{"id":5607,"date":"2011-03-03T02:20:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T06:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2011-03-03T02:24:48","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T06:24:48","slug":"color-palette-blog-walk-2-the-sweet-bead-studio-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=5607","title":{"rendered":"Color Palette Blog Walk 2: the sweet bead studio stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello.\u00a0 \u00a0If\u00a0 you’re dropping by, you’ve found DAY 4 of the Color Palette Blog Walk, Round 2<\/a>.\u00a0 Brandi of Brandi Girl Blog <\/a>dreamed up this fantastic idea of bloggers sharing color palettes created from\u00a0their own<\/em> photographs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The theme for the color palettes was centered around what inspires<\/strong> us.<\/p>\n

For some time now\u00a0one of\u00a0my primary sources of inspiration has been my antique finds.\u00a0\u00a0 I not only\u00a0look for pieces to be used in jewelry, but\u00a0items \u00a0for my studio….. dress forms, little bowls for beads, vintage jewelry boxes, and items that can be used\u00a0to stage my jewelry pictures (a FAVORITE item to search for and will blog about those at another time).\u00a0 Surrounding myself with worn but sentimental things makes me happy.\u00a0 \u00a0I stopped to ponder recently, is my studio more about function or really more of a pretty sanctuary?\u00a0 \u00a0Just last week my 10 year old son stood in the middle of my studio (its a rather small room -but with great light, if you’re trying to picture it) and looked around.\u00a0 As if seeing it for the first time, he said, “Wow, Mom.\u00a0 You have a LOT of things in here!”.\u00a0 \u00a0He didn’t say, \u00a0“look at that drill”, or, “what a work table!”, or “wow,\u00a0that’s a cool\u00a0torch!”\u00a0 \u00a0See, I find I \u00a0surround myself with pretty<\/em> things.<\/p>\n

…..Now back to my Color Palettes.\u00a0 Taking pictures of old treasures is almost like cheating because they have such charm and depth of character that comes with age alone.\u00a0\u00a0 While antiquing, this old grain bin caught my eye with its peeling paint and the picture of a girl lost in thought.\u00a0 Interestingly when translated in to\u00a0 color swatches, the bin represents a palette that would be great for Fall jewelry designs.\u00a0 That may not inspire you now<\/em>, unless you’re working on Fall jewlery\u00a0or publication submissions already!<\/p>\n

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This next picture is a grouping of finds from my last antiquing trip to PA.\u00a0 A little jewelry box that I chose for its velvet lining, a sweet lady\u00a0with gilded detail\u00a0(an Occupied Japan figurine<\/a>) and an assortment of old watches that we found from the most interesting dealer.\u00a0 I plan to use the watches in future jewelry designs.<\/p>\n

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Finally, the Bead Soup grouping that I sent to my BSBP partner, Amanda Davie.\u00a0\u00a0 An antique Victorian brooch took center stage and was accompanied by some nice, worn mother of pearl beads.\u00a0 In the hands of a creative genius, I was anxious to see how the brooch might be used in a jewelry design.\u00a0\u00a0 If you haven’t already, you can see what Amanda made with this “soup” here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I’d like to thank Brandi for this opportunity to create and share color palettes, something brand new to me.\u00a0 Her blog will continue to inspire as she shares a wealth of inspiration and\u00a0amazing<\/em> photography!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Please stop by the other blogs featured in the blog walk today:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christie at <\/strong>Displaced Urbanite<\/strong><\/a>
\nRachel at <\/strong>TatterBeans<\/strong><\/a>
\nBrittany at <\/strong>The Home Ground<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Looking forward to the Color Palette Blog Walk #3 already!<\/p>\n

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Hello.\u00a0 \u00a0If\u00a0 you’re dropping by, you’ve found DAY 4 of the Color Palette Blog Walk, Round 2.\u00a0 Brandi of Brandi Girl Blog dreamed up this fantastic idea of bloggers sharing color palettes created from\u00a0their own photographs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The theme for the color palettes was centered around what inspires us. For some time now\u00a0one of\u00a0my primary sources […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-color-palettes","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}