Apologies for posting this so late... we were having such a great time visiting Las Vegas that I totally forgot to get this post done! 2024 marks the ninth 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... The Honey Do List! 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! Thanks to all of you who have participated over the years... it means a lot to both of us!
Here's this month's inspiration and what Eric had to say about it:
This month's challenge is a little...frosty. This is actually a literally frosted glass window from the museum of glassmaking in Jablonec in the Czech Republic. I took a ton of pictures here and this one jumped out for a good Winter post. Don't worry, I've got more color coming for next month!
There's a tiny bit of irony that Eric chose this frosty picture as our February inspiration considering how bi-polar our weather has been here! Who would have expected 6.5" of snow on Valentine's Day and then days in the 50's within the week?! Crazy! In keeping with the weather, my designs aren't exactly icy either... but yet somehow feel appropriate.
First up, a necklace featuring a pendant from Inviciti. Both the whitewashed colors and floral burst design of the focal reminded me of the photo. I paired it with the last of a strand of moonstone rounds left over from a special order a few years ago. The soft, pearly colors playing nicely off the more rustic pendant. Copper plated chain and findings complete the design.
The other thing I made this month features some of the new beads that I bought on our trip to the Czech Republic... fitting I think. Again, the design on the glass beads isn't super frosty but the frosty white with AB finish sure is! These are super simple but still have some charachter.
Now it's your turn! Please add links to/photos of your own creations below. I love seeing what everyone else is making too. Not ready yet? No problem, I'll leave the link up open until late next month. Check back on Monday to see what Eric has in store for us next!
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