I started with an easy blue, and one that reminds me of classic outdoor Christmas lights. After choosing some delicious cobalt white hearts, I naturally went for some ruby red ones in size 4/0. The boldness of the transparent glass is enhanced by the white cores, which have their own festive vibe. To give Feliz Navidad a dash of cheer, I topped things off with a hint of antique gold Swarovski Elements pearls.
Sugar Plum Fairy started with some pretty aqua lined peanut seed beads. I paired these with more peanuts in pink, creating a palette like a non-traditional - though totally trendy - department store tree display. Just imagine a silvery artificial spruce with vintage style glass ornaments. All this palette needed was a dash of snow, played by opaque crystal AB seed beads.
For the final trio, I chose some intense blue tagua slices. These immediately had me thinking of holiday postcards from tropical locales - the kind with palm trees decked out in Christmas attire. Soft white mother of pearl chips seemed like the perfect frosting, and ruby AB druks add a hint of Christmas punch to Coconut Snow Cone.
Do you have a favorite decoration in non-traditional colors?
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Love the sugar plum fairy combo! Now I would like to see you create something from those lovely combinations!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judy! I wish I had time for every idea that breezes across my desk!
ReplyDeleteI like the coconut snow cone best! Love that rich blue tagua. I'm a total traditionalist about Christmas colors. Bright red & bright green & white. I know a lot of people who use the mauve & olive-ish green but it doesn't ring my chimes the same way the regular colors do. I used to, when I had kids at home & bought lots of presents, even make sure the wrapping paper was ONLY red, green & white (and preferably in a contemporary design). It looked so great under the tree with those packages. Makes me sound sorta like a fussy person which I'm totally not. But that's the one thing I really loved.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean, Sally! I keep bringing it up, but I am very fussy about Christmas lights. They should be all white, or multicolored on a single string. No purple or orange. Those are my Christmas light rules! Purple glass ornaments with white frosting are totally okay with me though. ;)
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