It’s time for the reveal for Lisa Lodge’s Gentle Spring Blog Hop. As with all her hops, Lisa sent out a kit for this hop containing a variety of beads in soft pinks and purples, plus a few supporting elements. Here is the kit I received—it’s got so many beads!
I ended up making several pieces. For the first, I used a ceramic owl focal by Gaea and combined with some of the larger faceted dark purple beads plus the light purple faux sea glass nuggets (I added an extra strand of these from my stash), and knotted it all on some magenta waxed linen. It’s a short necklace, slightly longer than a choker—the owl nestles at the base of the throat.
The second necklace features a pretty focal Art Tile from JLynn Jewels, dangling from a Fallen Angel Brass twisted ring, with a Czech glass teardrop dangle. I wire-wrapped some more of the dark purple beads, along with some small flat sea glass squares and added some Vintaj Arte Metal chain.
Some smaller JLynn Jewels Art Tiles in the same paisley pattern make a pretty pair of matching earrings (although these ones don’t feature any beads from the kit).
Finally, I made another pair of earrings, again with JLynn Jewels tiles and a couple of the tiny pink rondelles from the kit.
I have heaps of beads left over, plus the clasp and the silver birds, which will no doubt find their way into more pieces down the road. Thanks for a great little kit Lisa! Please think about visiting the other participants in the hop:
Hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue
Shaiha Williams, Shaiha’s Ramblings
Gloria Allen, Gloria Allen Designs
Saundra Farren, Something by Saundra
Ann Schroeder, Bead Love
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn’s Creations
Becky Pancake, Becky Pancake Bead Designs
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Beautiful job – love what you did with the tiles in your designs 🙂
All beautiful pieces! I especially love the second necklace with all that beautiful dark metal. Looks great with the purples from the kit!
Just gorgeous! I especially love the second. So dark and edgy.
Beautiful pieces, Melissa! I love how you matched up the pretty art tiles and focals with the beads. My favorite is the owl necklace. Thanks for being in the hop!
Great job Melissa. The first necklace is very pretty and the second one is really unique.