Artisan Charlene Sevier at the Bead Dreamer has put out a “Long Days of Summer” Jewelry challenge, and today is reveal day (drum roll please…). I hinted of my inspiration in earlier posts; the blooms of these impossibly gorgeous 2-tone morning glories seen here & on my banner. & here is my piece~
I’ve never worked with bright purple & greens before.
The large filigree pendant is an Andrew Thornton original~ Crown Postale series- patina finished brass with a cool European vintage stamp inlay. Stones are amethyst “wings” and rounds, amazonite, chrysophase, crystal, and ribbon from fellow Etsy artisan Abby&Ellie
I call this one “Rock ‘n Roll Royalty”- the regal colors of a morning glory, ready to fly, a lil’ wild 
.
Hop on over to the blogs of the other participants to see their creations!
Charlene Sevier – http://thebeaddreamer.com/blog/
Andrew Thornton – http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/
Andrea Trank – http://heavenlanecreations.wordpress.com/
I adored these colors !!!
Each element is so lovely on its own I just have to stare and stare at this creation !
All combined they make up one Bead -elicious necklace !!!!
Gorgeous!!!
m.e. : )
Thank you so much M.E.! I had fun making it- (though i was a little nervous my first challenge
I’m very happy to have discovered your flowers! Exquisite!! tara
It is stunning. I love the color combination and the use of ribbon near the back of the necklace. Very nicely done!
Thank you Charlene~ This is the first time I’ve used ribbon, so i had fun with it. Thank you for hosting!!! tara
I love purple and green together. I would definitely wear this necklace. Its light and airty and evokes summer. I am a big fan of copper and patina. You go girl. Andrea PS thanks for you sweet comments to me
Thank you Andrea! the side copper toggle was new placement for me. yay!
I have one more comment. I love the way you put the toggles on the side. I think some toggles are so beautiful, its a shame to hide them
Stunning necklace, I love all the different elements you used in your piece. I don’t think that far out of the box most of the time I’m safely in my box, so I envy those like you that do.
Therese
Thank you Therese~ This challenge was good for de-boxing me (for a while anyway
What a luscious design! Thank you for featuring the Crown Postale piece I made with this really lovely necklace. It honors me greatly and deeply. Thank you!
You’ve done such a lovely job on bringing out the colors and feel of the morning glory blossoms without being too literal. All of the textures are a pleasure to take in! Nicely done, you and this piece ROCK!
Yay!- ‘he likes it!’ Thanks Andrew. I took more risk than usual on this one (as your work always encourages). Keep making pendants!