Sunday, November 28, 2010

Ice Queen Necklace

After refraining from entering contests or challenges for well over a year, I've now committed to two challenges in the past few weeks. I just finished this necklace for the Bead Mavens Ice Queen Challenge:


This piece contains a whopping 17 individual Pagoda Beaded Charms, and it's easily the first time that I've made so many identical beaded beads. 

I actually didn't think of entering this challenge until I coincidentally came up with the color palette for these charms. I like that it's wintery but also glowing with colors of blues and purples - somewhat different than the monochromatic snow-white palette usually associated with winter or an Ice Queen. 


Then again, there's a whole lot that you can do with a monochromatic snow-white palette. Different combinations of crystals, pearls, and different seed bead finishes can add variety and texture without adjusting the colors in a piece. My wedding necklace from last summer uses this strategy:


Upon request, I entered this piece into the challenge too. Check out all the other entries here - there are some seriously beautiful pieces in this gallery!

6 comments:

  1. Thanks Onye! There are so many gorgeous pieces entered into this challenge that I don't expect to win, but I'm glad that I participated!

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  2. Wow, both are stunning! I adore the pagoda charms. Good luck!

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  3. Both are just gorgeous and definitely fit the theme, good luck!

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  4. Your Ice Queen Necklace reminds of the "glowing" blues that can be seen in icebergs and glaciers. Great color palette and perfect the Ice Queen Contest!

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  5. Thanks everyone! Kokopelli- that's exactly the color palette that I was going for. I'm so glad that you like it!

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