Category: Colour

I hope you have enjoyed this Green Month so far!  I didn’t realise until I started writing these posts that I had kept the jewellery very green.  Usually I add some contrasting colour, just to show how colours interact.  But, the “complementary” colour to green on the colour wheel is red, and you know what happens when you put green and red together in jewellery?  You get Christmas pieces!  So, yeah, everything is green.

I made this mixed bead necklace with several shades of green, and I actually like how it turned out.  For those who like things to match, I also made the bracelet.

I made a bunch of these necklaces when I did the Colour Wheel Colour of the Month jewellery, and people seemed to like them.

So, I thought I would make some with green beads.  What do you think?

Well, it’s better late than never around here at the moment!  I’m slowly catching up on everything (I think)!

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So November is all about the colour green.  The series will also run into December.  And then I’ll start the next colour of the month in January.  OK?

Green is a pretty frustrating colour to work with in glass.  I don’t know what they have done to it to make it that way, but let’s just say it’s a very tricky colour, and it’s very difficult to create nice patterns with the glass.  I had actually planned a different range of work, but when I went to make the beads the glass was not playing nicely!

Er, so…I made some necklaces like the ones below with very simple round beads.  I’m actually really pleased with how they turned out.  There are so many shades of green.  I have etched the beads on the top necklaces, and left them shiny on the other.  Which version do you prefer?

Actually, I’m trying really hard to get back on track, but my torch was out out action for over a week, so I’m actually way behind where I am supposed to be!

I have started making beads for the next colour of the month series, but I have not finished, so I don’t have anything new to show you.  Not yet anyway.  But by next week I should (fingers crossed) be back on track.  By next week I should have my newsletter out too.

In the meantime, I have a photograph of a necklace that is heading to T’Arts tomorrow.  It is part of my colour wheel series, but not one that I have listed online (yet).

Hope things are tracking well for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Today I am finishing the Colour of the Month series for Cobalt with some beautiful earrings that will work with all of the necklaces I have shown over the last few weeks.

As always, clicking on the photo will take you to the shop where you can buy any of the items you see there.

I hope you have enjoyed the posts about Cobalt so far!  Just to recap:

• The first week’s post was all about the striking colour that is cobalt.
• The second week’s post was about the different shades of blue that work beautifully with cobalt

And this week’s post is all about contrasting colours.  Opposite cobalt on the colour wheel is a yellowy-orangey colour.  I tried making beads with this colour glass, but when I put them with the blue beads, it just looked too odd.  So, I tried a slightly different shade of yellow, a mustardy colour, and I think the result is a lot more pleasing.

The pictures below will take you to my online shop.  There have been a few changes in the shop, which I will explain quickly here, and will then do a post about the changes in more detail.  Essentially, I am now using my website shop as a place to buy the Colour of the Month ranges of jewellery.  The items will be listed as one-off pieces.  All other jewellery (recycled and Italian glass), will still be available on Etsy.

Next week I will share some cute earrings that will work with all of the necklaces I have made.