Pantone's Fashion Color Report Spring/Summer 2014

Here is the Spring/Summer 2014 predictions from Pantone.

PLACID BLUE                  VIOLET TULIP                  HEMLOCK                    PALOMA
CELOSIA ORANGE        RADIANT ORCHID            CAYENNE                    FREESIA
                                        DAZZLING BLUE

I just recently found, and fell in love with, Chrissie Morris shoes.  I have listed a few pairs I found in the pantone colors for s/s 2014

DAZZLING BLUE                                                                                       HEMLOCK

                               

                             FREESIA                            CELOSIA ORANGE 

Shoes by Chrissie Morris

I stumbled upon shoes designed by Chrissie Morris today.  She opened her own label in 2007.  She is inspired by the medieval era, the 60's, and sci-fi future.  She adorns stingray and python skins with semiprecious stones and Swarovski crystals for art-deco appearance.

I was totally enamored by the art-deco style of these shoes.  Anyone who has seen my Gatsby collection knows how I feel about art-deco.  The last two photos illustrate that she isn't afraid of color.

             Roisin                                                          Marissa
F/W 09

           

Steampunk Weekend at Bristol Ren Faire

This post is quite a bit late since the weekend was in July.  Thought that I should post this since I posted the outfit I wore to WWII days.

Jewelry that I made for the outfit:

EARRINGS

I wire wrapped the gold cogs onto the Vintaj antiqued brass rectangle.  I torch fired the patina on the copper cogs.  Then riveted the clock hands and large cogs onto an antiqued copper coin.  Using jumprings I connected the earstuds and the riveted cogs to the rectangles.

NECKLACE

There pendants are attached to an antiqued brass chain without an clasp. The bottom drop is a collection of clock parts I glued on to a brass bezel.  The topmost drop is a brass drop to which I attached a green stone.  Off of the topmost drop hangs a bronze pendant made by Christie Friesen.

BRACELET

I began with nuts from Susan Lenart Kazmer's Industrial Chic collection.  I created three sets of washer by wrapping 26 gauge wire around two washers.  I then put orange colored copper wire jumprings onto each end of the sets.  The sets were attached to each other with green plastic jumprings.  The final touch was a losbster clasp on one end and two jumprings of orange color copper wire.

2013 World War II Days Midway Village

Located in Rockford, Illinois, this the world's largest WWII reenactment.  It is great to partake again this year.  I decided this year that I would dress up.  My outfit:

Dress purchased from Culture Shock.  Hat purchased at WWII days 2012 and is not a reproduction.  The veil had to be removed as it was damaged.  Shoes purchased from Hot Topic.  Necklace purchased from a store on Navy Pier.

Culture Shock is a locally owned store that carries similar clothing as Hot Topic as well as records and other amazing things.  

July Art Bead Scene challenge necklace

When I looked at the inspiration piece for the July Art Bead Scene challenge, the first thing I saw was the bright yellow flower on the chair.  I knew that I needed to make the flower pendant my focal point.  Having taken ten classes at the Milwaukee Bead and Button show, I decided to use the skills I had acquired to make the flower pendant.

I began with a sheet of 24 gauge copper.  I sawed the outline of the flower from the sheet.  My artistic husband drew in the lines for the petals that I then etched on the flower.  I torch enameled the yellow and green color to the flower. I then wanted to add a leaf to the necklace.  I thought about using my saw and making a leaf similar to the flower pendant. However, I had taken two classes on folding metal and decided to make a folded copper leaf.

 I added the patina using my torch.  The backside had a nice torch patina as well. 

Then I had to decide where the leaf would be placed on the necklace as well as the other components.  This was harder than I expected.  I started making several variants of flower beads with a bead cap and leaf all on a wrapped loop eye pin.  I also made two flowers from lucite cali lily beads on wrapped loop eye pins.  Combing these elements was a bit of a challenge.  I finally decided that a minimalist idea with chain was best.
The final step was the clasp.  I added a single picasso faceted bead on a wrapped loop headpin to the end of the chain, for a more finished look, with a lobster clasp on the other side.

The finished piece.    

June Village

One option for wearing the focal piece         The other option is to attach the hook
           attach the hook to the clasp            or                                       to the circle

This is my entry for the June are Bead Scene Challenge.  The house beads were made by Odd Designs NC on etsy.  I picked these up at her booth in 2012 and have been waiting for the perfect inspiration.  I picked up the lovely bird from the Humble beads booth this year as it seemed to flow with the inspiration pieces and the houses.  The white spacers were purchased from Julie Miller’s booth.  

Inspiration piece Jackknife Village by Franklin Carmichael

Bead & Button show

I attended the 2013 Bead & Button show in Milwaukee again this year.  In the 11 days I was there I took 10 classes and purchased some great deals.  I will be posting several entries detailing all of the wonderful things I learned, people I met, booths I enjoyed, etc.