Welcome to the One Crayon Color Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Sally Russick of The Studio Sublime
Before I get started with my post I would like to say thank you to Sally for thinking up this wonderful challenge.
I enjoy participating in Sally's challenges they are fun and push me to create. The objective of this challenge was to choose one color and create a monochromatic piece using that one color. The color I chose was Red. Why you ask? I do not have the slightest idea why I chose red, except to step away from my normal color choices, this is a challenge you know. Sally encouraged us to use the different shades of our color choice. Think about it if your piece was all of the same shade it would be a little flat and lifeless. I am also glad she gave us a whole month to think of an idea and gather supplies, because although I knew what I wanted to make it took me a little while to find the right components.
I was searching on Etsy for red glass beads and I came across these beautiful tulip lamp worked glass beads by Serena Smith she make gorgeous lamp work glass flowers and other beads.
I went to Hobby Lobby to get some red Czech fire polished glass beads and I found red and pink wire also. So the only color that is not in the red family is the silver crimp covers. Oh and in that same trip to Hobby Lobby I got some rose colored glass pearls in 6mm and 8mm.
Juli of Studio Juls had a grab bag sale, so I grabbed a bag and this precious little red heart was one of the items in the bag. I could not resist to use it in my piece. I lucked out at my LBS, it was having a trunk show and I found these faceted Ruby 2x4mm roundels for a steal of a price. I was going to use two silver bead caps at the ends of my Cellini spiral, but I was looking through my latest Bead and Button magazine and I saw a tutorial for these beaded bead caps and I just happened to have some Indian Pink 3mm bicone crystals in my stash.
In the spiral I used size 11 silver lined ruby red and rainbow ruby red seed beads, size 8 silver lined ruby red and rainbow ruby red seed beads, and the faceted ruby 2x4mm roundels. The Cellini spiral is a peyote stitch and using the different sized bead causes the ridges. This is one of my favorite spiral stitches.
I am very pleased with how my piece turned out. It came to life just how I envisioned it.
Thank you for stopping by and viewing my post. I had a great time gathering supplies and creating my piece. I hope you enjoyed viewing my blog post and you liked what you found here.
Please take the time to go and visit the other participants in this One Crayon Color Challenge I am positive you will not be disappointed.
Hosted by:
Sally Russick http://thestudiosublime.com
Red
Therese Frank http://theresestreasures59.
Rochelle Brisson http://acreativechelle.
Lisa Lodge http://pineridgetreasures.
Malin de Koning http://beadingbymalindekoning.
Bobbie Rafferty http://beadsong.blogspot.com
Orange
Linda Landig http://LindasBeadBlog.com
Cherrie Fick http://designsinthelight.com
Beth McLarnan http://threetrees-art.
Cece Cormier http://thebeadingyogini.com
Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.
Tanya Goodwin http://pixiloo.blogspot.com
Jean Welles http://jeanawells.blogspot.com
Amy Severino http://amybeads.blogspot.com
Rebekah Payne http://treewingsstudio.com
Lola Surwillo http://.beadlolabead.blogspot.
Judy Turner http://silver-rains.blogspot.
Yellow
Jennifer Justman http://soulsfiredesigns.
Rose Brisson http://ahteesblog.blogspot.com
Kim Bender http://www.kimmykats.com/
Heather Powers http://humblebeads.blogspot.
Shelly Joyce http://www.aujourlejour-
Blue
Cherie Reed http://creativedesignsbycheri.
Rebecca Anderson http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Hope Smitherman http://craftyhope.blogspot.com
Patti Vanderbloemen http://
Michelle Buettner http://MiShelDesigns.blogspot.
Alicia Marinache http://allprettythings.ca
Charissa Sloper http://blog.obsidiansoda.com
Sonya Stille http://dreaminofbeads.
Maria Grimes http://mariagrimes.blogspot.
Nancy Saccoccio http://risingdesigns.blogspot.
Sandi Volpe http://sandivolpe.com
Joanne Tinley http://
Catherine Pruitt http://boobeads.blogspot.com
Green
Mary Harding http://
Karin Gilman http://www.qaygee.
Jayne Capps http://mamasgottodoodle.
Lorelei Eurto http://lorelei1141.blogspot.
Melissa Meman http://melissameman.blogspot.
Alice Peterson http://alice-dreaming.
Jenny Davies Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Cynthia Machata http://antiquitytravelers.
Melissa Essenburg http://chinookdesigns.
Regina Santerre http://reginaswritings.
Lauren Streets http://ornthoughts.wordpress.
Elizabeth Auld http://beadsforbusygals.com
Purple
Tracy Mok http://bumblebeadsdesigns.
Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.
Marti Conrad http://marticsclay.blogspot.
Lori Anderson http://prettythingsblog.com
Donna Bradley http://strandedbeads.blogspot.
Courtney Breul http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.
Linda Younkman http://lindysdesigns.blogspot.
Susan Kennedy http://www.suebeads.blogspot.
Lisa Liddy http://Lisaliddy.wordpress.com
Tracy Stillman http://www.
Dawn Doucette http://designsbydawnmarie.
Brown
Diana Ptaszynski http://suburbangirlstudio.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://formysweetdaughter.
Janice Everett http://JLynnJewels.blogspot.
Karen Williams http://Baublicious.blogspot.
Black
Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com
Heidi Post http://expostfactojewelry.
Birgitta Lejonklou http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/
Holly Westfall http://silverrosedesigns.
Karin Slaton http://backstorybeads.
Happy beading Y'all,
Therese
Oh my - how lovely is this piece!?! It's beautiful. I love the shades of red you used. This is truly inspiring!
ReplyDeleteTherese, what a beautiful necklace. I had come across the Cellini spiral a few times in my research and now really know I need to try it out. I wish I could see this in person! So glad you had fun finding all the parts too!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love the Cellini spiral. I'd never have thought to try it in red though. Thanks for sparking my inspiration.
ReplyDeleteYou seed beaders are killing me! That necklace is so beautiful! In my next life, I will have better eye/hand coordination so that I can create masterpiece's like your necklace! Love your handmade clasp, too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteFantastic job with a beautiful color! Love the necklace!
ReplyDeleteTherese, STUNNING!!! The necklace came together beautifully!! The cellini spiral is GORGEOUS!! I have to admit that I saw the pic with the little bit of the spiral showing and I immediately stopped reading the post and scrolled down because I couldn't wait to see the necklace as a whole, then went back to reading! You have got yourself one showstopper of a necklace!! Thank you for joining in and creating in one crayon color!
ReplyDeleteTherese, this necklace is absolutely gorgeous! I love that you chose each and every component so carefully. That handmade clasp is awesome, and so is your bead weaving skills.
ReplyDeleteOh, Therese, I love it! It is so sweet and the tulip beads - perfect! I am in awe of your bead weaving - gorgeous...
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of anyone that creates with seed beads but this cellini spiral is jaw dropping. I actually said "wow" out loud when i scrolled down to the pic of the full shot of the necklace. Gorgeous work Therese!
ReplyDeleteWow! Absolutely beautiful and detailed beadwork! The best part of this is we can all find and explore the blogs of many skilled beaders. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace Therese - real wow factor!
ReplyDeleteWow! Really incredible and rich looking!
ReplyDeleteTherese- That spiral is AMAZING!! You went into so much detail about the beads in your piece, it really helped give me the impression of how much thought you put into this necklace. It turned out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteNow, what is LBS? I'm guessing Local Bead Shop, but I don't like to assume.
That is amazing, Therese. I love all the different beads. I did the same thing Sally did when I saw the spiral. :) That is just gorgeous and I love how it sits between the tulip and the heart. Those beaded bead caps are such a wonderful touch.
ReplyDeleteTherese, your necklace is beautiful and I love the spiral! Hobby Lobby is my home away from home
ReplyDeleteYour necklace is beautiful. It looks like something a queen would wear. It is obvious from your post that you enjoyed the search for the right components as much as you enjoyed actually making the piece. I am a published quilter and I have looked years for just the right fabric for a particular quilt so I "get" it. Kudos to you, it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTherese what a beautiful piece! I HAVE to try that spiral - I absolutely love that design. well done!
ReplyDeleteLove those tulip beads and your mix with the spiral is awesome! What a fun challenge! Red is not easy for me to design with... great job!
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning Therese! I love all the red! I love the look of the Cellini spiral stitch but I have not taken the plunge yet. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I have never been a red type of person, BUT YOU HAVE CHANGED MY MIND! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMaria xo
Red is a color I never design with, and I've also never experimented with Cellini spiral stitch. Your piece makes me want to jump in and embrace both! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTotally hot piece. Love the toggle!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed the idea of this hop. Very intricate and pretty!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautifully detailed necklace! I love it...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And well done for using red wire too - I have to admit that I used silver in the end! The spiral must have been hours worth of work, but so worth it.
ReplyDeleteI love that you chose a color you don't normally work with! And the clasp is awesome -- I love creative clasps. Seed bead work always amazes me and I love the twist.
ReplyDeleteI love all the detailed work, not something I have done yet but admire the seed beads, and the darling red focal.
ReplyDeleteOh my Therese I am in love!!! Love all the different components you used and the various colors on the theme of red. Wonderful job!!!!
ReplyDeleteThere's a palpable heat radiating off of my screen from your lovely piece! All those luscious shades of red and rose building and feeding off of eachother. Beautiful. And a fun use of the spiral - very nice!
ReplyDeleteHi Therese -- what an amazing necklace you made! It's just gorgeous and creative and the reds are wonderful. I took a color theory class once where the teacher said "all reds go together." This necklace proves her point. It's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow, Therese, that's beautiful! Such amazing stitching! I did use silver too for my head pins. The clasp is really fantastic! Great job!
ReplyDeleteTherese, red is actually my favorite color but I think it is hard to match up reds there are so many different hues. I love your spiral focal piece. I have always wanted to try a spiral like that but have yet to do so. Great job.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - I keep looking at the Cellini spiral but haven't attempted it yet. love that clasp too. Great job!
ReplyDeleteTherese, I LOVE your necklace! The cellini spiral is a favorite of mine... but it takes so darn long.... yawnnnnnn. LOL this is why I don't do more of them, because I really DO like how they look! Love what you did with the red! Very passionate!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic weekend!
{Hugs!}
This is so impressive Therese! This piece has so many design elements that blend so beautifully together. You certainly captured your one crayon color!
ReplyDeleteOh Therese! Once again you rocked it! You are an incredible beader!
ReplyDeletelove your beadwork! you did a great job, therese!
ReplyDeleteLove what you did with "red!"
ReplyDeleteTherese, the Cellini is spectacular!! Your pieces just keep getting more and more beautiful -- this one is a real stunner. Wow, wow, wow, WOW!!
ReplyDeleteI love your necklace, really stunning! The cellini spiral is actually the next bead weaving techniques that I am going to learn. I love your beaded caps. Wonderful job on this challenge!
ReplyDeleteSonya
I love the textures in your piece, the cellini spiral is wonderful and it's a beautiful design.
ReplyDeleteGasp!!! That is SO beautiful! WOW!
ReplyDeleteWow Therese! Stunning necklace ... every element perfectly in place! Love the depth and shimmer ... you're quite the bead whisperer ... =)
ReplyDeleteI love your necklace, Therese! Cellini spiral is one of my favorite stitches too and I love how you used the different beads to string the necklace. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a statement necklace! Those lampwork flowers are really cool :)
ReplyDeleteOk, first of all, I LOVE Hobby Lobby! I moved to Ga from Minnesota and we didn't have them up north. The first time I went in one down here, I literally squealed...out loud! This necklace is unbelievable, I just kept thinking about Dorothy's Red Shoes from the Wizard of Oz, the colors are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery nice Cellini spiral - much more flexible than the one I struggled with a few weeks ago! My goal is to make a flexible one, one day. Very nice red creation!
ReplyDeleteWow, I like how your photographs lead to that gorgeous spiral. Great beads, lovely color, just lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Therese! The heart is so sweet and I love red clasp! Of course your beadwork is amazing as always.
ReplyDeleteWonderful necklace! -very nice red clasp to match too ;)
ReplyDeleteRed is my very favorite color, so this necklace makes me happy. I love how even the clasp is red -- that coated copper wire is wonderful stuff, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beadwork! I love red and love how you pulled it all together - that clasp is something else too - a very exciting and WOW design :)
ReplyDeleteJLynn
What a pretty necklace! Isn't it just so wonderful when a design turns out just how you imagined it? I love the spiral beadwork!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of hardwork has been put into this beauty. Love the clasp too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, I have tried bead weaving and I am all thumbs, love the red.
ReplyDeleteOh SO Beautiful! I never tried Cellini Spiral and this would make me want to give it a go, as it is so Red and gorgeous and full of passion :-) Don't you just get so giddy when what you see in your head really does come out of your hands?!
ReplyDeleteTherese, you have outdone yourself, this is absolutely amazing! I love everything in this piece and I don't think I will ever get over how beautiful your bead work is, bravo!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, thats a really cool spiral stitch! ( Says the NON bead weaver!) Amazing!
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