Here are my pieces....My color was green. It is my "go to" color. I knew I wanted to stick to enameled components...so I made some flowers, discs and headpins and went to town. Oops, after pulling my necklace together and getting it completely done, enamel started chipping off. What? I realized that since I had texturized my flowers, not as much enamel had stuck on one flower...lesson learned. I kept going, though and wrapped the flowers along with tiny dapped and enamel discs, with copper headpins onto a copper wire structure I created. I left one side open enough to use a hand-wrought copper s-clasp. I embellished the focal with an enameled leaf charm and a couple of Czech glass flowers.
Thanks for stopping by...sorry I am so late in posting...make sure you go and visit the other artists who created beautiful items for this challenge/hop!
Hosted by:
Sally Russick http://thestudiosublime.com
Red
Therese Frank http://theresestreasures59.
Rochelle Brisson http://acreativechelle.
Lisa Lodge http://pineridgetreasures.
Malin de Koning http://beadingbymalindekoning.
Bobbie Rafferty http://beadsong.blogspot.com
Orange
Linda Landig http://LindasBeadBlog.com
Cherrie Fick http://designsinthelight.com
Beth McLarnan http://threetrees-art.
Cece Cormier http://thebeadingyogini.com
Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.
Tanya Goodwin http://pixiloo.blogspot.com
Jean Welles http://jeanawells.blogspot.com
Amy Severino http://amybeads.blogspot.com
Rebekah Payne http://treewingsstudio.com
Lola Surwillo http://.beadlolabead.blogspot.
Judy Turner http://silver-rains.blogspot.
Yellow
Jennifer Justman http://soulsfiredesigns.
Rose Brisson http://ahteesblog.blogspot.com
Kim Bender http://www.kimmykats.com/
Heather Powers http://humblebeads.blogspot.
Shelly Joyce http://www.aujourlejour-
Blue
Cherie Reed http://creativedesignsbycheri.
Rebecca Anderson http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Hope Smitherman http://craftyhope.blogspot.com
Patti Vanderbloemen http://
Michelle Buettner http://MiShelDesigns.blogspot.
Alicia Marinache http://allprettythings.ca
Charissa Sloper http://blog.obsidiansoda.com
Sonya Stille http://dreaminofbeads.
Maria Grimes http://mariagrimes.blogspot.
Nancy Saccoccio http://risingdesigns.blogspot.
Sandi Volpe http://sandivolpe.com
Joanne Tinley http://
Catherine Pruitt http://boobeads.blogspot.com
Green
Mary Harding http://
Karin Gilman http://www.qaygee.
Jayne Capps http://mamasgottodoodle.
Lorelei Eurto http://lorelei1141.blogspot.
Melissa Meman http://melissameman.blogspot.
Alice Peterson http://alice-dreaming.
Jenny Davies Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Cynthia Machata http://antiquitytravelers.
Melissa Essenburg http://chinookdesigns.
Regina Santerre http://reginaswritings.
Lauren Streets http://ornthoughts.wordpress.
Elizabeth Auld http://beadsforbusygals.com
Purple
Tracy Mok http://bumblebeadsdesigns.
Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.
Marti Conrad http://marticsclay.blogspot.
Lori Anderson http://prettythingsblog.com
Donna Bradley http://strandedbeads.blogspot.
Courtney Breul http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.
Linda Younkman http://lindysdesigns.blogspot.
Susan Kennedy http://www.suebeads.blogspot.
Lisa Liddy http://Lisaliddy.wordpress.com
Tracy Stillman http://www.
Dawn Doucette http://designsbydawnmarie.
Brown
Diana Ptaszynski http://suburbangirlstudio.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://formysweetdaughter.
Janice Everett http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.
Karen Williams http://Baublicious.blogspot.
Black
Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com
Heidi Post http://expostfactojewelry.
Birgitta Lejonklou http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/
Holly Westfall http://silverrosedesigns.
Karin Slaton http://backstorybeads.
What darling pieces! I love your handmade elements, especially the sweet enameled flowers and discs! It was worth the wait to see these!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Melissa! Your enameling is fantastic!! I love all those enameled components especially the way you edged the leaf and the gorgeous flowers!!!
ReplyDeleteOh! I'm in love, LOVE, LOVE with those fabulous disc earrings!!!
Thank you Melissa!! I'm so glad you were able to participate in the hop!!!
Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI love the simple but stunning necklace it is beautiful! I love the earrings too they are very pretty.
Therese
Man...your skills with the torch fired enamel are just amazing! Combine that with your mastery of wire work, and I am just in awe! Just a beautiful job all the way around!
ReplyDeletebeautiful work and amazed at your enamel skills! WOW
ReplyDeleteI love those. The discs are beautiful and they do make the cutest earrings! I also love your necklace. It seems so dainty and sweet.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, these are wonderful! I'm so impressed with the enameling, even if you had trouble with them. I particularly like the discs - so simple, but so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love your enamelling work, and your designs are beautiful. You make green look great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Melissa! Love the mix of colors in the earrings!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! The more I see, the more I think I may have to try enameling some time. I especially liked the dangly earrings. The colors are simply yummy!
ReplyDeleteReally like what you did! Love the earrings!
ReplyDeleteOh my I don't care if you were late!! I love the enameling on both necklace and earrings. Oh I adore those earrings!!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are really cool. . .chippy or not. And I ADORE those earrings. WANT!! You absolutely excelled at green. Awesome job.
ReplyDeleteI second Hope^ The necklace is really pretty but THE EARRINGS! OMG THE EARRINGS! Excellent work :)
ReplyDeleteI love those colors on the earrings! Wow they really POP! That is why I want to learn enameling. Beautiful designs!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Love the earrings!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow - gorgeous enameled beads! I love the elegant simplicity of both your designs - nothing to say 'wear me!' better than this :)
ReplyDeleteMelissa, your necklace is so incredibly feminine and beautiful. I just love the design and the combination of colors. And those dangly earrings are amazing - love the shades of green mixed with yellow. I know these must look so eye-catching when worn - you'll be sure to get a ton of compliments! I can see working with green is a piece of cake for you!
ReplyDeleteI love your enameled components and how beautifully you designed with them! The shades of green you chose are absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those earrings are So Much FUN!!! They are great colors and have great movement :-)
ReplyDeleteStunning work, and I LOVE those earrings...I beat they make a great tinkling sound when you wear them :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your enameled flowers and discs, they make a great necklace and earrings. Just Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI adore those earrings and the fact that you employed the full gamut of yellow-green, blue-green, spring green, teal green. Just yummy!
ReplyDeleteYour enamel pieces are really great! Love how you used them in your beautiful necklace and earrings.
ReplyDeleteOoh those domes in the earrings are delicious! Of course your pieces are lovely, as always. But those domes, the colors! Yum!
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