Wednesday, July 10, 2013

B&W Challenge




Sally Russick from The Studio Sublime is hosting a blog hop.  Her challenge was to make something in black and white.  Yeay, today is reveal day!

Well it's summer and I missed the anklet blog hop hosted by Kashmira (sniff) so I decided to go ahead and make an anklet anyway.  I wear lots of skirts/dresses in the summer and need at least one anklet.  I have worn this ankles a few times and love it.  I'm going to make more.




I also did some bead embroidery.  This piece was inspired by lightening.  I wanted something to remind me that LIFE IS FRAGILE.  Lightening can strike at any time.  Once lightening does strike, it could indicate a door in your life that has closed, never to be reopened. 






I appreciate your visit.  A gigantic thank you to Sally for being our fearless leader!  I can't wait to see what everyone made!  
 
 




16 comments:

  1. Liz, I love the texture and design of the bead embroidery and "lightning" want a great muse! I want to run my fingers over the little pillars of beads. And, I have to tell you what a clever idea, the beautiful anklet you stitched! I rarely make or for that matter think to make anklets. Gorgeous beadwork. I missed Kishmira's hop too :(

    Thank you so much for participating!

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  2. Wonderful beaded pieces, and so different from each other. I love the texture on that last one!

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  3. What a great design for an anklet! I have been meaning to make one for myself...I love yours!

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  4. An anklet...I haven't worn one since I was in my teens...but this one is beautiful. Guess I will have to become retro again....Love both designs!

    Vera
    http://veradesigns.blogspot.com/2013/07/black-white-jewelry-challenge.html

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  5. Love your designs, Liz! I was recently intrigued by some of those twisted bugle beads but passed them up as I was unsure how they would look... now I'm sorry I didn't buy them!

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  6. I looked at the photos before I read the words. When I saw the embroidery, I thought "shag" and "Lightening!"...I was surprised when I read your text to find I was right, and moved by the meaning of it all.
    Both pieces are wonderful! I really like the simplicity of the anklet...it is beautiful! And the shag draws you in to the lightening piece...it looks very tactile.

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  7. Hi Liz,
    I love your anklet it is very pretty and looks really good on your ankle. I like your bead embroidered piece to me it looks like a sea anemone love the movement and texture.
    Therese

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  8. What a great idea to do an anklet! I love your design. And the bead embroidery is fantastic! It would have been a great post for Sally's photo challenge for texture. Really pretty!

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  9. Awww....you shoulda joined in...there really was no deadline. Anyhoo...am so glad you made this. It gorgeous! I want one too now :) Are you selling? :)

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  10. Oh - these are both such cool pieces. Love the anklet and it looks very comfortable and stylish, not to mention it's a fabulous design! The lightning piece is just over the top cool - LOVE this!!

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  11. Your anklet is a beauty. Just wish I had an ankle worthy of wearing it. LOL, I agree with the blue and tan idea, especially with Mel as an inspiration!

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  12. Wonderful creations, That little anklet is adorable

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  13. What a cute anklet! I love anklets, I've been wearing the same one for years now. As soon as that first warm weather hits, I pull out my summer dresses and my anklet!

    And that lightening piece is awesome!

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  14. The geometric design of your anklet reminds me of baskets and pottery...I love it.

    I have never seen that particular kind of bead embroidery. I can tell I have a lot to learn here. Thank you so much! This is a wonderful blog and a great circle.

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