Friday, January 21, 2011

Lorelei's Fusion Beads Challenge


 Today is the reveal day for Lorelei's Fusion Beads Challenge! Here's my necklace I call Feather Fall. A decidedly Fall-inspired design! The colors and beads that Lorelei chose reminded me of an Autumn palette, so I decided to just go with my first instinct! Fusion Beads was out of the green lucite leaves that Lorelei had picked out, so I went with these Sienna feather leaves instead since I wanted a Fall feel and the idea of the feathers went along with the Green Girl Studios Owl Toggle.


I started with the leather strand, taking full advantage of those fire-polished beads fitting perfectly on it! I knotted the beads an inch apart for a lighter feel. I simply strung the wood beads and Japanese seed beads and added the copper chain with the feather leaves dangling or "falling" down for the focal of the necklace.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my creation. Now, off to more blogs to see what the other participants did! :)

http://Lorelei1141.blogspot.com
http://erinsiegeljewelry.blogspot.com/  You Are Here!

http://beadingbymalindekoning.blogspot.com/
http://beadhappytoday.blogspot.com/

http://thebeaddreamer.com/blog
http://dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://fryestyle.blogspot.com/
http://www.madmaggiedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://reginaswritings.blogspot.com/


http://www.mylifeunderthebus.typepad.com/
http://jennibead.blogspot.com/
http://maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com/
http://silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://lindalandig.wordpress.com/


http://fireflymyst.blogspot.com/
http://www.awishandacloud.blogspot.com
http://spiritrattles.blogspot.com/
http://formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com/


http://songbeads.blogspot.com/
http://beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com
http://threeredbeads.blogspot.com
http://christinec3.blogspot.com/ 

23 comments:

  1. I LIKE IT!! I really think it turned out great- I love the leaves in the front and then one at the clasp- and I love the airyness of the 3 strands. Very cool!

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  2. Very elegant Erin. I love how the leaves hang from the chain and make a focal. And the colors are so great together.

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  3. Beautiful, Subtle, light as a feather.

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  4. Oh ya, your necklace turned out great. I didn't use the leaf, almost with I had now. You used it beautifully!!

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  5. Love how you incorporated the leather!

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  6. Beautiful necklace - I love the leaves and how you used one at the toggle as well, and the knotted leather cording adds so much texture to the overall piece. Very fall-ish. :-)

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  7. Gorgeous necklace, as one would expect! So very airy and light, the leaves are a perfect touch.

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  8. Yes, very like I do!Autumn feeling, and the airyness Lorelei mentioned also. Very pretty! It inspires me :-) (like most of your things do by the way).

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  9. Love the orange leaves and I love the one back by the clasp, too cute!

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  10. I love it, especially the use of spacing to really emphasize the design.

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  11. Erin, I love your choice of leaves, and also that you incorporated copper chain too, I love mixed metal. The copper adds extra warmth to the piece.
    I was unable to thread my cord through the polished beads!

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  12. Very nice and trendy design! I can totally imagine seeing this in Greenwich Village; it's got a great combination of earthy elements and chic fashion style. :3

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  13. Nice necklace. I like that there are three strands all made of different materials.

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  14. Beautiful! I love the leather and pretty leaves, and the lovely feel the piece has.

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  15. I love the color choice you picked for the leaves. It's an eye catching piece, very pretty necklace!

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  16. I love your "Feather Fall" design. I especially like the copper chain you added.

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  17. Really like the variation and the uniqueness of each strand, they all work so well together. The sienna leaves add a nice touch of color to the piece. Lovely!

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  18. Very nicely done! Multi-stranded things elude me.

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  19. I love this! The 3 strands complement each other so nicely, and the autumn leaves "pop" for perfect contrast. I really like your work and am so glad I stopped by! (Your daughter is ADORABLE, BTW!)

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  20. I like the different layers in your piece. And the colors are great.... I would love to try this on :)

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  21. beautiful..love the different strands

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