Monday, March 26, 2018

Honey Do List: March 2018

This marks the third year that my husband Eric has been giving me a design challenge each month to get me out of my comfort zone and to help clear out my bead stash... it's the Honey Do List 2018!  I know that I'm not the only one who loves a good design challenge, so I'm hoping folks will continue to play along with us!  

Here's this month's inspiration and what Eric had to say about it:


I decided to go with a monochromatic shot this month, as winter drags on.  This picture of a window was taken while on a walk through D.C. last summer.  Let's see what you can pull off with this unusual inspiration!

As soon as I saw this photo, I thought of some one of a kind patinated charms by Inviciti that I had managed to snag.  (I'm usually WAY too slow to snag the OOAK pieces from Vincent and Nooma!)  I love the rustic finish on them and the orange with black peaking out (and even the shape) reminded me of the bottom center two panels.  In keeping with the shapes and angles in the photo, I chose some English cut beads and some square plated hematite spacers.


Originally, I thought that I'd use the art beads from the next two pairs of earrings in one extra fabulous pair... that turned out to be a little much and a bit too long for my liking, so I decided that they would be two separate sets!  I think I made the right decision.  The first pair features some yummy, crusty, rustic looking lampwork by Donna Millard paired with Czech glass and brass on some of my favorite Vintaj Natural Brass ear wires.  The second pair are all about the goldenrod colored sari silk "cocoons" by my friend Anna Pierson of Saga Hus with some star cut Black Gold Amazonite.



Not wanting it to be all earrings all the time this month (not that I don't love me some earrings!), I also whipped up a necklace and earrings set.  I'm thrilled to have found the perfect project for this great geometric pendant by my friend Tracee Dock of The Classic Bead!  Actually, all the beads and the clasp in this necklace have been hiding in my stash for quite a while, so I think that this design perfect for the intent behind the Honey Do List.  I used a fun strand of square Czech glass beads and some Wooden Jasper rounds with brass findings.  The earring drops are deep maroon Mookaite.






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8 comments:

  1. Eric's photo is amazingly inspiring! Love your creations!!

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  2. I love the first pair of earrings. It very rustic. Thanks for a chance to play along

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  3. Lovely pieces! I love them all--especially that last necklace set. Those Czech beads and the focal are perfect for the inspiration. Thanks so much for the chance to play along! :)

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  4. I love all of them! The first are stunning with the vivid colors and old metal feel, you featured the lampwork bead so well in the second one, I love your combination of the sari silk against the amazonite in the third, and the last set is so fun with its combination of ceramic, glass, and jasper.

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  5. All of your designs are really great, but I so LOVE that first pair of earrings. Those charms reflect the inspiration almost exactly! I have to tell you how very much I adored this inspiration photo. Thank your hubby for it. The grungy, rusty, awesome of it makes my heart sing. Thank you!

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  6. Hey!!! I made it on time this month! Great inspiration Eric, thank you! Also your work is fantastic, I super dig those earrings on top!

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  7. I thought you would struggle with this month's picture but you went crazy with the jewelry!

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  8. Such a range of great designs from this photo! (I recognized it immediately.)

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