Finally, the reveal day is here, and my entry for this challenge is done ! It`s been a month of roller coaster ride, and I`m thrilled that I finally was able to finish my piece on time though there were lots of times when I felt I would`nt be able to make it to the reveal day !
My partner for the hop is Jami Shipp . As you would have seen my previous post , here`s the photo of the beads she sent me . Since the contents were limited , I decided , it would be one piece , added with a few beads and components, from my own stash.
Not sure of what her likes were , I decided to take a safer route and sent her goodies which would give her an easier choice of pieces to make . Seed beads in different shades, metal components, Mother-of-Pearl pendant, and blue handmade ceramic beads , a specialty of Rajasthan in India were among the beads I sent .
Here`s what I made
And now , finally my piece, which I have named `Agni ` meaning burning fire in Hindi , our national language . The shimmer and glitter reminds me of the blazing fires . The pendant turned of to be bigger than I had imagined and so I decided to match it with some vintage components I had from my stash. The molten gold drops look perfect with the focal pendant and I added the copper chain to match with the handmade clasp Jami sent me. The links were added to hold the chain in place and are spaced to keep the necklace flat . I think , the piece has turned out much better than what I envisioned .
Thank you Linda Anderson, for hosting and organising such a wonderful swap.Looking forward to more such events , and I off now to view all the lovely entries everyone else has made .
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Pallavi, this piece is super gorgeous; I would love to wear it ;) its very classy and has got a lovely Rajputana feeling to it. Awesome job
ReplyDeleteThanks Divya. I spent sleepless nights agonizing over what I could make with the stash and finally came up with this . As it was the only piece I made , it was a challenge to make it Reveal worthy :)
DeleteLovely seed bead work with an indian flair
ReplyDeleteThank you Sheila
DeleteHi Pallavi, your necklace is wonderful. Your bead embroidery is lovely and you chose the perfect accents for it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Becky . It`s been a joyous journey of inspiration and learning from all you fellow Peeps :)
DeleteWhat a beautiful necklace! Those links definitely added the little extra to take it from beautiful to incredible.
ReplyDeleteI'm just beaming! I'm so grateful to have such a fantastic, creative, amazing group of fellow Peeps to share my creation with .
DeleteThank you Shaiha !
Pallavie, this piece is incredible! I love the way you showed us your steps to creating it. It's amazing.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for visiting my blog and commenting . This hop has been such a lovely learning journey for me :)
Deletethis is a real beauty, the pendant is so lovely
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret!
DeleteGorgeous piece... "Agni" right name for the it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ranjana. The name seems ideal to me not only because of the color scheme, but because that`s what we all are reeling under , this scorching summer.! :)
DeleteBeautiful piece which makes me think of a bygone era of Maharajas and Maharanis :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat work! Lovely colours!
Thanks Shalini for the kind words . And as you rightly pointed out the pattern and the two spacers do remind me of the old Royal era . I actually added them because of the shape and color seemed to go with the scheme too. I am looking at it in a new light :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous statement necklace. Wonderful design.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy!
DeleteBeautiful! Those molten gold drops on the side add the perfect finishing touches to elevate the necklace to the level of stunning. What a wonderful journey you have had :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz . It`s truly been a wonderful experience participating in this challenge.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous piece of beading, you really made a fantastic piece. i love how you set the double chain apart with the beaded spacers.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sam . I really loved the way you have visited each participant`s blog and seen the lovely jewelry made by all, and now I`m going to follow you and go about the same way!! :)
DeleteI love ,love you necklace it is absolutely beautiful .
ReplyDeleteThank you dear.
DeleteWhat a fantastic creation!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sir .
DeleteGorgeous pendant! I like how you used the drops and strategically placed them so that the piece would lay flat. SO SMART! Job well done!
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Thank you Linda . I let you on a secret . I didn't have much time as it was close to reveal , so I took the easy way out by putting those wire-n-bead spacers instead of bead weaving`. hehe !
DeleteWow! I love what you made! It's so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel
DeleteThat necklace is gorgeous, I like everything about it! Great work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marti :)
DeleteBeautiful seed bead work!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteWhat a beautiful and intricate beadwork! And I really like your solution for holding the necklace in place, it has added even more texture to your design :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteLovely combination of beadweaving and chain/metal!
ReplyDeleteBead weaving is what I love most , but I also wanted to experiment with other techniques, and this was my attempt . Glad you liked the combination :)
ReplyDeleteLove the necklace ! All the elements of design were brought together successfully ! Very well done !
ReplyDeleteThank you Mowse. It`s been fun participating in the challenge :)
DeleteOOOOH. copper, chain, wire wrapping & seed bead bezeling! You are right up my alley. What a wonderful mixed media combination necklace.
ReplyDeleteCopper it had to be,because I wanted to flaunt the beautiful clasp and the cab which my partner Jami cut personally ! I just fell in love with both and look how it all turned out . Looks lovely does`nt it?
DeleteFabulous creation... nice work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fay :)
DeleteAbsolutely LOVE! This is stunning! It appeases all the itches in the mixed media artist's soul. It is soothing and vibrant it definitely makes a statement. Very well done. You will get many compliments for years to come on this piece :)
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