Wednesday 2 October 2013

Autumn Design Challenge (I'm late I'm late,for a very important date)

Hello hello i know i know i haven't blogged for ages,but i have had a fabulous excuse,my daughter and grandchildren have been over from the USA yay.So i have been having lots of cuddles and chats.


Anyhoo lets get on,a little while ago i was over the moon to find out that i had been accepted on the Autumn Design Challenge blog hop WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO i was doing my happy dance all over the place !!! Then when i found out 2 of my friends from the Bead Smitten group Janine Lucas and Julie Sumner were also doing it ..............well there was happy dancing all over lol.
This is organised by the lovely Lesley Watt from THEAElements and the gorgeous Caroline Dewison from Blueberribeads and we get to use their fabulous creations in our designs wow wow wow.

So here we go.....Wednesday 2nd October 2013 Autumn Design Challenge

These are the beautiful pretties i received....







Oooooo i was so excited aren't they just gorgeous


Well i started with that gorgeous mauve bead from Blueberribeads,and i thought of misty mornings and damsons and plums (always food lol) and this is what i came up with
Everything in this necklace apart from the gorgeous Blueberribead is from the lovely Clare at Smitten Beads,check out those huge crystals fab.










So then i picked out the gorgeous purpley bronze connector from THEAElements mmmmm autumn hazy purple skies with flashes of turquoise.
I wanted to keep this simple as i think the bar speaks for itself,i made my own bronze chain and hook and again the pretty flowers are from Smitten Beads



Oh and then this fabulous bronze bird from THEAElements hmmmmm now i'm not very good with pendants but this is such a cutie i decided to make him a hedgerow birdie,so out came the crochet hook and some gorgeous antique copper wire and off i went
Again mostly Smitten Beads here but there are some gorgeous pearls and crystals from my stash and if you look closely there's a wee verdigris bead from Claire at Something to do and a gorgeous little acorn i have been saving from THEAElements,and a gorgeous coffee coloured enamelled clasp from Faith at Abyjem.




And so to my final piece the little white birdy with his gorgeous pale green beads from Blueberribeads,Oooooo now what can i do......................so i thought of misty autumn mornings when the frost is on the ground and the green is just peeking through
So this is what i made lol, gorgeous Bluberribeads and white birdie with faceted green quatz,rose quartz and a cluster of mini quartz's rose, amethyst ,peridot, smokey and crystal finished off with a beautiful little pinecone from my friend Pippa Chandler at Pips,Ooo and my own hook !!!!


So there you go,i am so sorry the pics are a bit poop,i took loads yesterday when the light was good and they were lovely,but my horrid camera decided it didnt want to give me them arghhhhhhhh so 
darling hubby rushed out this morning and bought me another (gorgeous man) but of course there is absolutely no light whatsoever this morning,done my best i do hope you like them all,I have loved making them and many many thanks to Lesley and Caroline for letting me xxxxxxxxxx

So now you have seen my creations why dont you hop (ha ha) over to all the other lovely ladies and see what they have made

lesley watt
Caroline Dewison
Gay Messander
Sue Rennie

Heidi Post
Janet Bocciardi
Alice
Dolores Raml
Pine Ridge Treasures
Shirley Moore
Tracy Collins
Melissa Trudinger
Mags
Pepita
Jo-Ann
Toltec Jewels
Judith Johnston
Janine Lucas
Madeline Bunyan
Chic and Frog
Julie Sumner

29 comments:

  1. Fashionably late Lucy :D It was worth the wait, your designs are beautiful! Thank you for taking part!

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    1. Thankou Caroline and thanks for letting me take part :)

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  2. Ooh these are all delightful Lucy especially that hedgerow piece - a great introduction to your blog hopping career so I expect to see you at a lot more of them now. Thank you for choosing our challenge to lose your hopping virginity!

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    1. Thanks Lesley i love crocheting wire it gives you lovely texture,and yes i shall be hopping about like crazy now !!

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  3. Ohhhh lovely lovely Lucy, I love them all. I love the romantic look of the first necklace, Definitely damsons and misty mornings. The bracelet with the bar is so gorgeous. Love the burst of colour of the pretty flowers. And the crocheted necklace, woman, you are so clever. It looks devine. And the last bracelet is so pretty. And your blog post is making me smile, as always! So cheery.

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    1. Thankyou so much my friend you are allways so kind xx

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  4. Love the color combinations you used! All the pieces are so pretty with so many interesting details!! Good job, Lucy!

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    1. Thankyou for your kind remarks Pepita i do love doing different things

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  5. ABsolutely gorgeous Lucy, some great ideas and creations there. I love especially the hedgerow necklace one and the purple bracelet bar one, your colour scheme there is great as well as your yummy clasp, food schemes are always a hit lol :D xx

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    1. Hi Leigh so glad you liked them and you know we love wire lol thanks chickie xx

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  6. So many lovely creations! Can't choose my favourite really, but I quess my heart is hidden amidst the cluster of mini quartz beads on the last bracelet :-D

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    1. Hi Mags i love that little cluster i kept adding more and more thankyou for your kind remarks

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  7. WOW!! They are all gorgeous Lucy, I think my favourites are the crocheted necklace and the second bracelet - just such soft and beautiful colours :-)xx

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    1. Hey pretty lady thanks so much i am about to pop over and look at everyones today bit tired last night :)

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  8. Beautiful work Lucy- me and my friend are ohhing and ahhing over all of these. xxx

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  9. I love the colors you worked with. Everything is so pretty - especially the lavender & turquoise bracelet :)

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    1. Thanks i love the coulour clash in that bracelet and of course i love Lesley's bracelet bars !

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  10. Beautiful pieces! I love that you made your own chain and clasp in the first bracelet, and I absolutely love that last bracelet--so sweet!

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    1. Thanks Alice i have just started making clasps and findings and i love it :)

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  11. What a great variety of projects. The first necklace is my favourite!

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    1. Oh Jo-Ann thankyou its actually far better in real life lol but the beads all went together all on their own lol

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  12. Oh my word, what beautiful pieces, I love the colour palette you have used.

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    1. Thankyou Judith i was very lucky to get such lovely colours from Lesley and Caroline

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  13. That crochetted necklace is so nice! I would love to learn that technique someday.

    Ambra

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    1. Hey lovely lady just grab a crochet hook and some wire,if i can do it anyone can lol.I just do 3 chains of crochet and then plait them together "oops giving away secrets here" thankyou so much

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  14. Such a lovely mix of pieces, really love the crocheted necklace!

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  15. Very, very pretty. The colours are just gorgeous.

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  16. They are all so beautiful, but I particularly love your crochet bracelet...you are so clever!

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