by Cindy on April 16, 2011
Hello! So happy that you are stopping by! Today I’m sharing another piece of jewelry inspired by a single color palette. A “singular sensations” sort of series. 🙂 In a recent post, I shared how I enjoy working with monochromatic color schemes. I asked about your favorite monochromatic color scheme as well. Do you know what seemed to be the most popular choice other than blue? Green! I had to smile when I saw all of the green comments, because I had already started pulling out some green beads with my next necklace in mind.
I mixed some wonderful brass chain with a variety of beads…..from Swarovski crystal to lampwork glass. The unusual rectangular bead is ceramic by Lisa Peters. The speckled nugget-shaped lampwork beads are “Gia Pebbles” by Shannon Westmeyer. When perusing your special beads looking for all shades and shapes of just one color, designing is really quite easy and fun.
Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
by Cindy on April 11, 2011
We celebrated our anniversary on Friday and spent the day some place wonderful. Where do you go when the kids are in school and you can’t go too far away? Luckily for us, there’s Leesburg right around the corner. I know I’ve mentioned Leesburg many, many times. A stop at Lucketts and On a Whim were on the agenda (as well as Mom’s Apple Pie, of course).
View from On a Whim
While walking through Lucketts, I couldn’t help but notice the many spectacular chandeliers as I walked from room to room. Good thing I had my faithful companion (this time I mean my camera, not my little guy). Remember my recent post on looking up and seeing something new? This time I found many gorgeous chandeliers, hanging from the old wood ceilings. There were crystals and enameled flowers, and a few incredible one-of-a-kind chandeliers too.
Which one is your favorite? I think mine would be #1 or #3. Hmmm…. I would love to find a petite chandelier for my studio. Guess that’s one more reason to keep on antiquing! There’s always a quest for the latest thing that we can’t live without! 🙂
Have a nice week & thanks for stopping by!
by Cindy on April 7, 2011
I have an extra special friendship with a particular color scheme. The monochromatic scheme and I are on very good terms. 🙂 Generally considered visually pleasing, the monochromatic color scheme involves using various tones and shades of a single base color. If I had to chose a single color that I prefer to work with the most, it would have to be blue (what, you’re not surprised?). The color of the sea and sky, who can resist a color that imparts such a sense of serenity. Read here to see what your favorite color might say about you. I find that when using a single color, adding a good mix of textures and shapes can take a piece from ho-hum to incredible. Adding art beads most certainly adds to the wow factor.
available on Etsy, just in time for spring and summer!
Lengths of beautiful brass chain were wire-wrapped to an assortment of beads to create this ode to Spring. The art beads included are ceramic beads by Nan Emmet, a large-hole lampwork ring by Sue Kennedy, an enameled bead by Barbara Lewis, and a sweet polymer clay bird by Heather Powers. I added a wire nest link to complete the Spring theme. I love creating long necklaces, and this one is a versatile 36″ in length.
Do you enjoy creating in monochromatic color schemes? If so, what is your favorite single color?
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