Welcome to the Summer Colour Inspiration challenge, hosted by Sharyl McMillian-Nelson. My apologies to Sharyl for being a day late with this, I think I took on too much this week with 3 challenges in a row! Anyway, I got here in the end.
Sharyl provided us with a beautiful set of floral photos to use as inspiration for the challenge, asking us to pick one for our inspiration. I picked number 7, a beautiful combination of deep fuschia pinks and violet, with a touch of lime green foliage.
I had a few strands of glass and dyed stone beads in pinks and greens that I wanted to use, and while digging through my art beads I came across a gorgeous boho polymer clay owl made by Martha Eason of Menagerie Studios in just the right shades. With so many bright colours, simple seemed best so I strung a repeated sequence of beads and added some sari silk woven through the chain.
Thank you for the challenge Sharyl, I loved the colours I had to choose from! And here are the other participants:
Sharyl McMillian-Nelson Sharyl’s Jewelry Hostess!
Kashmira Patel ….. Sadafulee…always in bloom!
Lisa Lodge ….. A Grateful Artist – Pine Ridge Treasures
Tanty Sri Hartanti …. TJewellicious by Tanti
Kathy Lindemer …. Bay Moon Design
Laren Dee Barton … Laren Dee Designs
Melissa Trudinger … Beadrecipes <– YOU ARE HERE!
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Dear Melissa, I checked in several times today and am so happy to see you got your blog up for us! And, may I say, you did not disappoint!! I LOVE your design, love the colors, the use of sari silk in the large link chain. I adore that ceramic pendant and it all comes together in a very pretty, colorful necklace with a touch of whimsy. Love love love, girlfriend!
Laren 🙂
I was very fond of this color scheme too! (Hint, check my blog tomorrow…) But, wow! You really did it proud! It’s the end of a long, hard work day for me here, and I just can’t take my eyes of this! I’m smiling ear-to-ear! What a happy piece of jewelry!
So glad you joined the blog hop, Melissa!
wow…..beautiful necklace..! Love love loveee it…!
So beautiful! I love this happy, happy necklace. Some of my favorite colors! The owl is super awesome.
Love the bright colors of your beads ,very festive and beautiful reminds of Hawaii .I can’t forget that cute owl.Beautiful.
OMG!!! It is so hard to make so many colors work together, you totally nailed it!