Greetings, colour lovers! Today is the day - Erin's annual Challenge of Colo(u)r Hop. {Yes, I am in the UK, hence the (u)!} Thanks so much to both Erin and Brandi (who put together and selected the colour palettes for us) for organising this wonderful event. I have taken part in all of Erin's challenges to date, I believe, but I believe that the colour challenges are my favourite. I am passionate about colour. I adore it, and I would say it is possibly my greatest inspiration, on a daily basis.
Here is the other palette which I was sent. Seeing both of these together; if you are a frequenter of my blog, you might have suspected that I would leap for Bolivian Deforestation. Indeed, it is the one which appeals to me more. But somehow, I selected Lake Disappointment instead. A combination of wanting to push myself out of my comfort zone, and also knowing that I had the perfect burnt umber and tawny brown beads in my new shop {The Curious Bead Shop, if you are in fact curious! And I ship worldwide ;-)}, along with the sweetest birdie from my friend Bo. Along with some elements from Lesley, and some 7ply waxed linen cord, also from TCBS (which I am loving working with by the way, it's just that bit more substantial than the usual 4ply, which you may be able to tell from the knots in this piece, but maintains that lovely fluid quality which I adore about linen cord), I came up with this bracelet.
Now, I know this design is one you've seen before from me, but (confession time) I only completed this bracelet this morning! And I have been experimenting more and more with my Gardenia bracelets recently - playing with colour in fact - and it seemed fitting that this unusual {to me} colour palette be used as part of my colour experiments. Available in my jewellery shop now.
Erin Prais-Hintz} Our gracious
Brandi Hussey } hosts!
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Lori Dorrington
Dawn Doucette
Jeannie Dukic
Kim Dworak
Beth Emery
Janice Everett
Pam Farren
Donetta Farrington
Gloria Ferrer
Dawn Doucette
Jeannie Dukic
Kim Dworak
Beth Emery
Janice Everett
Pam Farren
Donetta Farrington
Gloria Ferrer
Cherrie Fick
Therese Frank
Patty Gasparino
Tanya Goodwin
Ambra Gostoli
Jess Green
Denielle Hagerman
Mary Harding
Karla Hartzog
Kim Hora
Emanda Johnson
Jennifer Justman
Sue Kennedy
Therese Frank
Patty Gasparino
Tanya Goodwin
Ambra Gostoli
Jess Green
Denielle Hagerman
Mary Harding
Karla Hartzog
Kim Hora
Emanda Johnson
Jennifer Justman
Sue Kennedy
Ema Kilroy
Lee Koopman
Linda Landig
Kirsi Luostarinen
Cynthia Machata
Alicia Marinache
Beth McCord
Mary K McGraw
Karen Mitchell
Cheri Mitchell-Reed
Aimee Moisa
Karla Morgan
Penny Neville
Becky Pancake
Kashmira Patel
Alice Peterson
Kayla Potega
Debbie Price
Bobbie Rafferty
Caron Reid
Nicole Rennell
Cynthia Riggs
Andrea Ross
Sally Russick
Annie Scherz
Pam Sears
Renetha Stanziano
Sandra Stein
Kristen Stevens
Tracy Stillman
Sherri Stokey
Lola Survillo
Kay Thomerson
Jo Tinley
Emma Todd
Cory Tompkins
Pam Traub
Melissa Trudinger
Michelle Tucker
Shelley Graham Turner
Monique Urquhart
Rachel Van-Walsh
Patti Vanderbloemen
Lesley Watt
Lynn White
Joan Williams
Lee Koopman
Linda Landig
Kirsi Luostarinen
Cynthia Machata
Alicia Marinache
Beth McCord
Mary K McGraw
Karen Mitchell
Cheri Mitchell-Reed
Aimee Moisa
Karla Morgan
Penny Neville
Becky Pancake
Kashmira Patel
Alice Peterson
Kayla Potega
Debbie Price
Bobbie Rafferty
Caron Reid
Nicole Rennell
Cynthia Riggs
Andrea Ross
Sally Russick
Annie Scherz
Pam Sears
Renetha Stanziano
Sandra Stein
Kristen Stevens
Tracy Stillman
Sherri Stokey
Lola Survillo
Kay Thomerson
Jo Tinley
Emma Todd
Cory Tompkins
Pam Traub
Melissa Trudinger
Michelle Tucker
Shelley Graham Turner
Monique Urquhart
Rachel Van-Walsh
Patti Vanderbloemen
Lesley Watt
Lynn White
Joan Williams
56 comments:
This is so beautiful it takes my breath away. I wish Father Christmas had a bit more money in his wallet so that I could find it under the tree on Christmas day.
Your jewellery never ceases to amaze me - the work that goes into every individual piece - have you ever added up the hours you spend on each creation
This is gorgeous! What a beautiful color palette! You are right - you had the perfect beads! I especially love the little birdie and Lesley's component! Beautiful!
I love it. The colors, the textures it ALL beautiful!
Wow! I love this pallette! AND I love that bracelet! And yes, now I AM curious about your shop! Lake Disappointment is not a disappointment at all! Beautiful!
So beautiful. I ado(u)re it:) LOL
First,I have to say I LOVE YOUR WORK! You had beautiful palettes to work with. You nailed it with your bracelet! I love the colors and flow. I also went with the palette where I had the perfect beads, makes it much easier! :)
Wonderful colors in your beads. I always marvel at how you put together a bracelet. This one is no exception. I loved being drawn in by those deep tawny browns and rusty dark reds. Great choices!!
Well you know I'm a sucker for those earthy tones so what's not to love. The blue adds a lovely pop too. I used your 7plyu in my piece to an it does handle really well.
I had to laugh when I saw the "u" in color!! Great pieces and I love the added details that you put into each piece!
Really gorgeous! I love those earthy yellows with the striking blue, then followed by those subtle red stripe beads ... beautiful!
Your bracelet is amazing! It's clear you love color ... you have a way of making them play together so nicely! =)
Sweet bracelet with loads of different shapes.
Stunning! Love the pops of color with the red, beige, and cobalt!
That is beautiful! I love the pop of blue from the little bird with the yellow and tan colors.
It's beautiful and whimsical!
Love this blog hop! True eye candy. And your bracelet of deep red, blue and golds is just beautiful.
Love this blog hop! True eye candy. And your bracelet of deep red, blue and golds is just beautiful.
Perfect pop of blue! This is beautiful.
When I saw this on FB I wasn't aware of the blog post so I had no idea that it was based on a colour palette challenge. I love it even more now I've seen the inspiration behind the piece. Nice job RA!
Well, the Lake may be named "Disappointment" but your bracelet is in no way disappointing! I love how your colours so closely mirror your chosen pallet. Lovely job, indeed!
Oh, Rebecca, this is gorgeous!
I commend you for pushing your own boundaries and stretching with your palette choice. I think it was an excellent one, as that blue you picked up on is SO eye catching! And that bird is adorable.
I especially love the copper headpins - they add such a nice dash of color, too! Thanks for playing along, fellow color lover!
Oh sweet Rebecca, you always create the most exquisite pieces. Whenever I pop over to your blog or your FB I know I'm in for a visual feast. I love this bracelet, love! Your gardenia bracelets are just so beautiful in all their forms and I love to see what's coming next always. ((HUGS)) Thank you for sharing, sweet friend <3
Love your bracelet!! I do not make bracelets much, because I find them difficult (mental block?), but yours is really stunning! Well done!
The flower beads are so nice! Love them!
Ambra
Great job. The little blue bird is sweet.
For just completing that this morning, I bow down to you and your awesome creative skills! :)
I'm pretty much in love with this piece; It's so different with it's asymmetrical look and adorable little blue birdie!
You did a wonderful job with your palette :)
Wow, love the lake disappointment palette. You really did it justice with your design, the colour pop of blue is stunning.
Deb x
Gorgeous! I am tempted to use those palettes and make something else!
Loving that sweet little bird. So pretty!
I love that you added the U to color as well as stayed true to YOUrself in designing this piece. While the colors are not particularly your typical cup of tea, they really do work so well together and exemplify the inspiration palette. It works, it works so fabulously!
So pretty! I always love the little dangle clusters you do :)
How lovely to see you take this kind of color combination and turn it into one of your luscious bracelets! If I had a vote in it, I'd say you ought to put burnt umbers and browns into your repertoire more often, because you do rock them!
Gosh, it's just so beautiful! I love the colors, the design...every single thing about this bracelet "sings" to me!
I love the way you Brits put that extra 'u' in colo(u)r... must be because you are so (u)nique! ;-)
I am totally blown away that you didn't choose the second palette. But let's face it...this IS a challenge after all! I am so glad you used this challenge to test your color limits. I think you are soaring. And I am so very excited for you to have this online bead shop. Will you ship to the US? Or is it only for your European friends? Thank you for being a part of my Challenges and for taking it to a new level! Enjoy the day. Erin
Love this piece. I have many of these beads and have used in them in different designs. Thanks for the tip on the 7 waxed linen Sometimes I find the 4 ply doesn't hold up. I love the cluster of flowers. Thanks Cherrie
Lovely! Your work is really impeccable...something I can only dream of doing sometime! The colors are gorgeous, and am glad you decided to go against what you would instinctively pick. This is amazing!
I was curious about the name of this lake, and here's what I found:
Surrounded by sand dunes, Lake Disappointment is an ephemeral salt lake in one of the most remote areas of Western Australia. An early explorer supposedly named the lake in 1897 after following a number of creeks that he thought would lead to a large lake; they did, but the lake’s extremely salty water was not drinkable.
Rebecca I love your piece, it matches the Pallet perfectly, Your pallets are stunning. love that bottom one!!
Gorgeous work and a beautiful palette! On my monitor, it looks like yellow, blue and deep burnt orange, a color combination I love! The flower and bird beads are precious!
Love the feel to this bracelet - fantastic design :) - the cluster of flowers and bird, along with the tiny little dangle make it extra special!
JLynn
Absolutely divine - I love the little bird, so sweet!
beautiful! Always such beautiful work
Love it, and the vibrant lapis blue of the bird is PERFECT!
Great bracelet, and an amazing job matching your palette!
Beautifully done Rebecca! Love the little cluster of flowers! You matched the palette beautifully!
I like how you worked out of your norm for this and those colors are so amazing! Very nice work!
You had two gorgeous color palettes to work with that is for sure - love, love, love the bracelet! Love the colors you have in those beads (love the cluster of flowers), and love the metal and the little bird! Pefect!!!
Gorgeous colours (we Aussies spell it this way too). I think I'm a little in love with the blue of the bird bead.
Beautiful bracelet Rebecca, you pulled everything together beautifully using the colors of your palette. That is a very sweet blue bird. I like how you perched it above the bunch of posies.
Therese
Absolutely gorgeous - love how you matched the colours (Canadian here, and I grew up in Europe, so definitely a {u} in there too!) and the organic feel of the bracelet. Beautiful!
Love the richness of the beads you use in your lovely bracelet.
Beautiful and whimsical! Love your work and the palette was gorgeous.
I love this bracelet because it reminiscent of my favorite vintage jewelry designer Miriam Haskell. I definitely would want this for my collection.
Beautiful bracelet which really pulls the colours from the palette. I love the contrast of the deep blue with the reds and yellows.
I really love this bracelet. You really pulled the colors together and the little birdie in it is so cute. Nice job.
A gorgeous piece! I'm so glad you chose the palette you did. You nailed the colors, and the beads you used are just perfect. Love the darling bird!
I'm not sure you need another comment telling you what a great job you did on this piece, but in case you're not sure, here's it is. Will you believe us now?
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