Sally challenged us for find beauty in the midst of winter.
The Challenge:
"Let's get out of the winter rut!
Let’s create a beautiful piece of jewelry inspired by Winter!
The beautiful shimmer of new fallen snow.
The muted colors of nature as it awaits Spring.
The yummy browns of that hot cocoa you slowly sip to warm your bones.
The deep greens of the evergreens.
and the bright red berries from the holly bushes.
Get Inspired!"
Well, having spent New Year's in the White Mountains of Arizona and after also having a week of 21- 32 degree temps in the desert (that's kinda rare for Phoenix!), the snow and ice scenes were still fresh in my head!
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| The fountain in our backyard froze over a couple of weeks back! |
So, I created "Ice Crystals"
The colorful faceted crystals remind me of the beautiful colors that still remain; greens, golds, blue/greys, etc., and the clear quartz crystal slices remind me of all the icicles.
I hand knotted some large, faceted, clear quartz crystal slices and some fancy, faceted glass crystal rounds together on black silk and then finished it with one of my hand crafted, sterling silver claps.
I hand knotted some large, faceted, clear quartz crystal slices and some fancy, faceted glass crystal rounds together on black silk and then finished it with one of my hand crafted, sterling silver claps.
Thanks so much Sally for offering up this wonderful Winter Inspired Challenge, it's been a creative way to view the season!
Hop on over and see what everyone else has created for the Inspired by Winter Challenge, won't you?
**I'm away at the Gem Show and will hop/comment on
everyone's pieces when I return on Monday!**
:-)
**I'm away at the Gem Show and will hop/comment on
everyone's pieces when I return on Monday!**
:-)
Until Next Time,
Peace, Love and Winter Wonders!
Cheers,
~Shel~
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