I just love playing along in the Pretty Palette Challenges. I love how it makes me work outside my comfort zone using beads and color palettes that I probably wouldn't have thought about using. Plus, I love having an excuse to go to Michaels and see what new beads Halcraft has been putting out. Although, my husband would tell you that I normally don't need much of an excuse :)
There were a couple of things that I could not find so I had to tweak the materials a bit. But in the end all of the colors were there. I thought the colors were a bold mixture so I went with a bold three stand necklace. I went back and forth on what to place as the middle pendant and actually started working with the waxed linen thinking I was starting from scratch on an entirely new piece. In the end, I thought that the medallion with waxed linen tassels added a natural element to the necklace that I thought was missing.
This is quite out of the box for me but I like the finished piece. I can't wait to see what Erin has up her sleeves for the next challenge and I look forward to seeing what everyone created.
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-Sarah O
LOVE the pendant, it really does pull the piece all together! Great work!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?! It is like a party to wear all day long! I love they way you tied all the elements together (literally!). And the beads I select are merely a suggestion of what jumped out at me. I think your husband and mine would have a lot of things to commiserate about! Thank you for playing in the Pretty Palettes challenge! The next challenge will be shared on November 5th! Enjoy the day! Erin
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful necklace, I love how you made all the colors work together!
ReplyDeleteSarah, this is so pretty, and it has a really earthy vibe with the waxed linen cording. I love how you stayed pretty close to the beads that Erin sent. Next month I think I'm going to try to get the exact "ingredients" as well for my Pretty Palettes challenge piece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun necklace! I love the focal, the dangles and the different layers. Great work!!!
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