Welcome to the One Crayon Color Challenge!
Today is reveal day and I am pretty excited because I was like a crazy person and created my pieces the day after the announcement was made that I was accepted. Yup, I love my color.
My color is brown :-) I love brown in jewelry. I love Vintaj because it lends itself so well to brown. I love copper because it works with brown. I love Bronzite beads, they are my favorite.
Here is the color palette which inspired me,
When I think of brown I think of the perfect cup of coffee, dark, rich, deep brown and as you add cream (I love cream) it gets lighter and lighter to a silky creamy brown.
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Flower charms from Nancy Schindler of RoundRabbitExtra
Charm from Nancy Schindler, beads are vintage lucite and the caps are from an old godiva tin which I cut, dapped, filed and punched holes in (nope I didn't get to eat the chocolates)
My etched copper key, lampwork bead from Cherylsart and vintage lucite beads
Charms from nancy Schindler and bronzite beads
Do you love brown, let me know by leaving a comment?
Thanks for stopping by, I really do appreciate it.
~Shannon
Be sure to visit the other hoppers:
Hosted by:
Sally Russick http://thestudiosublime.com
Red
Therese Frank http://theresestreasures59.
Rochelle Brisson http://acreativechelle.
Lisa Lodge http://pineridgetreasures.
Malin de Koning http://beadingbymalindekoning.
Bobbie Rafferty http://beadsong.blogspot.com
Orange
Linda Landig http://LindasBeadBlog.com
Cherrie Fick http://designsinthelight.com
Beth McLarnan http://threetrees-art.
Cece Cormier http://thebeadingyogini.com
Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.
Tanya Goodwin http://pixiloo.blogspot.com
Jean Welles http://jeanawells.blogspot.com
Amy Severino http://amybeads.blogspot.com
Rebekah Payne http://treewingsstudio.com
Lola Surwillo http://.beadlolabead.blogspot.
Judy Turner http://silver-rains.blogspot.
Yellow
Jennifer Justman http://soulsfiredesigns.
Rose Brisson http://ahteesblog.blogspot.com
Kim Bender http://www.kimmykats.com/
Heather Powers http://humblebeads.blogspot.
Shelly Joyce http://www.aujourlejour-
Blue
Cherie Reed http://creativedesignsbycheri.
Rebecca Anderson http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Hope Smitherman http://craftyhope.blogspot.com
Patti Vanderbloemen http://
Michelle Buettner http://MiShelDesigns.blogspot.
Alicia Marinache http://allprettythings.ca
Charissa Sloper http://blog.obsidiansoda.com
Sonya Stille http://dreaminofbeads.
Maria Grimes http://mariagrimes.blogspot.
Nancy Saccoccio http://risingdesigns.blogspot.
Sandi Volpe http://sandivolpe.com
Joanne Tinley http://
Catherine Pruitt http://boobeads.blogspot.com
Green
Mary Harding http://
Karin Gilman http://www.qaygee.
Jayne Capps http://mamasgottodoodle.
Lorelei Eurto http://lorelei1141.blogspot.
Melissa Meman http://melissameman.blogspot.
Alice Peterson http://alice-dreaming.
Jenny Davies Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Cynthia Machata http://antiquitytravelers.
Melissa Essenburg http://chinookdesigns.
Regina Santerre http://reginaswritings.
Lauren Streets http://ornthoughts.wordpress.
Elizabeth Auld http://beadsforbusygals.com
Purple
Tracy Mok http://bumblebeadsdesigns.
Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.
Marti Conrad http://marticsclay.blogspot.
Lori Anderson http://prettythingsblog.com
Donna Bradley http://strandedbeads.blogspot.
Courtney Breul http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.
Linda Younkman http://lindysdesigns.blogspot.
Susan Kennedy http://www.suebeads.blogspot.
Lisa Liddy http://Lisaliddy.wordpress.com
Tracy Stillman http://www.
Dawn Doucette http://designsbydawnmarie.
Brown
Diana Ptaszynski http://suburbangirlstudio.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://formysweetdaughter.
Janice Everett http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.
Karen Williams http://Baublicious.blogspot.
Black
Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com
Heidi Post http://expostfactojewelry.
Birgitta Lejonklou http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/
Holly Westfall http://silverrosedesigns.
Karin Slaton http://backstorybeads.
Shannon, no wonder you were so excited to post these designs! They are gorgeous!! I have to say that the bead caps you created using a godiva tin is so darn creative and cool!!!! I hope you got at least one piece of chocolate!
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Your pieces are beautiful! Love the tin caps! My only problem with your posting today is that I am now craving a capuccino with chocolate...ugh!
ReplyDeleteOk, all I can say is BRILLIANT! I love your pieces. I had never thought of how wonderful brown is until you said Vintaj! and Godiva tin bead caps! I do have to say though, that the bracelet and earrings would look really good on me! :) Beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteLove your design! You made brown sing!
ReplyDeleteLove brown! smokey quartz is one of my favorite stones to work with. Really lovely pieces!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! I love brown in everything from jewelry to decorating, to clothing, to chocolates!
ReplyDeleteI love all your pieces, but the last pair of earrings is my favorite--so elegant!
Oh Shannon, these are all so lovely. I'm having a tough time picking a favorite so I think you should send them all to me so I can try them on and see! ;-) Brown is such an over looked color, but you've made it jump out and take front seat!! Your designs are awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love them all! Beautiful!! I would not have picked brown but I see why you did. Great Work!
ReplyDeleteShannon your pieces are gorgeous! Love the different shades of brown you used! I also love the idea of using the old Godiva case as bead caps - ingenious!
ReplyDeleteI love your etched pieces, and Nancy's charms are beautiful (I tend to hoard her pieces!). Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon,
ReplyDeleteLove your pieces, they are all very beautiful. My favorite is the necklace.
Therese
You do make brown look yummy. I am really taken with that first set. It does remind me of a latte and is just a gorgeous color palette. I love the godiva tin bead caps. I will be filing that idea away and maybe be taking a trip to the closest godiva store. :)
ReplyDeleteNice! I'm glad you called out the bead caps specifically because at first I simply though the beads themselves were sriped white and brown. I had to pull up the larger picture to see the caps, they blended so smoothly.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun that they came from a godiva tin! Very nice!
Everything is beautiful. Love the etched key necklace. It's my fav. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to have everyone craving a little brown in their summer wardrobes, now that you've shown us how stunning it can be with white! Those bead caps are SO clever! I simply can't choose a favorite - I love everything!
ReplyDeleteYou sure made brown jump off the page! I am loving all these pieces, esp. the first set. I did not realize that those were bead caps until I enlarged the photos. Neat idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Shannon! I love them all, but those last earrings are really cool! I think I like bronzite too!
ReplyDeleteShannon, this is just perfect! I just told Diana that white-beige-brown is a combination I found extremely elegant and lovely to wear! While I am not fond of brown at all, your designs are rich and elegant, with the perfect balance between light and dark colours... the charm flowers are gorgeous, and add a delicate and feminine touch to what could otherwise have been a more 'tough' palette. Love it!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm Chocolate! Shannon, I love the key necklace! I also love how bold your first set is! Just gorgeous woman!
ReplyDeleteKeep inspiring girl!!!
{Hugs!}
Love what you came up with, Shannon. Very trendy and yet classic.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your pieces made me want a yummy cup of coffee. Very creative in using an old godiva tin as caps. Very fitting for the colour you chose. Loved all your pieces!
ReplyDeleteI love brown and it is a good color for me to wear. Your pieces are so original and creative. Love the tin bead caps and your use of Round Rabbit charms. I think they would all look good on me. Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteLove them all, they're such gorgeous wearable designs. Think the bracelet and matching earrings are my faves. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely. I think brown gets a bad rap. You certainly showed off the warm and beautiful side of this color, nice work.
ReplyDeleteYou really rocked the brown! Looks fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff -- and I have the strangest craving for a mochachino....
ReplyDeleteLove love love that first set! Reminds me of marshmallows :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteWowsers! Who would think brown could be so beautiful! Love those Charms with bronzite bead earrings - Hot!
ReplyDeleteOooh - that first bracelet and earring set is making me giddy! I totally LOVE it!!! You must have been bursting at the seams all this time. Fantastic work :D
ReplyDeleteWow Shannon, A godiva can. That is thinking outside the box. I would love a closer look at those. Very cool. I loved the bracelet. You necklace is stunning too. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pieces - loved that you made bead caps from the chocolate tin!
ReplyDeleteJust one word... gorgeous! All three are a delight to the eyes.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I'm so very sorry it's taken me so long to hop over here. I'm quite far behind these days.
ReplyDeleteNow, your pieces are AWESOME!! I'm quite fond of brown myself, but you really it made it feel luscious and luxurious. I don't even think I could pick a favorite among the items you created. Fabulously done!! :)
Ooh those final earrings are like the foam on a latte! Lovely. I really like your use of the tortoise shell link in the bracelet as well, nice touch.
ReplyDeleteReally pretty!
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