My mom always knows the right things to say! Today she told me that I tend to just jump and fly and when disappointment comes I crash so hard that it leaves me always feeling like I've failed. It's true; I've always felt like a failure and disappointment to those who matter most to me...I thought it was because I was afraid of success. Mom says, I never give myself the chance of success because (in my own interpretation) I jump from too high a ledge before I have all the feathers in my wings. These words come at the perfect time for me to hear and consider them, tell the truth about myself, and make room - move energy - for success.
Yesterday I showed you my favorite new lampwork bead (made by me) along with some silver filigree and spool shaped spacers.
I want to put them together in a necklace, probably a multi strand, but I'd like more interesting bicone shapes. I searched at Rings & Things for blue, silver, and white bicones and found these amazing Mirage beads.
They are really cool thermo reactive polymer and only $13 for a strand of 10! But, I need to start understanding myself at this point in the design because I tend to put everything into a piece, but find my more simple designs the prettiest. As fun as these are, I need to bookmark them for another project because I think they would be wrong for the focal and overall mood I'm going for.
However, I also found these 12-14 mm antique Vaseline glass trade beads (expensive but I could sell what I don't use).
And finally I found these larger, 10mm crystals ($8.35 per dozen).
I wonder if I could use all of them. Would you? Should I have a complimentary color to the aqua blue? Should I have a larger variety of texture instead of color? I also like artistic, eclectic, asymmetrical designs, but most people prefer symmetry and simple beauty; which would you prefer?
Comment below and help me put the feathers in my wings that will make this design soar successfully!
Yesterday I showed you my favorite new lampwork bead (made by me) along with some silver filigree and spool shaped spacers.
I want to put them together in a necklace, probably a multi strand, but I'd like more interesting bicone shapes. I searched at Rings & Things for blue, silver, and white bicones and found these amazing Mirage beads.
They are really cool thermo reactive polymer and only $13 for a strand of 10! But, I need to start understanding myself at this point in the design because I tend to put everything into a piece, but find my more simple designs the prettiest. As fun as these are, I need to bookmark them for another project because I think they would be wrong for the focal and overall mood I'm going for. I also found these wonderful pearl and crystal bicone balls ($3 each).
And finally I found these larger, 10mm crystals ($8.35 per dozen).
I wonder if I could use all of them. Would you? Should I have a complimentary color to the aqua blue? Should I have a larger variety of texture instead of color? I also like artistic, eclectic, asymmetrical designs, but most people prefer symmetry and simple beauty; which would you prefer?
Comment below and help me put the feathers in my wings that will make this design soar successfully!
Hi Monarae,
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting to imagine a jewelry piece with all these items -- It would change color according to heat AND light conditions. Very cool, never the same look from moment to moment. Thanks for sharing your thoughts out loud!
:) Dave
at Rings & Things
[PS, you still have time to enter our Design Contest!]
Thanks Dave! I didn't think about how it will change as much as the look of the components; now it's even better!!
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