I have to admit it, hearts aren't usually my thing. Even in middle school, they felt a little too cutesy to me. As such, hearts don't often make an appearance in my jewelry. But, this month's photo inspiration from Sarajo and Eric at SJ Designs Jewelry had a big, red heart that dominated the picture. I wasn't sure what I would do.
As I finished working on another project, I realized that I had a ton of little scrap squares of tin littering my desk. I thought about trashing them. However, I quickly realized that they might work to make a pixelated heart like the one in Eric's photo. I never considered coloring them red, but did look for a red tin that would work. Since I knew this reveal would be many days after Valentine's, I decided to veer from creating something that felt so tied to the holiday. Instead, I grabbed a bit of green tin and went to work on it.
The "gold" tin scraps are actually from the inside of the tin. The other side has a blue design on it that just wouldn't work cohesively. I had just enough scraps to get this heart pattern worked out and riveted to the green tin. Once my heart was made, the pendant felt a little plain, so I added the lines of black beads at the bottom for a bit of feminine accent to it.
And, the pendant is basically reversible as the heart pattern comes through on the back of the pendant as well.
I totally dig this necklace. Once again, I wouldn't have come up with this design if it weren't for the inspiration from Sarajo and Eric. Thanks, y'all!! Now, head over to Sarajo's reveal post to see what she and the other participants in this challenge created. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
So creative! I love seeing what you make for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary! If those little squares hadn't been screaming at me to not throw them away, I'm not sure what I would have made. I'm so glad they spoke to me. Thank you for checking out my results.
DeleteI so love what you did here, Hope! This is great! I love your pixelated heart interpretation. The beads along the bottom are a really nice touch. I'm glad you played along even though you're not a heart girl (I'm not either!) I hope the March photo inspires you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarajo! I'm glad I added those beads at the bottom too. They help tie the beaded chain in and give the pendant a little weight as well. I saw a peek at the March photo. I'm going to have to study it a bit more for inspiration. Again, thank you.
DeleteI really like how you took the inspiration but went with a less typical approach. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteEric, thank you! I'm trying to remember that inspiration doesn't have to be a literal interpretation of the piece, but just something in it that speaks to me. The pixelation of the heart was what called out to me. (Though, I did love the little shark too!) Thanks for the inspiration!
DeleteThis design is absolutely fantastic! I love it as a reaction to the inspiration, but just on its own as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ann!! I'm relieved inspiration struck when it did otherwise I could have ended up with something very different.
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