Today is the reveal of the “Mostly Metal” Challenge hosted by Michelle Mach of Beads And Books. Michelle is a jewelry designer and writer, and hosts several challengs throughout the year. I was fortunate enough to grab a kit for the challenge, and my category was “Gunmetal Love”. It was indeed a challenge for me since I rarely use gunmetal. Here is the kit that was sent to me:
Since I couldn’t think of what to make incorporating everything, I chose to make several pieces:
It’s amazing how we retain things we learned in childhood – I made the red cords into a keychain by using the macrame techniques that I learned long long ago. I also used hematite beads to make heart earrings. The swarovski crystals were made into dangle earrings, and the red ribbon roses (unique to my kit) were made into a hair barette. Now, I just loved the pink pearlized vintage glass cabochon, so I got some Vintaj brass components and made it into a necklace:
And here is the list of participating artists to visit:
Antique Brass Romantic
Filigree Fun
Gunmetal Love
Oh, Michelle is hosting a giveaway to those who leave comments at her blog as well as all the other participating artist blogs.
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