Tuesday, September 30, 2014

AJE Component of the Month Reveal Time...Crimson Huntress

So once again I was lucky enough to be selected as a guest participant in the Art Jewelry Elements Component of the Month Giveaway. If you are not familiar with the giveaway click here for information. It's extra special to me to participate this month because it's my birthday month! Our hostess for this month's component is Kristi Bowman. She makes many lovely components in copper, white copper and polymer clay...you can find her amazing work here.


Kristi made something new for this...she calls them Goddess Vessels. Mine immediately started talking to me...unfortunately I had a trade show going on when it arrived so it had to wait for a few days before I could answer it's call. I also must say as soon as I started putting my design together the name Crimson Huntress came to mind...did I mention this one practically made itself?


I have to say I love it when all my art bead friends play so well together...it makes for wonderful designs and finished pieces! The spiral headpins and clasp are handmade by me. The rest of the line up includes an awesome lampwork headpin by Genea Beads, lampwork beads by Bubby and McGurk and of course the beautiful goddess vessel by Kristi. Sari ribbon, Irish waxed linen, crystals, copper chain and red coral complete the design.


I will say when I bought this stunning headpin I had no clue how I would ever use it! I don't use a lot of red in my designs but it was just too stunning to pass up. So I bought it and figured it would be part of my ever growing "collection". This was the first element I chose when I received the goddess vessel...I knew it would be perfect!


Here's a closer shot of the lampwork beads and the crystal/coral fringe. The lampwork beads have red, cream, brownish red colors...a perfect compliment to bright red in the headpin and the rich brown/red of the copper.


I found a piece of sari ribbon in my "collection" that was a perfect dark chocolatey red with a bit of a sheen to it. I love using ribbon at the back of necklaces, very soft on the neck and adds a beautiful element instead of hiding beautiful beads back there. Plus I love the gypsy, bohemian feel it gives my designs.


One more close up so you can have a better look at those gorgeous lampwork beads :)


In case I didn't mention it...I'm keeping this one for myself! I've worn it once already and I LOVE IT! Happy birthday to me! Thank you Kristi for the opportunity to join in the fun! I always enjoy working with your components and this time was no exception!



This is a blog hop so I hope you will visit the links below to see everyone's beautiful creations!~Kari





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14 comments:

  1. Wow Kari, that is so Tribal!! Perfect design for my component! Thank you so much for playing!! :)

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  2. Stunning design Kari - I love the impact made by Genea's head pin and the tassle and you've name it perfectly - I can totally see this on an amazonian warrior girl!

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  3. Oh my goodness - your design really captures the tribal feel of the focal. Just beautiful!

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  4. I'm not surprised you kept it, I'd have done exactly the same thing, it's stunning!

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  5. Stunning design! I love the colors and the textures!

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  6. Wow what an incredible design and story! I love how your necklace came together. It has such a wonderful warrior/goddess feel! I love how the headpin hangs off to the side too. Gorgeous work, as always! xo Genea

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  7. I can so see this being worn by one of the actresses in current popular tv series. We've watched a couple of different versions of Snow White in the last few days, and it would fit perfectly in with the newer versions of the movie. Great work!

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  8. Awesome job Kari! I love the dangles on the sides! Thanks for playing along this month!

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  9. Love what you've done here. Genea's headpin could not be more perfect for Kristi's shield.

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  10. Kari this is my favorite design in this challenge. You paired the colors beautifully with Kristi's beautiful focal. Happy Birthday.

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  11. Great title! I love the colors and all the textures here. So glad she spoke to you, and that it's a present to yourself! My only complaint? I WISH I could see it on- to see how the drop hangs with the vessel...

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  12. Such a great mix of yummy art beads... love what you did here. And happy birthday to you! It's so fun seeing all the different directions everyone went with our Goddess Vessels.

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  13. What a striking design. I love the combo of the crimson red with the copper. Happy birthday from a fellow September birthday girl!

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  14. So much color and texture! I love it!

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