For the final bracelet, I wanted to do something colorful and celebratory. I’ve made a habit during these challenges to use rainbow themes for final designs, and I didn’t see any reason not to do it again this time.
Because this challenge is ending at the start of the New Year, I was inspired to create something that might resemble stars and fireworks. I started with a selection of Swarovski bicones in bright birthstone hues. The variety of colors and their characteristic sparkle would easily provide that flashy effect that I wanted.
Although I had a little more time for beading this week compared to Christmas, I still had a pretty tight deadline. I know from the Necklace a Day challenge that one of the easiest ways to make a design go faster is to use larger beads. So, I paired my crystals with 6/o silver lined crystal seed beads, and whipped up a simple but sparkly herringbone cuff.
The overall concept for this cuff – using almost entirely 6/o silver lined crystal seed beads – came about when I was contemplating my design challenge for 2012. I’ll be ready to reveal it in January, as soon as the New Beads challenge is wrapped up. November’s necklace is a little delayed, but coming along nicely, and December’s beads are in the mail. Within a few weeks, I’ll have one more goal to check off the list.
Farewell to 2011! What are your crafty resolutions for the New Year?
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Happy New Year, Mortira. I've enjoyed following your bracelet-a-week challenge.
ReplyDelete(And please check out my blog on Monday--I'll be featuring one of your tutes in my next installment of I Might Make That! Monday.)
Beautiful, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteReally fun piece for New Years! I have a post scheduled for this next week with my 2012 goals. :)
ReplyDeleteHappa New Year!
ReplyDeleteWhat an accomplishment! Congratulations and job well done! Happy New Year! Happy beading.
ReplyDeleteHappy new Year! My new years resolution is to keep a craft blog. I've already added you to the sidebar so even more people can see your great work :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing your goal! I am so jealous.
ReplyDeleteMy resolution for this year was to make a tutorial every week. That got interrupted because I moved apartments during the second week and haven't found the motivation to work on #2 again. I'll work up the courage soon. Been working on this one since October. Just was looking to finish it.