Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Art Elements Theme of the Month :: Fossils


This month's Art Elements Theme of the Month is Fossils, picked by team member Niky Sayers.  I had grand plans for many jewelry projects for this theme, but time just got away from me with preparations for the holidays and several holiday shows.  Such is life!


As you can see, I had plenty of fossilized inspiration in my stash!  Sadly only one design got (mostly) completed.  I still need to put some chain and a clasp at the back, but you can get the idea of where I'm going with my design!  If I finish today (before heading out for some Thanksgiving travel) I'll update the post with the completed necklace.  

I picked one of the lovely ammonite pendants from Lesley Watt to be the centerpiece of a strung necklace design.  I love how it looks like the ammonite fossil shape has been partially unearthed by a paleontologist!  It's tough to see in this picture, but the cream and brown portions of the pendant are more of a matte finish, adding to the aged feel.  I tried to find beads that would pull all of the colors from Lesley's pendant... it's a mix of Czech glass, druzy, and plated hematite with tiny matte brass colored seed beads as spacers. 



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9 comments:

  1. SusanDolphinDelaneyNovember 27, 2019 at 9:29 AM

    Utterly unique and beautiful.

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  2. CatNovember 27, 2019 at 11:46 AM

    The pendant is beautiful and your selection of beads to go with it is perfect!

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  3. MichelleNovember 27, 2019 at 1:40 PM

    Gorgeous! Your selection of beads coordinate with the pendant beautifully!

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  4. Tammy AdamsNovember 27, 2019 at 5:47 PM

    Beautiful necklace design. I always seem to have more design ideas than time to execute them. I guess the opposite problem would be worse. LOL

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  5. JewelryArtByDawnNovember 27, 2019 at 6:31 PM

    Love the pendant; it's so unique. The beads you've paired it with are just the right combination to set off the pendant beautifully. Great job!

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  6. EB Bead and Metal Works, LLCNovember 28, 2019 at 6:25 AM

    Wow - that is a statement piece! I love the colors in the beads you accented to match the pendant. Wonderful work!

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  7. SueBeadsNovember 28, 2019 at 10:40 AM

    Love your combination of beads to go with the pendant, SaraJo! Very nice!

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  8. JennyNovember 29, 2019 at 8:26 AM

    I really enjoy the seed bead spacers - it looks knotted! Fab color palette! Thanks for joining us!

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  9. Divya NNovember 30, 2019 at 6:01 AM

    What an interesting collection of fossil beads. The yellow ones are intriguing. Hoping to see you make an interesting piece with them.

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