I received a sweet three piece set of pink and white pearls with a pink and silver foil heart. After taking the before pictures and taking all three pieces apart, I honestly just stared at the beads. I'm not much of fan of the sweet, pink pearls and my first instinct was to recreate the beads into a bracelet for my one year old niece. Unfortunately, little miss is going to have to wait a while for auntie to make her another bracelet.
As I was sitting in bible study this past Wednesday, the design came to me - three stand bracelet. Cha-ching!! I drew out my design and then came home and went to work. The third strand with the chain and aqua beads went through a few color changes before I felt the piece sang. The only pieces I did not use were the white pearls, one of the claps and the earring wires.
I do love wearing multiple strands of bracelets, but rarely were a multiple strand piece at one time. This was a good challenge for me and even though pink is so not my color (mom of 3 boys...) it was fun to play with and be challenged.
Feel free to do a little blog hopping with the other participants of Jeannie's 4th Do Over Challenge.
Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/
Miranda Ackerley http://mirandack.com/
Patti Vanderbloemen http://
Marlene Cupo http://amazingdesigns-marlene.
Mary Govaars http://mlhjewelrydesigns.com/
Kelli Jacobson http://www.
Gerry Nickerson http://gersgems1.blogspot.com/
Charlene Jacka http://clay-space.com/blog
Birgit Klughardt http://www.gitesbeads-gite.
Mowse Doyle http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.
Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.
Debbie Beechy http://beetique56.blogspot.
Cilla Watkins http://www.
Carolyn Lawson http://carolyncreationswa.
Micha Sorensen http://tulipsandpine.blogspot.
Emma Todd http://www.apolymerpenchant.
Donetta Farrington http://simplygorgeous-donetta.
Tracy Stillman http://www.
Rita Avila http://www.jewelschoolfriends.
Awesome bracelet! Maybe this challenge might make you re-think pink pearls. LOL. Your process of how you pulled this bracelet together is very natural for most of us. It's beautiful and the beads you paired with the pearls are perfect. Thank you for participating and I hope you'll join me for the next one.
ReplyDeleteLove the use of colors in your designs! I have every color pearl out there - I love incorporting them into a design such as yours illustrated here! It looks like you even reused some of the chain, no? Beautiful job!!
ReplyDeleteI think pink is a great color for a mom of 3 boys...balance, and all that! And you made a lovely bracelet that isn't too sweet...very nice work!
ReplyDeleteI too have 3 boys, and the pink reminds me of little girls. But you did a great job with the double strand which took emphasis away from the pink (in a good way).
ReplyDeleteA challenge is a challenge when it comes to Jean. Pink, or not you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteI love these do over challenges to see what people came up with. I love what you created with your challenge.
ReplyDeletethat ceramic is a percet choice! We had very similar starting points and I love seeing this different take on things
ReplyDeleteALthough I liked the original versions, I am LOVING your versions. Very pretty, but not too sugary sweet. The pops of colors are great.
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As one not fond of pink either, I completely understand your dilemma. Pink and brown is a very elegant and hard to pull combination: you manage to do it wonderfully! Consider pink and black too - it's goregous :)
ReplyDeleteYou got a gorgeous set of beads to transform! And transform you did! I love the multi-strand bracelet you created! It's really beautiful! =)
ReplyDeleteYes you did make it sing, that will be such a fun bracelet to wear and of course the colors are so pretty together!
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of a multiple strand bracelet. Not sure I would have tried that one. It look very nice.
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