{"id":799,"date":"2010-12-17T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T18:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2010-12-17T10:30:54","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T18:30:54","slug":"loreleis-michaels-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/loreleis-michaels-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorelei’s Michaels Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently started following a blog by the talented Lorelei Eurto – I have seen her designs in various beading magazines and I really like her blog! I first started reading her around the time of her first Michaels challenge and knew that I would want to participate if another one came around. You can click here to see what was required<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So one did come up and I went to Michael’s to pick up what I could from the bead selections. I could only find the faceted mother-of-pearl, the peacock pearls, and the gun-metal chain. You could add two more types of beads from stash and a focal.<\/p>\n

I knew\u00a0I wanted to make a multi-strand necklace, so to start I doubled up the chain for a solid support along the neck.\u00a0
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For the focal I chose my raven bead from Green Girl Studios. I’m kicking myself a little because I SO should have gotten a matching one at the bead show last month so the necklace would be symmetrical! I know asymmetry is fashionable right now, but it’s tricky compositionally.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Since I did only have the one raven bead, I wanted to even out the balance of the necklace and chose some smoky gray Czech glass I picked up at U Bead It in Sacramento a while ago:<\/p>\n

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That was fun! I wish I’d been able to find the black rock beads, those were particularly neat. (Incidentally, I either need to start taking pictures during the day, or possibly get a new camera, sigh. It might actually be time for the camera. Hmpf.)<\/p>\n

To see the other participants, please see the following links. I can’t wait to see what everyone else has made!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/silverrosedesigns.blogspot.com<\/a>\u00a0
\nhttp:\/\/blog.elysianstudiosart.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/threeredbeads.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/starcitystory.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/erinsiegeljewelry.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.thistlefarmarts.blogspot.com\/ <\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/therabbitmuse.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/lindalandig.wordpress.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/jenjuddrocks.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.mylifeunderthebus.typepad.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/deborahmpurdy.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/beadhappytoday.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/pinkicejewels.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/craftyhope.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/gr8findings.wordpress.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/tropicbeads.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n