CHANGE IT UP - September 25

Welcome my friends. It makes me happy that you've dropped in for a visit. When the B'Sue boutiques creative group on Facebook proposed a "Change it up" blog hop, I said yes. I selected the embossed heart as my starting element.  I planned to go with a geisha theme, inspired by a geisha piece Brenda made; I wanted one for myself.  So I sat down at the work table...

...and everything changed. Ever had that happen to you?  Oh yeah.  Here was this gorgeous brass flower stamping that fit nicely on the heart, with the leaves, and the little brass layered flower...so the focal was designed around all B'Sue Boutiques components. Ok so far. But where is my "change it up" part of the blog hop theme?

Well, the chain is the "change". I'll make it a double wrap and decorative as opposed to simple good chain with a few beads. I started by setting old navettes in prong settings, used snippets of a couple B'Sue Boutiques brass chain, plus filigree beads, bits of coral, a variety of beads, some precious and some not. In the center of the choker section, I featured a B'Sue floral urn charm and a tiny bird. 

Here is my finished necklace.  I think Everything on the focal is From B'Sue Boutiques except the tiny bee near the bottom. Most of the brass has been torched, rubbed with Guilders Paste and sealed.  Around this time I was looking at lots of jewelry by Lisa Bommarito and Christine Wallace.  I was yearning to try for the same vintage luxury look. Yet I don't have the sort of unique (precious and hard to find) elements at my disposal. No worries...I'll use the best made in USA components and try to make them look old and valuable. Thank you, Brenda, for showing me the way and offering such great products. Oh, and that geisha?  She became a brooch.  She insisted on joining the hop. 

There is a lot of B'Sue boutiques components and education on her. All of the brass was primered, sanded, colored with Perfect Pearls, sealed with Krylon Matte spray. Several of the stones are from B'Sue, as is the blue moon glow bead that was so perfect I had to modify the design a bit in order to incorporate it. Alrighty now. What's next for the workable?!  

Please keep on hopping over to your friends. 

Brenda Sue Lansdowne

Jewelry Making Outside the Box

http://www.bsueboutiques.com

Mary Deis

The Rose Sword

http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com/

Jann Tague

Clever Designs

https://janntague.wordpress.com/

Lori Beekman

B.Accessorized

https://baccessorized.wordpress.com/

Renee Hong

Fine and Dandy Jewelry

http://www.fineanddandyjewelry.blogspot.com/

Cynthia Wainscott

Exotic Peru Jewelry

http://exoticperujewelry.blogspot.com/

Dana Hickey

Magpie Approved

http://magpieapproved.blogspot.com/

Mary Beth Quigley-Spiker

Q Settings

https://qsettings.wordpress.com/

Karen Eaton

KJewelry Creations

http://kjewelrycreations1.blogspot.com/

Shari Gardner

SLG Jewelry Designs

https://slgdesigns.wordpress.com/

Alison Huie

Ally's Baubles

http://allysbaubles.blogspot.com/

Pamela Anger

Novegatti Designs

http://www.novegattidesigns.blogspot.com/

Carole Carlson

Beadsophisticate

https://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com/

Cindy Peterson

Howling Dog Jewelry

https://howlingdogjewelry.wordpress.com/

Marcia Tuzzolino

Aurora Designs

http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me/

Charlotte Smothers

Sea Horse Ranch Life

http://seahorseranch.blogspot.com/

Catherine Shattuck

Victorian Rose Boutique

https://vrbrose.wordpress.com/

Clare Wells Nemeth

Papercrafting Magic

http://papercraftingmagic.blogspot.com/

Erin Whitacre

Shattered Time

https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com/

Lynda O'Mara

Lomara Creative

http://www.lomaracreative.com/

Ginger Hammond

Lynn Leigh Designs

https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com/

Ingrid Anderson

Lilis Gems Artisan Jewelry

https://lilisgems.wordpress.com/

Deb Beechy

Beetique

http://www.beetique56.blogspot.com

Harry Wood

Oscar Crow

http://oscarcrow.blogspot.com/

Delyssa Maxwell

Past Time Fancies

https://pasttimefancies.wordpress.com/

Paula Gaskill

Lovely Layla Bugs

http://lovelylaylabugjewels.weebly.com/blog

Irene Hoffman

Heart's Dezire by Irene

https://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com/

Alexandra Sefton

Imaginary Jewelry and Altered Art

http://wilywolverine.blogspot.com/

Leslie Carver

Adorn Divine Designs

http://adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com