Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Very Vintage Challenge Reveal!

I've never participated in a beading challenge before, but when I saw the name Very Vintage Challenge I was immediately hooked! You all know how I like vintage, so this was a win-win situation. The challenge is hosted by Michelle Mach and I ordered my kit from her, thinking that this might be a lot of fun.

Fall Challenge Button

When I received the kit, I was intrigued. I've never used lucite before, and I've only used Vintaj components once or twice, so I knew this would be a true challenge for me.


I knew I didn't have a lot in my stash that would match, so I bought a smattering of Vintaj and antiqued brass components and chain. I went through my stash and began to pull out semiprecious stone that I thought might coordinate, like fossil coral and carnelian.


I laid things out and began trying to put things together. The first thing I decided was that I liked the Vintaj branch. A lot. I contemplated how to use it in the necklace, and realized that it could be a great centerpiece if I punched holes in it. I pulled out my two-hole punch and went to work.

After I'd modified the Vintaj component, I remembered the ceramic owl beads I just bought, and I thought that it would be a perfect focal bead. I also found some large fossilized wood cylinders, and when I put the beadcap from the kit on top, it looked like an acorn, so I incorporated that as well.


After that, I experimented with different links and textures, and here's the final result:



Hope you have time to stop by the other blogs and see what everyone did with their kits!

Andrew: The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton

Cat: Boo Beads

Chris: beadjewelry.net

Cilla: Tell Your Girlfriends

Cyndi: Beading Arts

Cynthia: Cynth's Blog

Dawn: Morning Glory Beading

Donetta: Simply Gorgeous

Heather: As I Bead It

Holly: SilverRose Designs

Kate: We Can Make That at Home

Kristina: Wild Roses and Blackberries

Linda: Lutka & Co

Lisa: Lucid Mood Studio

Lola: Bead Lola Bead

Mary: MLH Jewelry

Melinda: Melinda Orr Metal & Clay Jewelry Designs

Michelle : Beads & Books

Michelle H.: Firefly Visions

Salla: Blog by Salla

Shannon: Falling into the Sky

Shay: Shaiha's Ramblings

Shel: MiShel Designs

Shirley: Beads and Bread

Stephanie: Pixybug Designs

Tari: Pearl and Pebbles

Terry: Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry

Tracy: The Bead Junkie

23 comments:

TesoriTrovati said...

So ding dang cute! I love the little owlie. I have been creating more owlets tonight. Such a great color palette for fall too. Can't wait to see what everyone else cooks up!
Enjoy the day!
Erin

Anonymous said...

I love it. Piercing the branch was a great idea...it looks terrific as the focal,and the owl is perfect. Your acorn is nicer than mine, too!!

Melinda Orr - BANDANA GIRL said...

Beautiful necklace...love your owl with the leaves dangling!

Kate Richbourg said...

Darling! The branch is the perfect centerpiece for those dangles. And of course, I love that owl bead, too.

bwheather said...

Ah, so lovely. Those links in the chain are so lovely with the beads you've added. Gorgeous. ;-)

Cillaw said...

Great piece. You had me on looking at your extra bead stash!Very creative without looking cluttered.

Shirley said...

Totally jealous you have a punch, I could have really used that for the branch!! :) Great chain you picked out, goes perfect with the components. That owl is just adorable!

Shel said...

wow - I love this!! What a fantastic design - this is co cool!! I too love the owl!

Pearl and Pebble said...

OOOOOHHHHH LOVE IT!!! That owl is awesome! I'll say you went out and picked up a few things to add to your stash! I'm dooling......

Anonymous said...

CUTE CUTE CUTE. Love the owl.

salla said...

lovely! I am so totally obsessed with owls at the moment! I have got to go buy me some.

Firefly Visions said...

I love the focal piece. The addition of the owl with the dangling leaves is wonderful. The owl brightens it up while still creating the autumnal tone.

Lola said...

Beautiful necklace! I really love how you turned that branch into a perfectly balanced focal. Just lovely!

Cyndi L said...

What a treasure trove you pulled out for the challenge! Great job :-)

Lutka And Co. said...

Love it! The owl is too precious!

Chris said...

Love love love love the owl!!!

Very nice. :)

Unknown said...

What a great owly focal placement! This just rocks!

Cynthia said...

Love your owl focal - so cute. The necklace is stunning! great job!

Holly said...

What a great necklace! I love that owl - just lovely! Wasn't this a fun challenge?

Mary said...

It is such a cute necklace that owl just brings it all together!

Michelle Mach said...

So cute! I like the way your necklace turned out.

It's funny that a few people used owls in their designs. I really wanted to include an owl in the kit, but I just couldn't decide which one to get. Now I'm glad that I didn't include one. I love seeing the different owl personalities!

Hope to see you in a future challenge!

Tracy said...

Just gorgeous, how cute is that owl?

Shai Williams said...

Oh I just love the owl! I just knew that branch needed one.