Saturday, October 26, 2013

6th Do Over Challenge Hosted by Jeannie K. Dukic

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Hi Y'all,

Well a few months ago Jeannie K Dukic put out the call for those that wanted to sign up for her annual Do Over Challenge.  The challenge was open for the first twenty people that signed up and was willing to play by her rules.

The Rules 

The do over piece is an old piece of jewelry, that Jeannie, did not like or did not sell for one reason or another.  When you sign up you will receive the piece for free, but you must pay for the S&H fee for either one or two pieces.  
When you receive the piece or pieces you must use 50% of the piece in your new design.  If you got two pieces you can mix the two together and create one or more pieces.  The pieces are not refundable, if you do not like what you received and do not wish to participate Jeannie will send you a bill for the piece you received, the piece can not be sent back to Jeannie.

I have been following the do over challenge for a little while and this time around I jumped at the chance to participate.  I loved the mystery of what I would receive in the mail from Jeannie and also fretted that I would not be able to come up with a design, but once my piece arrived I knew right away what I was going to do.

Here is what I received from Jeannie:


A necklace made with shell daggers, lime green and turquoise dyed Howlite disks, a brass Starfish pendant, all connected to a chain.

Here is what I created with the necklace after I took it apart.



A friend of my Mom's gave me a box of shells, and a bunch of seed beads all she asked is that I make her something with one of the shells.  So when I got the necklace from Jeannie I went to the box of shells and pick this one out, because I liked the colors in this one.  I went to my stash of gemstones and pulled out the 
4 mm turquoise dyed Howlite rounds to go with the turquoise dyed Howlite disks from the necklace. The seed beads are Toho size 15 and size 8 bronze and Toho size 11 bronze matte finish.  The end result is this shell bead embroider pendant with fringe made using the Howlite disks and shell daggers from the necklace.
I hung the pendant on a leather necklace.  I call this piece "By The Seashore".  


This how it will look when worn.



I made these earrings using the lime green Howlite disks from the necklace, hot pink 6X8 mm roundels, 
4X6 mm roundels, and  2X4 mm roundels from my stash. I strung them onto 22 gauge silver wire. I named these "Tutti Fruiti" 




With the rest of the shell daggers from the necklace and the roundels I made this Princess style necklace, that I called "Bright Colorful Beach"

The only part of the necklace I did not use was the chain and the brass Starfish.

I had a great time creating with the necklace that Jeannie sent to me.  Thank you Jeannie this was a fun challenge.  I hope to be able to participate in another one of your Do Over Challenges.

Now please go and see what the others have created with their Do Over pieces.


Oh and by the way, my Mom's friend loves the pendant that I made for her.  Thank you again Jeannine, for helping make that creation come to life.

Happy beading Y'all,
Therese

24 comments:

  1. Flipping Nora that pendant is to die for! Amazing piece of work! Love the coupling of the lime green with the hot pink too. Makes for very striking and pretty earrings and necklace.

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  2. Oh my! My heart skipped a beat, maybe two when I laid eyes on that pendant. Stringing it on leather and keeping the focal as the star is genius.
    Tutti Fruiti is so colorful (I love color) They're so happy. Same as the necklace. I'm so happy you enjoyed this little challenge. Having a "great time" is what it's all about.

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  3. Amazing work as usual, Therese! By the Seashore is just stunning! Love it!

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  4. The pendant is absolutely gorgeous. and I love the tuttie fruitie earrings. great job.

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  5. These pieces are fantastic, Therese!! I love what you did, the pendant is beautiful!

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  6. Oh my goodness Therese!!!! BRAVO! I just gasped loudly as I scrolled down to the first do-over piece you created. It's magnificent! And I really enjoyed the others too.

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  7. Wonderful job Theresa. By the Seashore is awesome. The Tutti Fruiti earrings are so bright and colorful. Real attention getters.

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  8. Whoa. Totally did not expect that. I thought those dagger beads would be very limiting, but you really pulled this off into something totally creative and new. What a fresh idea! And I really love how you used the other things, too. I would never have thought of using the red with the green. You've taught me quite a bit today. Thank you!

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  9. The beaded focal is gor-geous! I agree with Ginger- the way you used the dagger beads is so creative and unusual. The Tutti Frutti earrings are so colorful- perfect for all kinds of outfits! Christie

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  10. Your earrings and second necklace are nice. . .but that first necklace made me GASP! You know my love for the beach and this is just amazing. You absolutely rocked this challenge!!

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  11. Wow ... and wow!!! The first necklace is just amazing!!! Wonderful job!!! I laso like the second set, so bright and colorful, calling sun ans summer back .... but just can't keep my eyes away from the first necklace!!!
    Alenka

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  12. Excellent do-over! Gorgeous - I love all your pieces: the embroidery is as usual flawless, the tutti-frutti earrings are extremely cheerful, and so is the bright beach :)

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  13. This is such a unique challenge! I love the first necklace with its tribal feel. The colorful pieces are so different from the other piece. Those hot pink beads are fabulous!!! Beautiful work as always.

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  14. Ditto, ditto, ditto..... These pieces are fantastic, using a combination of creativity and great skill!

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  15. I just love them all! That first necklace is a real show stopper and the rest are so bright they bring on a smile and sure brighten up a gray day.

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  16. Therese, you are a true artist. I am in awe of all you did with the necklace you received...it's all completely new and fresh! Now that we've kind of morphed into lots of mist and gray here in the Pacific Northwest (after a beautiful but short Indian Summer), the tutti frutti earrings made me laugh out loud. I love that name; the earrings look positively edible!

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  17. Boy are you good, Therese. This are just wonderful and I can't imagine how creative your mind must be. I' so awed!

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  18. The seashore necklace is a winner! love to see how the dagger beads change character in each piece.

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  19. As always Therese .. your bead weaving is gorgeous! I love how you used the shell as the focal in a bead bezel, and I bet your mom's friend will simply love it! and the earrings with princess style necklace are so much fun and would be perfect for summer!

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  20. Therese, that is such a beautiful pendant and necklace AND earrings! They are so bright and cheery it is hard to believe it's October and not June. Lovely work!

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  21. All of your pieces are beautiful, but my favorite is the first one - such a beautifully designed pendant! So much detail, and the beads fit together perfectly. Fabulous! :)

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  22. Wow. I would not have known what to do with those beads! Except for the starfish. I salute you for your genius and creativity.

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  23. Isn't it amazing how our beads "talk" to us. My husband says we are crazy since beads don't "talk". But they do! When I got my piece...the pink focal bead just screamed at me....bead weaving. I guess it is a beader thing...lol. But your pieces are awesome! I have a few of the beads left and have a couple of ideas for them. I really love the first piece. I bet if you had to sell it, it wouldn't have lasted 24 hours in your store! Great job!

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  24. Wow, I have to say I am very impressed with your transformed pieces. I didn't see any of those from the original piece. Great job!

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