It’s time, you guys! It’s finally time for the reveal in my first ever blog hop!
You may remember a post from October where I announced my participation in this event. (I also wrote about this really cool Wonder Woman bracelet I made, so go check it out and then hurry back here and finish this post!)
The point of this challenge was to use a graph or chart to make a stitched piece. I decided to do Peyote stitch AND to make the chart myself. This was the result!
I decided to make a city-scape! I used a variety of matte Delicass to make a sunset background and matte black Delicas for the building silhouettes. For the lights in the buildings, however, I used a silver-lined yellow Delica. The silver-lining really stands out among all the other matte beads, so they almost look like they’re really lit up!
I am really pleased with how this turned out. I used a gold-plated slide clasp, which keeps the cuff smooth and easy to wear. (I like wide clasps with wide bracelets.) I think the buildings turned out well too. I tried really hard to make them evenly spaced without being too symmetrical. Same thing with the building lights – it was really hard to make them look random, but still kinda even, (if that makes sense).
As far as the graph goes, I kinda failed to get my design in one place. I’ve got segments in a couple different spots on a couple different pages of graph paper. This happened partially because the graph paper wasn’t long enough for the whole design, but also because I get overly excited and disorganized when colored pencils are involved.
So, I wasn’t exactly organized, but I DID create my own peyote cuff chart and then I DID successfully create the bracelet. Therefore, I will call this a triumph and thank Therese Christine profusely for hosting this challenge!
Now, be sure to stop by everyone else’s blogs to see what they made!
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Hi Samantha, your cuff is beautiful and congratulation for designing it by yourself!
Alenka
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Thank you! But after looking at your blog, I feel like an underachiever! I can’t believe you made three pieces that are all so beautiful! :D
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I love how this came out!! What a cool city-scape! Thank you for showing your process too, which is sometimes my favorite part of creating!
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Me too! I love it when blogger’s show process photos, but I have such a hard time remembering to take them! I need to just keep my camera on my bead table, haha.
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That’s a great cuff, I never designed any myself and I feel I should try.
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It’s really fun! I included a link in the post to Fire Mountain’s blank pattern templates, if you decided to give it a try. They’re got one for almost every stitch! :D
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Beautiful cuff and so cool that you created the pattern yourself!
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Hi Samantha, Marvelous job on your cuff. Kudos to you for creating the pattern yourself. That is quite an accomplishment.
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Great job, love the pattern you created. I love the city scape and you captured all the aspects so well. Very very pretty cuff!
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holy moly beautiful beadwork, and you designed the pattern too! outstanding! I really love this and the variation in color does perfectly look like twilight against the city! you should write this pattern up – I bet plenty of people would love to try this one!
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I’m definitely thinking about it! Thanks for the kind comments as well! Your blog is one of the ones I follow closely and that inspired me to start my own blog – so this is REALLY cool.
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Samantha~the work you put into this piece was well worth it! Wow! The skyline at sunset and the lights turning on are such a gorgeous contrast to the dark buildings. Wonderful piece! Thanks for making us your First Hop :-)
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Thanks for including me, Christine! It was really fun!
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Hi Samantha,
Thank you for participating in your first round of ATTS challenge and I hope that you will be back for round 7. I love your bracelet and the beads that you used for the windows really do look like they are lit up. I do not know that I would have been as patient as you to do a design on graph paper, but I sure am blown away with your city scape bracelet, it is beautiful.
Therese
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Thanks for hosting these awesome challenges in the first place! :D
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Hi Samantha! I also think you should very pleased with your bracelet and with the challenge. It’s fun to look into your process: the design, the choice of colours, the graph and the choice of the clasp. Great job.
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Wonderful work from start to finish! What a great mix of colors and finishes – modern, bold and chic all at once! I would guess that the colors change as the light hits it from different angles. This will really call attention to your wrist when you wear it!
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What an awesome job you did – first challenge or fiftieth! And hats off for creating your own pattern and bringing it to fruition. It looks so warm and inviting. I hope to see more of your design creations in the future!
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definitely a success! The finished bracelet is so cool, i love the sunset background
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WOW!!! I was just at Cynthia’s blog commenting on how I marvel at designers that create their own patterns, you DID a fantastic job!! Wow!!!! The bracelet is GORGEOUS!! The building silhouette against the twilight sky is wonderful!!!
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When I look at your bracelet ‘city sky-line’, I feel like I am actually there, gazing at a warm glowing summer sky at sunset. It’s beautiful and reminds me of many nice evenings! Definitely a beauty.
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Oh I love it love it love it! Your design is beautiful and the finished piece is perfect!
(Sorry it took so long for me to actually get to the hop – family stuff happening.)
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