The Muse II Contest
8/26/2009 Edit This 0 Comments »Well, the big reveal has been released. The muse piece was a Mother of Pearl Donut Pendant as seen here on the right. I was very inspired by this piece, I loved the shimmery silver and hues of blue, but at the same time I was perplexed at what to do with it. Could I safely add more holes to it with out breaking it? Could I bead around it? How could I incorporate it to a necklace without risking breaking it, because it is made of shell, which can be fragile.
In my previous post, I shared with you the additional seed beads, Swarovski crystals that came with the inspiration kit. I immediately went out and purchased 2 mm silver glass pearls that matched the muse piece and obtained more seed beads to make matching beaded beads. I then made floral lampwork beads to match the muse piece. I found it difficult to match the blue color of the muse, so I ended up mixing two colors of blue which turned out great!
Here is my finished piece:
Although I didn't win the contest, I did stretch my imagination and skills into areas I wouldn't have normally gone, which is a big win in my opinion! Congratulations to all of the winners. I'm amazed at the work and time that went into creating your masterpieces!
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