Saturday, May 24, 2014

Blog Hop Reveal

Today is the Day!! I joined in Diane of Suburban Girl Studios Waxed Linen Blog Hop & today is the reveal!!  I just recently started working with waxed linen cord & selling it the bead shows, due to the high number of my customers that asked if I carried it, so I took the plunge....& the following is the result!!  I'm loving all the colors it's available in & how well it knots. 

For the Blog Hop I decided to use the following Materials:
Ceramic Disks by Marsha Neal Studio
Ceramic Cap by Marsha Neal Studio
Ceramic Wire Shards by Marsha Neal Studio
4 Ply Irish Waxed Linen(Mint)
Pewter Toggle
3MM Crown/Tulip Crimp End
Small Drop & Long Drop Seed Beads from Twisted Sistah Beads 


  
The ceramic pieces I used from Marsha Neal Studio are from her collection of beads that I sell at the bead shows, Thank You very much Marsha, I've been dying to use these disks in a finished piece of jewelry!!  & they're paired with seed beads from a dear friend of both Marsha & I, Leslie of Twisted Sistah Beads & Fiber!! I had no choice but to include Leslie's favorite color seed bead - Matte Khaki Iris - for which Leslie calls it "the New Black"!!  
This is a big step out of the box for me jewelry wise, in that this is my first asymmetrical necklace!  Yikes, I've been making jewelry for 14 years, selling at bead shows since 2006 & this is the first one!!  Well better late then never right, I hope you enjoy it!!  In the next coming weeks I will be listing new kits on my Etsy shop as well as some other supplies I carry at the bead shows including the Irish Waxed Linen!! Check out my Etsy Shop in the next couple weeks or come visit me at a bead show in the Northeast - check out my show schedule posted on the left side of my blog page!!

Darlene

23 comments:

  1. Yowza! I think you've found another great medium for you! Love this necklace - the colors, the many strands... gorgeous!

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  2. Lovely balance in this asymmetrical design! The way the gathered strands play off the discs is quite nice. - Cynthia

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  3. For someone who just recently started using waxed linen and for your first asymmetrical necklace - wow! Really lovely. Just keep doing what you're doing!

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  4. Looks like you're a natural at asymmetrical designs! I love how the waxed linen and beads look together--very fitting!

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  5. Your necklace is simply marvelous! Love the colors, and although it may be asymmetrical it looks perfectly balanced in design.

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  6. What a gorgeous necklace! I love how you played the many strands off against the clasp. Just yummy!

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  7. Fabulous asymmetric design! So glad you joined in the blog hop!

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  8. I can't believe this is your first asymmetrical design. Great work!

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  9. Gorgeous! You did beautifully for your first asymmetrical design and I love all the shades of green!

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  10. Hi Darlene, Your necklace is awesome. It is one of my favorite pieces from this hop.You chose the colors very well. You really worked that waxed linen. Kudos to you fro trying asymmetrical. You did it really well.

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  11. Great use of the toggle with Marsha's disk. Beautiful design.

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  12. AWESOME design! I LOVE how you used Marsha's pieces!

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  13. Gorgeous necklace I love the color and the design. Marsha's components are a joy to work with, don't you agree?
    Therese

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    1. Nicely designed, my eyes are drawn to the asymmetry of the piece. The colors are very summery. Makes me think of Destin Florida

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  16. Wow! This is such a fantastic design! I love the asymmetry and the multiple strands of linen cord. It gives the piece a full look with great texture. I also like the macrame section on the side. The variation in knotting techniques adds lots of interest. An amazing job for your first asymmetrical piece. I never would have guessed that!

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  17. I love this necklace. The discs/focal are great. I love your choice of seed beads with them and the way you attached the focal. Very delicate, intricate and pretty all at the same time.

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  18. Gorgeous necklace! I love the color, design, and Marsha's ceramics.

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  19. Gorgeous colors and I love how balanced it is, even though it is asymmetrical! The tassel/dangle at the bottom is especially wonderful!

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  20. Loveyour design and the colors are perfect.

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  21. I struggle with asymmetry...this is just perfect! Beautiful colors too!

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  22. I never would guess this was your first asymmetrical piece, it's beautifully balanced! Looks fabulous, love the multiple strands!

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