Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Art Jewelry Elements - Art Headpin Challenge

Hello all...hopefully I haven't been gone so long that you have totally forgotten me!  It has been about a year since I have blogged, and even then I wasn't doing it more than once a month or so. As some of you know, I left the wonderful Art Jewelry Elements blog about a year ago due to some challenges in my personal life. Not only did I stop blogging, but pretty much stopped creating during that time, aside from a few sporadic spurts here and there.  Sometimes I feel like my previous creative spark is gone forever.  I hope not!  I know I need to put myself out there again and keep trying.  That is why I decided to join the latest AJE challenge...Art Headpins!

I love art headpins!  They are fun and versatile, not to mention gorgeous!  I stuck with earrings on this challenge, mostly because all the headpins I have to work with came in pairs!  I created three pair!

Earrings created with Art Headpins, left to right: my polymer clay headpins; lampwork pins by Jennifer Cameron; lampwork headpins by Sue Kennedy

My first thought was to use a pair of polymer clay ones I had in my shop.  They are the perfect color scheme for end of summer moving into autumn!


I really like that the reverse is a different design. I added a lot of Czech glass embellishments, including my favorite flower beads.



My second pair features some gorgeous lampwork headpins by Sue Kennedy. I love Sue's "drippy" headpins!  These autumn shades of burgundy and gold spoke to me!


Again, I stuck with Czech glass...some flower caps and golden flowers.  I worried about the mono-chrome of these, but I think they work!



Last, but definitely not least is a gorgeous pair by Jen Cameron.  The challenge with these headpins she creates from murrini is that they need to be used so that you can look at them head on!


I kept these really simple and layered them onto an etched copper circle and an enameled 3-petal component in a gorgeous teal blue shade.  These will stay home with me ;).



So, thanks for stopping by!  Hopefully, this little foray back into the creative challenge world will kick-start me and I won't be away as long next time!

Here are the other participants in the Art Headpin Challenge. Please go visit their blogs and see their gorgeous creations!

Guests:


AJE Team Members:

19 comments:

  1. I am new to the AJE admin team but I am glad you came back :) Love those murrini style head pins and your design with them is perfect.

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  2. Beautiful work! The blue pair is so very pretty!

    Laura :)

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  3. So glad you are creating again and I don't think you will ever lose your creativity. Love you to the moon and back...

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  4. I am a new member of the AJE team and glad that you resurfaced to join in this challenge. I love them ALL!! I can't decide which is my favorite. Love the color combos you chose.

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  5. Hope you're well Melissa, I've missed your gorgeous work, glad to see you're creating again :) Love them all!

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  6. Hope to see you back in the swing of things again. I love the last pair with Sue's head pins, you definitely did them justice!

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  7. Woohoo! You rocked it, my friend! They are all three stunning. I love your polymer headpins too! Isn't it great to feel like you are picking it back up? Because you STILL GOT IT woman! Miss you. Miss your work. Hugs.

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  8. Awesome earrings! I never know what to with headpins other than a basic wrapped loop. The wire weave on the pair with your pc headpins is fabulous. The monochromatic pair definitely work for me. And you came up with a great way to showcase the centers of Jen's beads.

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  9. I'm so glad you joined us Melissa - there really is nothing like AJE to spur creativity. I was just thinking about you the other day, because the last time I used any artisan headpins was your COM with the pair of copper components...full circle, eh? I hope you'll join in on our next group challenge!

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  10. Oh Melissa, my friend! I am so glad you participated. The earrings are just beautiful. I am quite certain you haven't lost your creative spark. And I especially love the earrings with my headpins. Because I'm biased ;-)

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  11. Welcome back. And what a way to do it, with 3 lovely pairs of earrings. I hope things are settled and hopefully better for you and that you continue to bring back that creative spark.
    Mona

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  12. Melissa these are stunning you have defiantly not lost your creative spark! I am really drawn to those first earrings the colours are great and I love the little dangles but oh my I can see why you are keeping that last pair just beautiful and the daisy ear wires are an adorable touch!

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  13. I love how you used Jen's headpins! Very creative! You also made the most of Sue's headpins by pairing them with the flower bead. Unique, wonderful designs!

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  14. Great job Melissa! Really wishing I could still wear earrings...as I'd want to steal all three of these from you!

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  15. Melissa I have to say your earrings are stunning! I love the different color schemes! I think my fav is the orange set. Great job!

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  16. Loved all of your designs - they are really great. I would keep that last pair too. Hope you feel your creative spark is back because what you made sure looks like it is - really beautiful!

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  17. 3 great designs here Melissa but I'm seriously loving the blue enamelled pair - fabulous!

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  18. I don't know, looks like you're staying pretty creative to me!!!! I love them all, glad that you played along! Be well!

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  19. Beautiful designs! I think that last pair with the red headpin would be perfect for fall.

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