What's Old is New Again!

Oh how I loved this ArtBeads Challenge.  Take something vintage and pair it with something new, how fun!!!  I almost immediately went thrifting (like I needed and excuse to do that) to find that perfect piece.  And here is my cuff!

I found this wonderful pair of vintage leaf earrings and fell in love.  I knew almost instantly what I wanted to do with them; create a cuff that had a vintage feel, but still new and fun.I knew I wanted to pair them with Swarovski; crystal always has that elegant vintage feel.  I also wanted to stick with green as my focal point, so I went with the Fancy oval in chrysolite.  It's a large stunning focal that definitely gets your attention.

I then paired the green with a mix of pinks, purples, and golds.  That's a perfect vintage color combo in my eyes.  I used my favorite TOHO bead mixes for most of the bead embroidery (Raspberry mix) with the addition of TOHO hex beads and cube beads.

I even added some 25kt gold rounds and some Swarovski roundelles for that added sparkle.  And I had some great Peridot chips I used as well to bring some green into the bead embroidery.

I then sewed the wonderful embroidery onto soft green leather.  I used a wonderful bronze size 6/0 seed bead for the trim and then accented the trim with different pink tones.

I'm loving this cuff, it's big, and it's definitely beautiful.  This blog challenge was definitely one of my all time favorites.  It was fun and exciting and I love seeing what everyone came up with.  I'm very thankful to be part of this wonderful group.




Disclosure - I have received these products from ArtBeads free of charge to honestly review. I have not been paid for this post.

And We Have A Winner (well actually Three)!!

First off I want to thank everyone that stopped by and entered my birthday giveaway.  I am happy to share my birthday with all of you.

And without further ado, here are the three winners from my birthday giveaway.   Drum Roll Please.

The winner of the $10 gift certificate was.....

Comment Number 3, Vitali.  Vitalia, if you see this post please contact me so I can send you your gift certificate. 

Vitali said...

Nice bracelet, green is my fav color <3

April 14, 2011 8:34 AM

The winner of the blue beaded cuff was....

Comment Number 2, Lisa of Altery, Antique Button Jewelry and Gifts.

Lisa - Alterity Button Jewelry said...

I've tweeted!

http://twitter.com/#!/alterityart/status/56532749351260161

(Which, by the way, will show up on my blog, too...I show my tweets there, so twice the promotion to get people to your giveaway.)
April 8, 2011 8:44 PM

And the winner of the green cuff is.......

Comment number 4,  Sparrow of Sparrows Nest.  Sparrow please contact me as soon as possible so I can get your new green cuff out to you as soon as possible. 

sparrow said...

The blue is sooo gorgeous. You do fantastic work!

April 14, 2011 12:19 PM

Congrats to all the winners and thank you all again for entering my giveaway.  It's always so much fun to celebrate with all of you.  I will be contacting the winners later today (or waiting for their responses) to let them know they won.  Stay tuned for more beadwork, lampowrk, crafts, jewelry, and giveaways.