tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57386996875602451132024-03-05T14:56:46.965-05:00Bijoux Gems JoyBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-56803790500199549232018-03-29T23:47:00.000-04:002018-03-29T23:47:26.397-04:00Honey Do List, March Challenge
Sarajo Wentling hosts a blog hop
challenge on her site every
month. The inspiration is a photo taken by her husband Eric. The challenge is
meant to inspire Sarajo to design outside of her comfort zone and use up some
of her stash. Happily she shares and invites us to join along
This month’s inspiration is this
photo of a rusted, crusty window with lots of heavy streaks of rusted iron and
Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-23077294125642707342018-03-28T23:47:00.002-04:002018-03-31T16:41:16.998-04:00Art Elements March Theme - Nests
The Art Elements team have changed
their monthly challenge format, going with themes now instead of component of
the month. Using a theme allows participants to select their favourite art
medium and create using it. The only rule is to use the theme in the creation.
For March Cathy Mendola selected nests as
the theme
I followed my favourite medium and
created jewellery for Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-48584350040548640222018-03-27T10:30:00.000-04:002018-03-27T10:30:42.302-04:00Pretty Palettes, March Challenge
It’s been awhile since I joined the
Pretty Palettes challenge. I’m thrilled to be able to join this month. The
March challenge is based on this pretty artwork. You can read more about it here
A Moment to Dream
Molly also provided this colour
palette and selection of beads for it, however we are not limited to using
these beads.
Following my usual mode I searchedBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-51164933733859620552018-03-18T23:23:00.000-04:002018-03-18T23:23:26.640-04:00We’re All Ears March Challenge – Celebrate Contrast
I am late to the party but still happy
to participate in the Earrings Everyday blog hop this month. This month’s
challenge is built the achromatic look of black and white
Black and White
The inspiration post had a link to a
Buzzfeed article on mixing, matching and playing with clashing prints. I have to admit I did struggle with some of their ideas. They are definitely not Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-35994246669391875372018-01-19T07:00:00.000-05:002018-01-19T20:01:22.644-05:00We’re All Ears January Challenge – Colour of the Year
I am happy to participate in the
Earrings Everyday blog hop this month. This month’s challenge is built around the
Pantone colour of the year, Ultra Violet. You can read all about it here
Pantone Colour of the Year
Purple is one of my favourite
colours. I was cleaning up my supply of storage tins lately and found the
perfect one for this challenge. To my eye it looks like a Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-81903674913810008532018-01-18T20:50:00.000-05:002018-01-18T20:50:35.394-05:00An Unplanned Absence
Wow. That was a long silence. I
didn’t expect to be away from everything for so long but I was busy with a
massive gardening project that I worked on until the end of October. And the worst
part is it still isn’t finished. I just couldn’t do anymore. I needed a break
All that work caused new injuries
to both of the rotator cuffs in my shoulders. I had
injured them years ago when doing a lotBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-90165957582796001002017-07-20T23:55:00.002-04:002017-07-21T00:25:35.431-04:00We’re All Ears Design Challenge - July
"So by visualizing this piece of music we are all of a sudden open to a number ofthings we might not notice when just hearing it. We can see patterns andsequences more easily. We can see which instruments are playing and where andhow. We can see when harmony becomes melody. And we can see when there's onenote versus when there's many notes."
The above quote comes from a TEDx
talk that Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-27282929170882215342017-06-28T22:47:00.002-04:002017-06-28T22:47:29.763-04:00Art Bead Scene June Challenge
For June’s Art
Bead Scene challenge this very bright and colourful pastel drawing by Odelin
Redon is the star of the show
Profile on Red Meanders, Odelin Redon, 1900, Pastel
Although the
colours are extremely bright and colourful there are many images hidden within
the artwork that point to darker influences. You can read about these on the inspiration challenge post
This month IBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-68717165378835932242017-06-28T08:00:00.000-04:002017-06-28T10:10:43.150-04:00Pretty Palettes June Design Challenge
For their challenge this month,
Molly chose the inspiration from her arms, literally. She loved the colour
combo from a library book, her sunglass case and a binder
When she least expected it, June’s Pretty Palette jumped out at her!
Molly chose the brown shades along
with aqua, soft white, red and antiqued silver however my eye saw the black,
red, soft white and aqua shades so I chose Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-41957454305284518452017-06-27T00:52:00.000-04:002017-06-28T23:04:08.370-04:00Art Elements June Challenge - Insects
Usually the Art Elements monthly themed challenge is based on a component
created by one of the team members. This month the inspiration is a little more
free form. Diana Ptazynski has selected Insects as the theme. Here are all the details on the challenge
Cecropia Moth - Photo by Ashley Fly
This particular challenge is not
limited to jewellery and is in fact open to any type of Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-81010962135031352052017-06-26T15:20:00.000-04:002017-06-26T15:20:05.613-04:00Honey Do List June Challenge
The
inspiration photo that Eric Wentling took for the June challenge is of the
sweetest little rose breasted grosbeak imaginable
Photo of Rose Breasted Grosbeak courtesy of Eric Wentling
I adore that
little bird and its subtle coloration punctuated by that splash of colour. I
wasn’t sure I would be able to do justice to it though, until I came across
some lovely lampwork glass beads I Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-68084871520193302712017-06-16T09:00:00.000-04:002017-06-16T12:45:42.343-04:00We’re All Ears June Challenge
June has been a month with insect
based inspiration challenges. The Earrings Everyday monthly challenge is in that group. For this challenge it’s all
about fireflies, some of the most amazing little creatures
If you have never had the chance to
see fireflies, or lightning bugs as they are sometimes called, I hope you have
that opportunity one day. I was one of the many children enchanted by Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-18455110981848209992017-06-01T22:22:00.001-04:002017-06-01T22:22:53.112-04:00Pretty Palettes May Design Challenge
For their challenge this month,
Molly selected some lovely succulents for the Pretty Palette inspiration
Succulents from the Greenhouse
The focus is all on the greens in
all shades. Of course we need other colours for contrast and I used them
well.
The same as last month, I made a
necklace that started with an embossed teardrop, this one with a darker green
and with gold on Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-20163136979201401632017-05-28T23:03:00.001-04:002017-05-28T23:03:45.651-04:00Art Bead Scene May Challenge
May’s
inspiration for the monthly ABS challenge is this painting by Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle
There’s 2 ways to go with this artwork, emulate
the fragmented view seen from many angles, or take inspiration from the colours. Since the
Cubism movement has never really appealed to me I chose to focus on the colours
Heartstrings
First
up came this Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-50921221790354064532017-05-25T22:24:00.000-04:002017-05-25T22:24:35.747-04:00Honey Do List May Challenge
The
inspiration photo that Eric Wentling took for the May challenge was of a brass
sculpture sitting in a garden of field grasses and fruit trees
Photo courtesy of Eric Wentling
That tree
with its beautiful spring flowers is the star of the photo. This month though I
just wasn’t feeling it for that pinkish purple colour. Instead I focused on the
sculpture and the grasses. From those Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-89756606018232680742017-05-19T22:36:00.000-04:002017-05-22T20:20:26.458-04:00We’re All Ears May Challenge
The challenge
this month is all about trash transformed, taking something otherwise neglected,
forgotten or discarded and making it into something of beauty, substance and
ingenuity. “There is a fine line between trash and treasure” and this challenge is all about
walking that line. We were given this lovely collage of transformed treasures
for inspiration
I must confess
that recycling Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-1523847043391034782017-05-09T21:21:00.002-04:002017-05-09T21:21:46.518-04:00Follow my blog with Bloglovin
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Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-50292312339863371362017-05-01T22:52:00.001-04:002017-05-01T22:52:33.742-04:00Art Bead Scene April Design Challenge
I’m running a little late with my
challenge post. The last week of April ended up being much busier than I
expected. The inspiration for this month’s challenge was this artwork by Paul
Gauguin. You can read all about it here
Matamoe or Landscape with Peacocks, Paul Gauguin, 1892,
Oil On Canvas
The warm, no hot, colours of the
tropics grabbed my eye from the first time I looked atBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-54223613654494470002017-04-28T11:54:00.001-04:002017-04-28T11:54:12.638-04:00Pretty Palettes April Design Challenge
The challenge this month from the
Halmark team Pretty Palettes creator was based on 2 sweet spring illustrations
from Heather Powers. You can read more about Heather’s creations here
I chose this one to build my design
with
Handpainted design by Heather Powers
The jumping off point for this
necklace was the pretty embossed teardrop in the light mint colour. To showcase
it I Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-7277727303135123502017-04-26T23:33:00.000-04:002017-04-28T10:58:08.825-04:00Honey Do List April Design Challenge
For this month the hope was to
capture spring in all its early season glory. Being in Minnesota, and with a
cool spring so far, there wasn’t much glory yet. Eric Wentling did capture this
sweet photo of a chickadee perched on red dogwood twigs
Photo courtesy of Eric Wentling
In honour of spring I made this
pendant with a totem anchored by a red leaf
Bring the Spring
Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-20038028197791777582017-04-22T00:38:00.000-04:002017-04-22T00:38:08.874-04:00We’re All Ears April Challenge
The challenge
this month was based on eggs in all their forms. Easter eggs, natural egg
images, egg colours, egg shapes, whatever struck a creative spark
The
inspiration photos of Ukrainian pysanki eggs are amazing and each one is a
little treasure. There’s just something about them though that never works for
me. Maybe it’s because they just feel too busy, too overwhelming with all their
Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-3989682018632519322017-04-18T23:19:00.000-04:002017-04-21T21:35:01.835-04:00Mother’s Day Sale
Moms
The most
important women in our lives
We love them
They love us
Let’s
celebrate Moms
Bijoux Gems Joy
Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-27149723418984946582017-04-11T23:04:00.000-04:002017-04-11T23:04:01.195-04:00Available at the Dufferin Museum
My jewellery
and jewellery storage pieces are available in the Gift Shop of the Dufferin County Museum & Archives, now
until the beginning of September
My journey
with the museum began during the Christmas 2016 season when a good selection of
my designs were available in the Gift Shop there. Despite the terrible winter weather during much
of the show period it was a success
The Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-29807107034860428242017-04-09T22:42:00.004-04:002017-04-09T22:48:34.040-04:00Feathered Waves – A New Approach
Way back in August of last year I
made this necklace for the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge
I was never totally happy with the
necklace. The overall concept was good enough but the pieces just did not add
up and didn’t do justice to the large feather. What wasn’t working for me?
The shiny smooth silver plated bail
that held the blue iris pendulum bail didn’t fit in with the Bijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738699687560245113.post-36859970221617458172017-03-29T23:48:00.001-04:002017-03-31T12:53:40.654-04:00Art Bead Scene March Challenge
It’s time for spring, warmer days,
flowers, sun, spring showers, birds and new nests, like this one!
Armed Bird's Nest in Acacia Bush, Chile by Marianne North, 1870, Oil On Paper
The artwork makes me want to create
with birds or flowers or leaves or all of them and lots more yellow and green
and blue and and and. I got a little over excited there. J
I loved the inspirationBijoux Gems Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473878675810097190noreply@blogger.com6