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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Do Over Challenge Blog Hop Reveal

 Jeannie sent each of the participants a piece of jewelry that she had made. The point of this challenge? To cut up the piece she sent us and remake it into something else. Yup, cut it apart. I know right?!
The piece I was sent wasn't all bad, it looks like something I would have made a few years ago before I knew much about gemstones and art beads. 
Original Necklace and Earrings
The necklace sat on my bead table/kitchen counter for several days before I cut it apart. I almost felt bad taking my cutters to the wire (almost) once I poured the beads onto the counter I started to have fun.
My Necklace 
I added a Vintaj blank, beads, leaf, and toggle clasp, some bronze seed beads and pendant from Mellisa of Chinook Designs.
I bet you are wondering what I did with the rest of the necklace right? Well stay tuned to the blog on Friday because those Peridot chips were exactly what I needed to finish a necklace I was working on for the Artisan Clay Design Team.

Now please go check out the other participant's blogs and what they made. I know I can't wait. We all got different things to work with so I am looking forward to seeing what everyone did. Make sure you visit Jeannie's blog too (she's listed first) :-)
~Shannon

Jeannie of Jeannie's Blog ---> http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
Donna  No Blog
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19 comments:

  1. steufelMay 25, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Wow - that turned out wonderful. Awesome piece!

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  2. My Life Under the BusMay 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Love it Shannon! Vintaj makes everything better! Happy Hopping : )

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  3. somethinguniqueMay 25, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Hi Shannon, that look great much more modern and artsy ttfn L:)

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  4. HollyMay 25, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    *LOVE* this necklace, Shannon! The colors are right up my alley, and that Chinook focal is yummy.

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  5. kimmykatsMay 25, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    These are some of my favorite components from Vintaj. You have created a beautiful piece. I can’t wait to see what you have coming up for us on Friday.

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  6. Christine AltmillerMay 25, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    this is beautiful. it feels like a whisper. delicate. subtle. memorable.

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  7. NEDbeadsMay 25, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Absolutely wonderful!!! Great do-over!!

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  8. Katie in IllinoisMay 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I like the change - never be afraid of a "do-over" with jewelry. All of us started at the beginning and have grown and learned new techniques and allowed our creativity to grow. Keep up the good work! Katie

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  9. Lorelei EurtoMay 25, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    What a lovely redo! I liked the multi strand of the original but LOVE it with the Chinook focal and leaf embellishment!

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  10. Pretty ThingsMay 25, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    That was a beautiful necklace to start with! And your rendition is awesome! Love the pendant and the other pretty touches!

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  11. JeannieKMay 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Shannon those gemstone nuggets look great with the Vintaj brass and Mellisa's pendant. It was meant to be.
    Thank you for participating.

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  12. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Very nice, Shannon! Such a beautiful rustic design! I can't wait to see what you did with the peridot chips!

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  13. TesoriTrovatiMay 25, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Now that piece is ready for a closeup! I think that you should submit it to a magazine. It is awesome!
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

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  14. diane hawkeyMay 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I love the earthy feel of it.

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  15. elisabeth May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Love it! The focal is perfect!

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  16. Niky SayersMay 27, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Thoses beads go really well with that lovely focal!

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  17. MellisaMay 27, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    I totally agree with Erin- definitely magazine material!

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  18. ReginaMay 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    What a lovely piece, love what you have turned it into.

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  19. Marcie Abney CarrollJune 2, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    I don't know how I missed this the first time that you did it, but this is an AWESOME re-do! Congrats!

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