Inspiration Wednesday

I love this color palette. 

I kept dreaming of being on a beautiful island somewhere warm surrounded by clear blue water.

I was inspired to make this mixed media necklace:

The pendant is porcelain from MarshaNealStudio

Going up the necklace is handmade lampwork glass, enameled, nut, brass and ceramic beads.

Then up the back of the necklace are tiny white etched glass teardrop beads.

Here is the color palette for the next challenge:

Wow, this is such a beautiful photo I cannot stop staring at it.

Okay, so the reveal date will be December 12th.

Here are some items from the Hudson Valley Etsy team for inspiration:

TickledPinkKnits

EntropicGrace

Be sure to link up below if you made anything inspired by this week's palette.

~Shannon

For My Sweet Daughter

Inspiration Wednesday - Autumn Swirl

Design-Seeds Autumn Swirl

I can't get the sound of the wind out of my head. I am hoping that you are safe, warm and dry in the wake of such a horrible and devastating storm. I couldn't have known 2 weeks ago when I chose this photo what we were going to be presented with these last few days.

I got the time to make this necklace. I really like how it turned out. It is fun, flirty. I love the movement, it is really comfy and lightweight. The blues and creams make it easy to put on with almost any outfit where jeans are involved.

Lots of wire wrapping and chain

The ceramic beads are from Gaea. The dangles at the side aren't just pretty they are also an extender for the necklace so the wearer can choose their most comfortable length.

the button is from Artisan Clay, the etched copper I made.

Here is the theme for TWO weeks:

Design-Seeds - Mineral Hues

Here are some items from the Hudson Valley etsy Team for inspiration and wow does our team love purple!

TickledPinkKnits

MyStitchInTime

 If you made something inspired by the color palette Autumn Swirl please link up using the Linky Tool below.

Have a wonderful week and I will see you next Wednesday with a few more items from the team.

~Shannon

ForMySweetDaughter

Inspiration Wednesday - Produced Color

Produced Color

Happy Wednesday!
I am not really a purple girl (crazy I know) but I really enjoyed this challenge. I again made several pieces but I am only going to share one.

Love this pendant, it is so lightweight. From Nan Emmett on etsy

This necklace is available in my etsy shop For My Sweet Daughter

Here is the palette for next week:

Design Seeds- Chameleon Tones

Here are some items from the Hudson Valley Etsy Team for inspiration:

WishboneLetterpress

UnnamedRoad

Make an item or choose materials inspired by the palette and write a blog post about it, post the item for sale, or post the item on your website. Add the link to your blog post, shop or website in the comments next week, to be featured as part of next weeks post please e-mail me at formysweetdaughter(at)me(dot)com before 6pm next Tuesday night.

The only rule is that if you use the Design-Seeds palette you must link directly to Design-Seeds.com.

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you make!

~Shannon

For My Sweet Daughter

Inspiration Wednesday - Feathered Autumn

Feathered Autumn

Here is the Design-Seeds color palette I was working with this week. It was so inspirational I made 16 new pieces of jewelry this weekend! I am not going to show you all of them here because the page would take forever to load. I hope you enjoy this piece:

The porcelain pendant and silk are from from Marsha Neal Studio

The porcelain beads are from Gaea Cannaday

The Round disc on the side is from Nancy Schindler

I have wire wrapped each of the these handmade beads to the beautiful pedant 

I also wire wrapped a glass bead to the hook clasp

Here is the color palette for next week:

Produced Color

Here are some items from members of the Hudson Valley Etsy Team for inspiration:

VirtuosityClay

DumbBunnyDesigns

Make an item or choose materials inspired by the palette and write a blog post about it, post the item for sale, or post the item on your website. Add the link to your blog post, shop or website in the comments next week, to be featured as part of next weeks post please e-mail me at formysweetdaughter(at)me(dot)com before 6pm next Tuesday night.

The only rule is that if you use the Design-Seeds palette you must link directly to Design-Seeds.com.

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you make!

~Shannon

For My Sweet Daughter

Inspiration Wednesday

Design-Seeds

Here is the color palette I was working with this week. I love Fall colors. I was working with a Life Coach a few months ago and she told me I am most myself when I am grounded and in touch with the earth. She couldn't be more right. I find that I am most confident about my work when it has these colors in it, that when I have been spending too much time indoors I am cranky and when I get out and go for a walk I come back energized and inspired. 

I made a ton of pieces this weekend inspired by this palette but I am only going to share a couple here today.

etched copper butterfly

porcelain flowers

etched copper leaf

handmade lampwork glass beads

etched copper leaf 

handmade porcelain circle

wood beads and silk

The necklace in the middle is unfinished as you can see, I ran out of wire at the cabin so I had to stop there but I have gotten more wire and will be finishing it this week.

Here is the palette for next week:

Design-Seeds

Bet you thought I was going to pick another fall palette :-) 

Here are some HVNY Team items for inspiration:

betsybdesign

JSWMetalWorks

Make and item or choose materials inspired by the palette and write a blog post about it, post the item for sale, or post the item on your website. Add the link to your blog post, shop or website in the comments next week.

The only rule is that if you use the Design-Seeds palette you must link directly to Design-Seeds.com.

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you make!

Have an Inspired Wednesday!

~Shannon
ForMySweetDaughter.com

Inspiration Wednesday

Design-Seeds

I found this beautiful porcelain pendant in my bead stash and got started.

purple lampwork beads

Czech glass beads and jump rings

more handmade beads, crystals and chain

all finished :-)

Here is the next palette which I totally chose because all I can think about is fall:

Design-Seeds

Here are some items from the Hudson Valley Etsy team for inspiration:

MollysPurl

GetGlassy

Make and item or choose materials inspired by the palette and write a blog post about it, post the item for sale, or post the item on your website. Add the link to your blog post, shop or website in the comments next week.

The only rule is that if you use the Design-Seeds palette you must link directly to Design-Seeds.com.

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you make!

Have an Inspired Wednesday!

~Shannon
ForMySweetDaughter.com

Inspiration Wednesday

Design-Seeds.com

I loved this color palette and the inspiration photograph, yum!
I was away for the weekend and packed up a small beading kit to take with me. As I sat on the deck overlooking the beautiful mountains of Upstate NY I created this necklace:

I used tiny barbell shaped glass beads to make the back part of the necklace for the front of the necklace I hand wire wrapped clear and gold fleck vintage lucite beads, glass fire polished beads and a handmade porcelain pendant which I hand wire wrapped to a Vintaj natural brass donut. I wire wrapped a couple glass flowers near the hook clasp for some movement.

Design-Seeds

Here are a few items from Hudson Valley Etsy Team members for inspiration:

mimiandlu

betsybdesign

MyStitchInTime

Make and item or choose materials inspired by the palette and write a blog post about it, post the item for sale, or post the item on your website. Add the link to your blog post, shop or website in the comments next week.

The only rule is that if you use the Design-Seeds palette you must link directly to Design-Seeds.com.

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you make!

Have an Inspired Wednesday!

~Shannon
ForMySweetDaughter.com