Saturday, November 21, 2009

What a Good Weekend I'm Having!

I'm having such a fabulous weekend, I thought I would share with you why. I had a contest entry due yesterday. A Haute Couture Contest where you had to make a piece of jewelry that was inspired by one of the many photos posted on the site. All the photos were giggle worthy, the kind of "fashion" photos that make you say" who on earth would wear that?" I picked photo number eight, which you see here...
Isn't that a lovely outfit? We were to make a piece of jewelry that was inspired by the outfit, not necessarily to be worn with the outfit. This photo made me think of a weird pod type thing, so I made a "fringe pod" for my necklace. It has three shades of green in it, splattered with crystals, also in three shades. The bail is done in yellow, with amethyst highlights, just like the dress. The necklace is done in herringbone stitch, also done with the same color graduation. Darkest green in front, fading back to yellow with amethyst highlights. It also has crystals in coordinating shades scattered throughout. It measures about 19 inches in length, and hangs very nicely.
I think I will list it on etsy, so if you are interested, pop on by to my etsy store and check it out.
I also got some very exciting news yesterday evening from the staff at Beadwork magazine. I'll tell you more in a week or so....but Im excited! YEAH!

6 comments:

Dulcey said...
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Dulcey said...

I love it!! I loved that dress (is that the right word even?!), it was so wild. Your interpretation is fabulous. And big congrats on being selected for the Beadwork challenge. Have fun with that, can't wait to see what you'll do.

Beadwoman3 said...

Thank you! All the dresses that we had to choose from were "works of art" but this one just jumped off the page at me. It was fun to make, and has great texture.

And I cant wait to see the kit! Ill be sure to post pictures(if they let me)!

Liliana Lucki said...

Bellisimos trabajos !!

Michelle Mach said...

Congratulations on the Beadwork challenge! Can't wait to see what you make!

Lisa Crone said...

Oh wow, congratulations, what a great interpretation!! :)