Tags
Art Elements, Lindsay Starr, Lynda's Lampwork, Miss Fickle Media, Phantasm Creations, Rebekah Payne, Sasha Crow, Tree Wings Studio
Today is the reveal for the Art Elements January Component of the Month Challenge. Mixed media artist Lindsay Starr of Phantasm Creations provided the components this month – painted leather cabs. Some were painted with dots and some spattered with paint. I got a spattered cab. I loved them when I first saw them, but just seeing “cab” was enough to intimidate me. Then Lindsay changed all that with her great post about the components. To quote: “Even if you are not a seed beader, these cabs should be something you can work with. You could prong set, drill, or pierce them.” I decided to try something new!
I forgot to take a picture of my cab, but here is one of Lindsay’s from her post.
Mine is the red one at the top. I recently got a rotary tool, but had been a bit intimidated by that as well. This gave me the chance to use it. One of the best things about challenges is when they stretch our creative skills. Although the placement of my holes is not perfect, I feel good about it overall.
I made so many sketches of possible designs because this cab can go with everything. I ended up going with none of those ideas. I had gotten a beautiful pair of earrings from Sasha Crow, but I can no longer wear earrings. I couldn’t bear the idea of giving them away; they are too beautiful. So I decided to repurpose them! I removed the wire from one and used it as a dangle along with a bead from Lynda’s Lampwork. I used waxed linen as my stringing material with large hole metal beads to cover the knots where they connect to the cab. Dark amber works well in color and feel with the cab, and I was able to bring in a little of some other design ideas that involved playing up the white spatter with a little rustic seabird by Rebekah Payne of Tree Wings Studio.
I finished the necklace off with a gorgeous hammered indigo toggle from Miss Fickle Media and am pleased with the dramatic look of the piece. Thank you so much to Lindsay Starr and Art Elements for letting me participant in this challenge. Please visit the blogs below to see what others made with their cabs!
