Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Summer Lovin' summer challenge kit hosted by Amy Severino



Hi Y'all,
Welcome to the Summer Lovin' kit challenge blog hop, but before I show y'all what I made with my kit from Amy, there is something I need to say.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Amy, happy birthday to you and many more!!!!!

Okay now onto the hop.



Back near the end of May, Amy, put out the call for those that would be interested in doing her Summer Lovin' challenge.  Of course I jumped at it and then again why wouldn't I, just look at the beautiful items we would get to play and create with.  I paid my small fee for the kit and waited for it to arrive in the mail.
I am like so many, I love to get those bubble wrap envelopes in the mail.  I jumped for joy the day it arrived. I tore it open and dumped the contents out onto my work table and marveled at the beauty of the pendant and the lovely glass pearls and silver crystals and findings.  I knew right away what I was going to do with this kit, well at least the stitch I planned to use that is.  So I gathered it all back up and put it back into it's baggie and set it aside while I did other commitments that were due first.  Amy gave us a long time to do something with the kit and that is dangerous for a procrastinator like me.  I would come across the kit each time I went to my work table and say to myself I need to get started on this, but I still have time.  Well before I knew it it was July and of course there is the 4th celebrations and vacations to take, which by the way I got to meet three wonderful beady people on my trip north for a family reunion in Pennsylvania July 18th - 22nd, Christine Altmiller, Maryanne Gross and our hostess Amy Severino.  I met up with Christine on July 19th in Carlisle, PA,  we were having too much fun bead shopping and talking, that taking a picture never entered our minds and I regret this, but I did get one with Amy and Maryanne when I met them on July 22nd.

Me, Maryanne, Amy at Bead Soup in Savage, MD

Okay, okay, I hear you enough with the reminiscing and on with the reveal y'all want to see what I created I know.  So any way I got back home on July 23rd and I started my piece for Amy's challenge.  I finished it the next day and I am so proud of my piece because I did the whole piece without resulting to someone else's pattern or tutorial.
Without further ado here is my Summer Lovin' challenge piece...


I used RAW(right angle weave) as the base stitch and then embellished it with crystals and seed beads.  On the 4mm silver glass pearls I used 3mm metallic gold crystals and size 11 seed beads on the top and along the side I used size 11 gold seed beads and 3mm metallic silver crystals.  On the 6mm black glass pearls I used 4mm gold crystals and gold 11 seed beads on the top and along the side I used 4mm silver crystals with the gold 11 seed beads.  On the gold 6mm glass pearls I used 4mm silver crystals with silver 11 seed beads and along the side gold 4mm crystals with silver 11 seed beads.  I hung the pendant on the necklace and it just was not enough plain so I beaded a bezel around it with 11 and 15 silver and gold seed beads and then put a row around the outside edge with the 3 mm silver and gold crystals. 

Well I still had some silver 4mm pearls left, from the extra pearls I purchase from Michael's, and some gold 3 mm crystals, so I made a bracelet and earrings to match the necklace.




So there you have it my Summer Lovin' challenge pieces.  

Now it is time to go and see what the other's have made with their kits.

Participants in the Summer Lovin' Kit Challenge!
Reveal Date
August 1
Renetha LampLightCrafts
Lori B.
Shirley Beads and Bread
Therese Therese's Treasures (You are here)
Kristen My Bead Journey


  

22 comments:

  1. O my, how lovely -- rustic and rich and elegant all at the same time.

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  2. Your necklace, and the bracelet and earrings, are gorgeous, Therese!!! I love the embellished RAW necklace, it's so elegant! Just beautiful!

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  3. WOW, that is a true beauty. What a stunning piece. I am so glad you got to meet some of your beading friends too.

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  4. Therese - I have one word to say - and that is: STUNNING!!!! This is so beautiful! I can totally see this on the red carpet with someone's silver or gold or black gown!!!! (heheh- and thank you for the b-day wish! this reveal is a great present to myself!)

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  5. Beautiful Therese! I can understand why you were so excited about it. It is fantastic! I am glad that you got to meet some more beady friends. I would love to meet Christine myself!

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  6. Therese I LOVE it! you are such an amazing bead weaver. that is just a gorgeous piece. I love that you guys all got together! Christine and I are talking about a get together early Fall ... are you near by? how fun would that be!

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  7. Oh, Therese, this is just stunning! What a beautiful job you did, and I especially like how you surrounded the focal, INSPIRED! Happy summer!

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  8. Awesome!! What can I say--love your work. I know I won't ever get that far into bead weaving so I love knowing I can oh and ah over your work! Isn't it so much fun how we can travel and get to meet people that seem like old friends and we have never met! Puts a whole new spin on vacations--friends are always near!

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  9. Therese, I LOVE your necklace. I haven't any patience for RAW, so I admire your stitching even more! Gorgeous use of the pearls and crystals! Hope your day is fantastic!
    {Hugs!}

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  10. Therese, that is gorgeous. I love the graduated right angle weave. The effect is amazing. The bezel is beautiful and fits so well with your necklace. I'm just blown away. :)

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  11. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!

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  12. Love the necklace! I know that the set would just look gorgeous on!

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  13. Lovely creations Therese, I love that focal pendant x

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  14. I'm loving your pieces Therese. What a wonder job. The necklace is awesome.

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  15. Therese, this is SPECTACULAR! Love the rich textures and the subtle colors. You've made another wow piece!

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  16. Gorgeous! I love the sparkle of the embellishments on the bezel and in the RAW chain. The size and color change in the RAW chain make it even more appealing. And how fun that you arranged some real life meeting time with beaders! We might have passed each other on the road as I was driving back from Ohio headed to South Georgia.

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  17. Oh wow! I love the additional sparkle and also the bracelet and earrings you made to match. This is just wonderful work.

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  18. Stunning work Therese! Your beadwork is amazing as always! I love the focal piece.

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  19. oh my goodness! we didn't take a picture!!! we will just have to meet again to get one :-) you made the rounds on that quick trip.
    this piece is GORGEOUS!!! absolutely stunning and beautiful and a great blend of colors.
    my post is coming later rather than sooner about our day. i am in the thick of summer events but enjoying it all!

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  20. Your designs are amazing. I would have no clue in bead weaving/stitching. This is a beautiful, eye-catching necklace.

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  21. Love this necklace! You always do an awesome job :)

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  22. I just stumbled upon your blog and was wondering how would one get the Summer challenge kits?

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