did want to say that I love both of your pieces! That bracelet is gorgeous, and that little focal heart is loverly. Isn't it the best that our kids are the greatest test of the worthiness of a piece? ;)
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