Hi all! Today is reveal day for Shelley Turner and Marlene Cupo's UnBirthday Party! They really come up with the coolest challenges. Everyone signed up, gave their birthday month, and got their partners. I was paired with Cheri Reed, of www.creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com
Her birthday happened during this challenge, on April 21st! I'm so glad I got to help her birthday be special with an unexpected gift. Now, the birthstone for April is a diamond. Hmmm, clear.....no, that's not a challenge, really...
Thankfully, Cheri gave me some other color options, and pointed out a necklace design from my flickr account that she really liked. It is one of my favorites as well, a pretty design by the awesome Laura McCabe. Featured in her book, Embellished Beadweaving, it is a netting variation.
Cheri requested turquoise and white for her color scheme.
The clasp is a button I had bezeled last year, and the colors were the same! Must be fate!
I love the lines of this necklace, very clean and summery, with some visual interest in the netted beads.
Here is the list of the other wonderful participants, go check them out! Blessings, Shirley
Ali
McCarthy
Alicia
Marinache
Anzia
Parks
Audrey
Belanger
Cheri
Reed
Cheryl
Dunham
Chris
Eisenberg
Christine
Schlicht
Cynthia
Machata
D Lynne
Bowland
Dyanne
Everett-Cantrell
Gina
Hockett
Ginger
Bishop
Gloria
Allen
Janeen
Burlingame
Joana Perez
Stribel
Lori
Schneider
Mary
Govaars
Mischelle
Fanucchi
Paula
Gaskill
Renetha
Stanziano
Robin
Reed
Sherry
Baun
Shirley
Moore
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Sierra
Barrett
Susan
Bowie
Susie
Harris
Mowse
Doyle
Cindy
Muse
Ellie
Grossman
Marlene Cupo
Shelley Graham Turner
Shirley, this is beautiful! Very clean and uncluttered and very wearable. You do nice work :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgous. I love the color or the turquoise.
ReplyDeletewhat a pretty necklace! and the bezel work is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this necklace! What a fantastic gift!
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ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful necklace. I too have always admired it when I first saw it in your blog banner. Now I know where to get the instructions.
Therese
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJaneen Burlingame
Beautiful. Pieces.
ReplyDeleteShirley, this is such a beauty! Love the button-clasp-bezel - and I am always in awe of seed bead work :)
ReplyDeleteI can never stop drooling over your bead weaving skills. Cheri is a lucky girl indeed. Thank you for the kind comments and so glad you had fun with our little surprise party.
ReplyDeleteI'm envious of the beadweaving talent! Gorgeous! Happy Unbirthday!
ReplyDeleteIts amazing, all those seed beads...beadweavers always amaze me!! So lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to the party, make sure to go to http://www.marshellswaps.blogspot.com to find out about the party goodie bag you have coming your way! ~ Shelley
PS I love visiting your blog and seeing that gorgeous piece in your cover photo!
I commented on this on your partners page, but it is just soooo pretty and I love the clasp!!! Have a Blessed day!!
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