When I first signed up for this challenge my ''colours of choice" were browns, bronzes and golds. I was all geared up to create a piece using my favourite colours and even had the beads ready to go.
So imagine my surprise when my colour palette arrived by email to discover not a drop of bronze in sight!
The closest to bronze was Calilfornia Dreams....more like Mustard Dreams!
I was a little stumped!
But isn't that what challenges are all about... making us take that uneasy step outside of our comfort zone?
So with that in mind I found this Eagle Eye Agate cabochon in my stash...
and realised the cabochon matched my colour palette to a T.
So here is what I created.
A beaded cabochon.
"Simply Sumptuous"
I love the earthy feel this piece has and can see me wearing it many times!
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Now apart from the wee speckles of blue/grey in the cabochon I felt my first piece didn't do Niabelle Blue any justice so I felt the piece was calling for more blue.
So... I decided to string the piece with these gorgeous Amazonite beads.
"Flourish"
I would never have strung this pendant with these beads in a million years but now that I have I think the colour combination is just divine!
Two necklaces for the price of one!
I actually loved this challenge as yet again I was forced to work with a colour combination I would not normally work with.
I think I might continue to challenge myself further and pick up a few paint palette cards next time I am at the hardware store!
Hop on over and see what everyone else has created with their palettes.
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