Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Yeah!! It's Reveal Time for "Creating with Cabochons Challenge/ Blog Hop!!

   Good Morning To Everyone!

              I was so fortunate to come across Sally Russick one day while I doing some creative exploration; as I do quite often because I just LOVE to see what other artists are up to and how they are challenging themselves. Sally's Blog is: http://thestudiosublime.com/ Sally was hosting a blog hop centered around creating a piece centered around a handmade Cabochon made by yourself. When I saw this I knew my interests were MORE than piqued! So I signed up right away and here is what I came Up with:

While I am a mixed media jewelry artist the one medium I am so in love with is Polymer Clay. I love polymer clay so  much because it is so versatile; there are so many things you can do with it; and I love exploring and experimenting with its so many possibilities that it was a no brainer for me to use polymer clay for my cabochon. Lately I have been making a bunch of  molds from my collection of Antique buttons and Cameos. I chose one of my favorite Cameo molds for my cabochon.  The cameo is of A girl looking at a Dove that has perched on her hand. I  treated the cameo with Swellegant, patina'd and sealed it and mounted it on a mount from http://bsueboutiques.com I framed the cab with a wire crocheted frame and finished the focal with little seed bead dangles.  The rest of the necklace is comprised of handmade beads made up of Copper wires and seed beads and Polmer clay, Copper, hand painted bead caps and other accent beads. The necklace is finished with a handmade toggle clasp.
  So, thanks for stopping by and looking! Here is the list of the other very talented artists in the group; please be sure to stop by and visit their blogs to see their creations as well!
Your Host:  Sally Russick
Alicia Marinache           
Lynn  Jobber           
Jenny Davies-Reazor           
Jo-Ann  Woolverton           
Marde Lowe           
Dawn Doucette           
Mary K McGraw           
Gloria Allen           

Cheri  Reed           
Sonya Stille           
Elizabeth Owens Dwy   ~You are here           
Veralynne   Malone           
Tania Hagen           
Lynsey  Brooks           
Christina Miles           
Holly  Westfall           
Kathy  Lindemer           
Patti Vanderbloemen           

Therese Frank           
Adrienne Berry           
Tanty  Sri Hartanti           
Renetha Stanziano           
Marlene  Cupo           
Sandi Volpe           
Sharyl McMillian-Nelson           

Mischelle Fanucchi           
Tracy  Stillman           
Skylar Bre'z           
Ann Schroeder           
Jess Green           
Susan Kennedy           
Stacie  Florer           
Cathie  Carroll           
Susan F.   

Michelle Caballero       
Sabine Dittrich           
Kristina Johansson           
Kimberly Sturrup-Roberts           
Melissa  Meman           
Cheryl McCloud         
Michelle  Timms           
Cindy  Pack           
Ailsa  Cordner           

Cynthia  Machata           
Julia  Harris           
Ingrid  Anderson           
Jasvanti  Patel  
                                   I had so much fun with this challenge~ Thank You Sally!!  Enjoy the rest of the blogs! Thank You For visiting!! XOX Liz!


21 comments:

  1. What a pretty cabochon - so unique, and the colors look like turquoise! I love the wire crochet frame - very pretty!

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  2. Liz your polymer work is wonderful! I love how you added the wiring and beads around the cameo. Beautiful design.

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  3. Gorgeous piece, and you can really tell you had fun! It's a fun necklace!

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  4. Love that you put so much hand work into the necklace. It's a fun and unique piece!

    Lynda

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  5. Nice job! It was a fun challenge wasnt it?!

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  6. Your cab is stunning. I love the colours in the finished project.

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  7. I too love mixed media, your necklace is awesome! I love all the fun colors and components. :-)

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  8. Great necklace! I love all the color.

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  9. What a fun necklace..so much to see and I really love this color scheme too...great job!

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  10. What a fun mixed media piece you created.

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  11. Great work Elizabeth!!! The cabby and components you made is wonderful I love the antique look of the cameo!!! GORGEOUS necklace, thank you so much for participating in the challenge!!!

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  12. Awesome job Liz. Your crocheted wire bezel is very unique. Making your own cab adds to the uniqueness of your piece.

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  13. I love the crocheted bezel. Beautiful design.

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  14. That is a great necklace Elizabeth. I love designs that look like nothing I've seen before. One of a kind, completely you and wonderful.

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  15. Such a gorgeous OOAK necklace design ... absolutely love it!

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  16. What a beautiful bezel job. It's just perfect! And your chain is perfectly keeping in the spirit of that wonderful pendant. It flows, is full of spirit and life. Great job, I loved seeing it!

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  17. Gorgeous Elisabeth, I love your cab and design.
    Therese

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  18. This is a beautiful necklace, I like all those cheerful colors and the mix of techniques!

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  19. This piece looks like it's ready to be worn with an open neck white shirt and a pair of jeans. So much fun.

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  20. How beautiful. I love the colors! I could see myself wearing that! Great Job! Thanks for sharing.

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