Saturday, June 30, 2012

Blog Hop Reveal!

Kristi Bowman of Kristi Bowman Designs is hosting a wonderful hop called the Copper Big Hole Challenge and I was lucky enough to join in.  The challenge was to make something using one of her wonderful focals that she made using Precious Metal Clay or PMC as it is sometimes called.  You can learn more about it at Cool Tools by clicking HERE.  This was my first time coming into contact with this medium and if Kristi had not told me it was PMC I would have never known.  It is amazing stuff!

Also one of my favorite groups on Facebook is Creative Bead Chat.  They also are having a reveal on July 1st and I had joined in on that one as well so I decided to make 1 piece for both hops.  Their theme was Dreaming of Sun and Sea.  So without further ado here is what I made:


Isn't that Focal Beautiful!

Stacked Bracelets seem to be all the rage right now, so I decided to give them a try except I wanted it for my ankle.  This just screams beach and summer to me I am really happy with how they turned out.  I wanted to try my hand at something besides beadweaving, but of course I had to add my little seeds in the piece regardless.

I need to shave!  Ha!
Here are the 3 pieces that I used to make this stacked set:


The main focal piece of the stack in which I used Kristi's PMC piece and added size 6/0 seed beads using macrame.  I used a bone colored paper cord for this part and even though you cannot see the clasp I used a paper bead there as well.


This was done in a spiral knot using cotton where I also added the 6/0 seed beads to tie it in with the main focal.  I used a button closure on this.


I made this using a tutorial made by Lesley Watt of The Gossiping Goddess and the tutorial can be found HERE.  I am really excited about this technique and I do believe I will be using it again.  Thank you Lesley for sharing!


Thank you so much for joining me and be sure to check out the other lovely creations!

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24 comments:

  1. AliciaJune 30, 2012 at 1:05 AM

    Gorgeous idea - I love your bracelets!

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  2. UnknownJune 30, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    Great work! Love the idea of stacked anklets too. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. I want to give it a try. Oh and your pieces are complemented beautifully by the starfish. Great prop choice.

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  3. ShymeJune 30, 2012 at 2:29 AM

    Great anklets :D

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  4. KristiBowmanDesignJune 30, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Saweeeeet!! I love seeing it as an ankle bracelet, it's so beautiful and beachy I LOVE IT!!! Thanks so much for joining my hop!!

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  5. AnonymousJune 30, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    Marla - Wowsa! I love this stacked anklet. So beachy and Summery. You are so creative!

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  6. Jean A. WellsJune 30, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    These are adorable. I love that you made an anklet out of the component. What a great idea. Love the stacked look - you did a great job!

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  7. stacilouiseJune 30, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Not only do I love how you stacked the bracelet, and used colors to bring out that ocean fell, but your pictures are wonfuld and full of texture. Love them!

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  8. AliceJune 30, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    A sweet piece! I love the cool colors alongside the warm donut. So perfect for summer or at the beach!

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  9. UnknownJune 30, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    Oh how unique to make an anklet! What a statement! I love all the colors and texture with the stacked pieces!

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  10. UnknownJune 30, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    That is a great stack of bracelets/anklets since the focal has an urchin type feel. I love them! Must get over and do that tutorial.

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  11. UnknownJune 30, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    OMBeadness (getting to hate that phrase now..so this is the last time I'm using it BUT in honor of you, my dear beading friend it is appropriate! - gotta keep the blog clean but what I REALLY wanna say is HOLY S*^& this is fricking gorgeous!!!)

    Okay...calm down Shelley!.. I LOVE THESE BRACELETS/ANKLETS and absolutely have to break my budget to order them for myself. I LOVE LOVE the one where you used the Leslie Watt tutorial! PLEASE, I don't care if you already sold these, I want them!) I will e-mail you specifics...EXQUISITE work ONCE AGAIN Ms. Marla!!!

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  12. LesleyJune 30, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    How very original Marla I love this lovely Boho set and great to see my bracelet in there..I do believe the first I've seen. Great job!

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  13. HeatherJune 30, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    I LOVE it!! I never even thought of an anklet!! And the colors you put with the focal look GREAT!

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  14. Karen WilliamsJune 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Fun! I still remember learning macrame from my Aunt back in the mid-70s. It's fun seeing it come back into it's own again and used in so many lovely ways.

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  15. Jennifer CameronJune 30, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I LOVE this stacked set. It totally makes me want to go to the beach. And that is some seriously sexy jewels for your ankle...no one will even notice if you shaved or not if you're wearing them. Maybe I should make stuff for my ankles too...

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  16. Therese's TreasuresJune 30, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Wow Marla, You did a fantastic job on the anklets! I love them they are very, very pretty. I like how you put the beads down the side on the one you did with Kristi's focal. I have the supplies to do Lesley's tutorial, so now instead of a bracelet I'm going to do an anklet, because I think it looks good around the ankle.
    Therese

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  17. Third Eye GypsyJune 30, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    OMG I LOOOOOOOVE the donut you got! How creative to use it for an anklet! I love that you made some wonderful stacked anklets to go with it! What a beautiful and creative design!

    xo Genea

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  18. Dragonfly CloseJune 30, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    I love how you used the component. I never would have thought of an ankle bracelet! How creative! It's really beautiful and I love the link to the tutorial. I am going to try it for sure. Thanks!

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  19. CillaJune 30, 2012 at 10:25 PM

    Love them! The last one is my favorite! Cute photography too~!

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  20. UnknownJuly 1, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    I love what you did, how cool.

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  21. Lori AndersonJuly 1, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Oh I would wear that in a heart beat!!!!

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  22. UnknownJuly 2, 2012 at 8:16 AM

    Beautiful set - I love them!

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  23. UnknownJuly 2, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    love, love, love!! I really like that you turned them into an anklet!

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  24. Linda YounkmanJuly 2, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    Really love the macrame pieces and the addition of the beads to them was great.

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