Around the world and back again

I’ve been involved in some serious fun behind the scenes.   A little journey has begun with a group of my blogland friends….a necklace round robin!!  What a wonderful concept…collaborating with friends who I email or whose blogs I visit daily.  Even if I can’t meet these ladies in person, we will touch each other’s creations and work together from a distance in creating truly special keepsakes.  A little piece of each of us will travel from VA, PA, Germany and France.

We will all post a little bird image on our blogs to symbolize the round robin that’s underway.  I thought this vintage picture portrays the  group just perfectly…Esther, Me (I think I’ll call dibs on the little blue bird on the left!), Sharon, Veronique and Renate.  We’ve decided not to post pictures of the necklaces in progress because we’d love to be surprised when we see each other’s contributions.  Rather than add to an existing base, we’re going to create our necklaces differently.   We have each picked a theme or color scheme and created a section (maybe about 6″ or so) and then will mail it to the next person to add on to.  Each of us will have our own section in creating the long necklace.  Oh, and we’re including a little journal to go along with our pieces..no small detail there!  I have to admit I worked on my journal even more than my necklace!!  Remember,  art journals are my new found interest.  I had fun with gesso and worked my way through half a tub of gel medium…yippeeee!  I’ve learned a lot working on that journal and sure burned the midnight oil.

Look what has already arrived… the first necklace section from speedy Esther.  What a surprise when I opened the box (now how can I possibly add to her work??)….I’ll share the non-round robin contents of this big box in an upcoming post!  I can’t wait to share pictures of the finished pieces  in a few months…I’m sure there will be many stories along the way!