Silver Night Necklace

Normally I have some sort of inspiration or even a feeling of where a piece of jewelry I design has come from. Sometimes, it comes out of nowhere, just poof and and it all comes together. That's how it usually works for me when I make anything black, silver and grey. For me these colors are really easy to work with, I truly never get sick of using them. Maybe it's because they are a classic combination for nighttime jewelry, they just seem to sparkle more at night. I always seem to pull them out when the weather turns cooler.

I really like using this combinations of colors (yes I know black is not technically a color) with a faceted moonstone that catches the light and sparkles. This piece does not have any moonstone in it. I'm in the process of reorganizing my bead storage and could not find them. I am definitely going to design a couple of these necklaces, just need to order more chain. Some of the chain will be gold filled, gold plated, sterling and gunmetal. There will be a price point for every budget. I'm a big believer that everyone deserves to have nice jewelry that makes them smile and feel good when they wear it. I'll post the photos here when I make them!

* I got caught up on season 8 of Supernatural while working on this necklace.

Stitching and Zombies

No, this post isn't actually about zombies, so if that's what you're looking for, turn back now. I am just going to go a head and put this out here, I'm a little obsessed with the color blue right now. Especially teal. For me, I'm more attracted to certain colors with the weather and my moods. Not the, it's rainy and cold, and I'm feeling blue, moods. More like in the spring I'm all about coral colors, but that could change at any moment. 

Right now, we are moving into fall and I keep seeing the beautiful burn oranges and red. Don't get me wrong, I love those colors too, but I'm just not ready to let go of summer yet. So, I'm going to hold onto summer for a few weeks longer. 

This photo was taken during our Disney trip this year. I was hanging out with the girls and was leaning against this teal pillar, when I realized the teal, lavender and white made a somewhat stunning color combination. 

I went ahead and snapped a photo because I knew with my memory issues I would not remember later. Of course I forgot all about it, and it wasn't until my partner was showing his family the photos at the lake that we ran across it again. He was like, What is that, why did you take that picture? 

Well, he didn't understand, but I did. So, as soon as I could, I went to work. I just love the way the white pops with the teal, and how the lavender makes the white faceted beads almost seem translucent. The teals are not exactly the same, the teal in the bracelet has a little touch of grey. I also pictured the bracelet a little different in my head, but I still really like the way it turned out.

A little side note, I almost always watch a TV series when I'm making stitched pieces. This was no exception, I came late to the series The Walking Dead but caught up quickly with marathon sessions of stitching and zombies.