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Beautiful Elements: Creative Components to Personalize Your Jewelry, Dakota Stones, Erin Prais-Hintz, Heather Powers, Inviciti
I finally got Heather Powers‘ book Beautiful Elements: Creative Components to Personalize Your Jewelry. It’s a very exciting book, and I’ve barely delved into it. I’ve made a tour through all the projects, and each one is something I would like to (and will) do, but the first thing I did wasn’t even making my own components. It was one of the jewelry projects shown using a component from the book.
The book shows how to make the leaf toggle/focal (it’s easier than you might think!) But I couldn’t wait to make this necklace. I saw those center drilled stick beads and thought of some center drilled African turquoise sticks I got at a bead show some years ago. I picked them up while hovering in the Dakota Stones booth waiting for someone else to put down some gorgeous apatite rough nuggets so I could buy them (she did and I did). I liked the turquoise, but it was an unusual shape for me. Here was an inspiration for how to use it!
I wanted a focal that made a statement like this leaf. I decided to look in my stash of treasures by Erin Prais-Hintz that I’ve been hoarding. I suspected I’d find something perfect, and some of them should see the light! I was rewarded with with this amazing pendant.
Erin always packages things really beautifully and includes information like the name of the piece, which was on the card this was attached to. I very carefully saved it so I would have it for this blog post. That was weeks ago, and now I can’t find it (until, I’m sure, I push the publish button on this post!) Anywho, I believe this is patina mixed with resin, and it is just gorgeous. There are little touches of pink, and I used thisย bead my sister’s girlfriend gave me that is the exact right color. I love that. (Thanks, Lisa!)
I also loved using the three Czech glass petal beads that echo the shape of the pendant. The pewter clasp, by Inviciti, has a similar shape too.
I am so pleased with this necklace and that I’ve got some experience using a bead shape that I had trouble with before. That will help open up my designs. Look for more projects from this book in the future.
Wow! What an unexpected treat! This pendant is like a blast from the past and a hug all rolled into one! I made the pendant for one of our ABS challenges that spring using a special mold for making polymer clay bezels and then filled it with Pebeo Prisme paints that morph and move as they are setting up for totally unexpected results each time. Topped with a bit of resin, I suspect to give it depth. Thank you for making something so perfectly gorgeous with this. You are truly inspiring and my ‘something good’ today! xo Erin
Beautiful necklace! I love the addition of the 3 cream-colored leaves – it really brings your eye back the pendant shape! Beautiful design as always!
This necklace is stunning. You have taken asymmetry to a whole new level. You have inherited the asymmetry gene from Loreli E.!!! Beautiful! ๐๐๐
I love everything about this necklace. The colours and textures are soothing and the rhythm is beautiful.