The Design Challenge:
Feel free to create in any way you wish, using your bead as inspiration for your colorway, theme, technique. You are welcome to use additional Color of Dreams beads in your design, as well as artisan beads and gems and anything you like. You are not limited to jewelry.
You may share a dream that has come true, one you are working on now, or one you hope for in the future. The one goal of the hop: we'll focus on our dreams as entirely possible, with the idea, "If we can dream it, we can achieve it." So, try creating "from the end" -- as if your dream has already come true -- using your jewelry design to do so.
Here is the bead that I was given to use to create my Color of Dreams piece. I love the colors which are unusual for me as I tend towards the fall/autumn colors. So this will stretch my skills.
The piece I designed uses all the colors in this bead and makes me think of a tropical vacation. I hope one day to travel to Australia on a cruise ship with stops along the way in Hawaii, Fiji, and other tropical islands. I will have to build my wardrobe around these colors.
Here are some of the colors I pulled out to see if they would fit with the bead. I did not end up using all the colors that I had pulled out. Some of them just did not go with the bead once I started working on the piece.
A work in progress. This is still not the end result but is really close.
These were unusual colors for me but I love how the piece turned out. I am looking forward to wearing the piece once the weather warms up which might be this Monday.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by to visit the other participants:
Honorary Artist: Patricia Handschuh The artist that made our special bead
Patricia's blog: The Color of Dreams
Patricia’s Etsy: The Color of Dreams
Patricia's blog: The Color of Dreams
Patricia’s Etsy: The Color of Dreams
Hostess: TJ Jewel School Friends
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Terry Carter TappingFlamingo
Lori Schneider Bead Addict
Jenny Kyrlach Wonder and Whimsy
Asri Wahyuingsih Asri's Beadwork
Dini Bruinsma Angaza by Changes
Karla Morgan Texas Pepper Jams
Debbie Rasmussen A Little of This, A Little of That
Veralynne Malone Designed by Vera
Kathy Stemke Vintage Memories Jewelry Design
Mowse Doyle Mowse Made This
Heather Richter Desert Jewelry Designs
Lori Poppe Adventures in Creativity with LorilliJean
Jayne Capps Mama's Got To Doodle
Andrea Glick Zenith Jade Creations
Kathleen Breeding 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Becky Pancake Becky Pancake Bead Designs
Karin Martinez Fairies Market
Miranda Ackerley Mirandack
Penny Houghton Smelly Nelly
Carolyn Lawson Carolyn's Creations
Chris Eisenberg Wanderware
Christie Murrow Charis Designs Jewelry
Monique Urquhart A Half-Baked Notion
Eve Shelby Raindrop Creations Jewelry by Evelyn
Cryss Thain Here Bead Dragons
Jasvanti Patel Jewelry By Jasvanti
Nan Smith NanMade Handmade Jewelry
Sue Kennedy SueBeads
Jean Yates Snap Out of It, Jean! There's Beading to be Done!
Debbie Rogers Debbies Treasures
Marybeth Rich A Few Words From Within the Pines
Shirley Moore Beads and Bread
Shaia Williams Shaiha's Ramblings
Kathy Lindemer Bay Moon Design
Linda Anderson From the Bead Board
Judy Turner Silver Rains
Gloria Allen Gloria Allen Designs
Regina Wood Ginas-Design
Robin Reed Artistry HCBD
Mary Goovars MLH Jewelry Designs
Marlene Cupo Amazing Designs
CJ Bauschka 4 His Glory Creations
Robin Showstack The Crazy Bead Hoarder
Cynthia O'Toole Sparkles and Sweets
Jael Thorp Jael's Art Jewels
Renetha Stanziano Lamplight Crafts
A beautiful design and it was great to gain insight into how you create ! jean
ReplyDeleteaww!! he beads are so cute!!! and what u have created is very beautiful!! u have done justice to it!! I missed it.. Probably next year, I'll also join in the hop!!
ReplyDelete-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Your piece definitely looks like a vacation... Something you can throw on with every outfit.. Simple and stunning.
ReplyDeleteMirandAck.com
A dainty tribute to a beautiful bead! Very colorful and tropical.
ReplyDeleteGood job Carolyn. Using colors out of your usual spectrum turned out very well.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty piece!
ReplyDeleteKathy
http://vintagememoriesjewelry.blogspot.com/
Wonderful colours for a marvelous dream, Carolyn! Hope you are able to wear your necklace on that exciting trip to tropical islands :)
ReplyDeleteNifty necklace, Carolyn! It would look great against a solid color tee shirt. Perfect for a tropical vacation!
ReplyDeleteYou really brought the colors of the bead out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteGreat design! It's so delicate and has such strong colors. Just love the contrast.
ReplyDeleteSo warm and sunny. That is the only way to describe your bead and necklace. Great job and I bet it will look great when you wear it out. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteFor your dream you interpreted tropical. I see fall and Halloween. It's great to be part of this color of dreams hop. I'm in awe with the simplicity of your design, that packs a great punch of color in the pillow bead. Thank you for sharing your dream with me.
ReplyDeleteThe colors you chose showcase the bead beautifully. I hope you get to wear your pretty very soon :) Christie
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I can see you standing on the cruise ship looking out over the Pacific with a floaty white dress and this necklace. Lovely dream!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty necklace. Love your use of colour. You really highlighted the bead beautifully.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece - you have matched the colours on your bead so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, bright summery colors. Love the focal bead! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI love how you brought all the colors of your beautiful bead together! Lovely
ReplyDeleteYour piece is lovely. Great colors!
ReplyDeleteWhat great colors you choose for this piece. Really makes the focal 'pop'.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog.
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Your necklace is so very pretty & delicate! I love it! Australia has been a dream of mine for many years too. Finally mine will come true in Oct/Nov of this year. My husband & I are going for 6/7 weeks. Two of those weeks will be on a cruise around New Zealand. Keep your dream alive, one day it will be reality !!!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace. I love how you used all the colors in the bead. I hope your vacation dreams come true,
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty necklace and what great colors you used to bring out all the color and joy in your bead. It really does remind one of a tropical paradise. Hope you get to fulfill your dream of that vacation so you can take this pretty piece with you.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to go too on your trip to Australia and Hawaii, Fiji, and other tropical islands! Your celebration of tropical color and its beauty in your jewelry is so well done and so pretty! I love your necklace, and the design elements that make it so balanced and attractive: you brilliantly balance the bold colors of the bead with a soft design. I love the combination of your bead's island color along with your beautiful patterning of beads! And it's neat to see your design process too. I start many of my designs with beads for colorways, also. So lovely! Carolyn, you always create such lovely jewelry art! Thank you for sharing your dreams and gifts with us. I'm honored you are a part of the Color of Dreams! xxoo Rita
ReplyDeleteLovely necklace! I really love the colors! It does look tropical!!! Have a Blessed Day!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I like your dream too. This is a simple and classic design - I really like what you did with your little gem.
ReplyDeleteSuch a ♥sweet necklace, and great use of colours from the stones and the bead! May your dreams come true! We share one, in the past -around 1970- we had a perfume named Fidji madeby Laroche, inspired by the island Fiji... Since that time I want to go there too :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely necklace ! Sorry this comment took so long, this week has been a little heretic.
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