One of a Kind Jewelry for One of a Kind You: shadown box challenge

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Lorelei's Shadow Box Challenge Blog Hop Reveal Day

Well, thats a mouthfull! Lorelei had a great giveaway awhile ago, and picked 23 lucky people to create something with a C-koop Shadow box that she sent us. Then, we'd have a blog hop to see what everyone made. Today is that day! Aren't those boxes just great? Her enamel work, though the colors are bright, is very organic, and I just love it.

I got a little orance square box with one hole at the top. Now, I don't do much pendant style stuff, and I was really hoping to NOT get orange....my brain just doesn't design in bright colors. But the box and the enamel is so awesome, that I fell in love with my little box anyway. Turns out, I can do bright, and still keep it rustic too. I think that is what I am so drawn to in these sort of challenges, is that, it makes me go outside of my comfort zone, and problem solve. I get to take something that baffles me, and figure out how to make it mine.

This is what I figured...............

I played with beads for a month, at one time, this necklace was so chunky and gigantic, it was just crazy! Its funny it ended up be so simple! I used some of my new Loopty Loops in a verdigris patina as the center. In the box, it had to be something round, to make that box less sharp, so a turquoise donut with some brownish / orange coloring went into it. Then I found that GREAT orange crackle agate bead from my bead soup mix LAST time around. I just loved it, and when I got it, I was afraid I'd never get to use it because its so bright for me. YAY! It found a home!