Lorelei's pinwheel challenge!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 08:40AM I haven't blogged in ages, I have been working on my thesis. But I took a bit of a break to participate in Lorelei Eurto's pinwheel challenge!
It is a foggy day here in the midwest. So this is a perfect pick-me-up! The Jade Scott pinwheels are so cute and remind me of summer. I took this chance to use these great bottle cap beads from Glass Garden that I picked up in Tucson a couple of years ago. I love the colors but had never found the perfect combination to use with them.
I absolutely love green, but pink and green together remind me of the early 80s preppy time of my life. So I added some vintage blue glass beads and a strand of aqua ceramic disks that I got at Michaels. That with the czech faceted rondelles and the cane glass, I really like the overall look. It will get me thinking of warm breezes and the pool!
Thanks for the great challenge, Lorelei!
Reader Comments (16)
Oh wow - love the blue-green-pink interplay! Us midwesterners are dreaming of warmer, sunnier days :-) Nicely done...
Oh I love this!! Great colors, and yes so 80s, which I adore! Those Michaels beads are perfect and love the bottle cap beads you chose for this piece too! That's a keeper fo SHIZ! Thanks for playing!
I like a necklace that talks to you...and this one does. Great job!
The colors together are great. So fun & summery. I definitely see that by the pool - you're right!
I absolutely adore this - the colours and shapes couldn't be more perfect for the pinwheel! And those ceramic discs are awesome! I always wish we had Michaels over here - it seems to stock a much better quality of beads than our Hobbycraft does. Amazing!
That is beautiful. I love the aqua discs - so fun!
Love how you mixed in the bottle cap beads. I have some from Glass Garden as well and I need to create something with them.
Great color combination. The finished piece looks lovely.
I love the mix of beads and different colors you put in this bracelet! What a fun piece! Love that bottle cap bead!
Your piece takes me back to being a child, drinking "pop" and playing with simple toys like pinwheels on a hot summer day. Such fun - and great colors! I love it!
Fun!
I love your design/colors!
That is lovely! Beautiful summery colours :)
That is a great color scheme, and it does scream summer! I was an 80s girl too and I could see this fitting in with my whole wardrobe back in high school. It is just fun to look at and I bet it is fun to wear. Enjoy the day!
Erin
This is a really fun necklace! I like how you pulled all these elements together for one cohesive piece. And the colors are perfect for spring and summer, so bright!
I think it's lovely!
Pinwheel is the perfect name for this collection, what a creative palette!