AJE May Component of the Month Reveal ~ Springtime Breezes

Every month at the Art Jewelry Elements blog one of our members hosts an art jewelry component giveaway to challenge the members and a few lucky guests. This month was Sue Kennedy's turn and she created some super fun lampwork ruffle discs. This is my first time playing along in the challenge… I can't let you guys have all the fun without me!!

Here's the bead Sue sent me…

Gorgeous isn't it? Juicy orange with soft blue-green. My favorite color… with my not so favorite color… I love a challenge in bead form!

And here's what I made…

A bracelet, of course! I call it Springtime Breezes. The orange makes me think of the sunlight getting stronger and warmer in the spring, and also of all the springtime blooms, and the soft blue reminds me of the clear air and blue skies.

I started off by forming the ruffle disc "flower" and then I threaded it onto a base wire with four matching Czech crystals. Then I used 22 gauge wire for the free-form wrapping, working from both ends simultaneously to keep the beads evenly spaced.

Next I made the back, using micro fiber suede and seed beads. I folded the strands over the loop on the focal and wire-wrapped the ends to secure them.

Then I threaded the clasp onto two strands of the micro fiber suede and wire-wrapped them together again, leaving a short tassel. I added the wire wrapping to the ends to give them a little more weight so they'd hang nicely.

And there you have it! I hope you enjoyed following along in my creative process.

Be sure to check out what everyone else created!

Guest Bloggers

Lorelei Eurto   http://www.lorelei1141.blogspot.com/
Birgitta Lejonklou   http://lejonklou.blogspot.com/
Heidi Post   http://www.expostfactojewelry.blogspot.com/
Lola Surwillo   http://beadlolabead.blogspot.com/
Kay Thomerson   http://kayzkreationz.blogspot.com/

AJE Team

Jennifer Cameron  http://glassaddictions.com/
Jenny Davies-Reazor   http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog
Susan Kennedy   http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com/
Linda Landig   http://www.lindasbeadblog.com/
Melissa Meman    http://melissameman.blogspot.com/
Rebekah Payne   http://www.treewingsstudio.com/    You are here!
Jo Tinley     http://daisychaindesignsjewellery.blogspot.com/
Lesley Watt    http://thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com/