The quiet contemplative color palette of the challenge painting sets the mood for this month. But what I love about a neutral palette like this is that it forces you to play with the shapes, textures and scale. This long necklace with the cluster of ceramic beads mimics the arches of the cathedral. The soft hand-embroidered bead by Dawn of LaTouchables makes me think of the simple clothes of the people clustered in the cloister. The pop of orange seems a bit shocking, but it reminds me of the chandeliers lighting the way.
[Dawn's Etsy shop is currently on vacation, but definitely one to earmark for later!]
Featured Designer :: Dawn of LaTouchables
Featured Bead Artist :: HappyFallOut + BalelaCeramics + ErinsWindow
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Just a friendly reminder... We
have a slightly new format for uploading your pictures for consideration
for the Perfect Pairings each Wednesday, as well as the Monthly
Challenge Recap post. We are now using Pinterest! You can find more details in this post about the exciting new changes, including a board devoted to art beads inspired by the monthly challenge! (Ooh! Look! More pretty beads to lust after!)
Pretty please make sure that you
link to your picture in Pinterest so that I have someplace to attribute
the picture to! And don't forget to tell us about those art beads!
Deadline to get
your pictures posted to the Pinterest boards for the creation of the
Monthly Challenge Recap post is Monday, December 29th! Get them in early this month! Let's see what you
created!
2 comments:
Gorgeous necklace. Full of wonderful texture and lovely neutrals that make the pops of color perfect.
What a pleasure to read this post. Thank you so much!
And thank you Ann, for your generous words.
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