A Golden Opportunity: Collaboration with Heather and Katie

Last week I blogged about the collaboration with Heather Powers and Katie Hacker. What a golden opportunity it was! Working with two creative people - Heather, a fabulous beadmaker/designer and Katie Hacker, awesome designer of Ask Katie and author of Hip to Bead, was a golden opportunity! I'm so happy they've joined in on today's collaboration.

It begins with three creatives, two beadmakers (myself and Heather) and a designer (Katie). The beadmakers make and send a set of beads to each person. Then we set about creating! We don't share until the day we blog. (Don't forget to check out their blogs to see what they've made with the same set of beads.)

So dear friends, I haven't seen what Heather and Katie have made until today.

Wheeee!!!



Nor have they seen what I have created. I selected the Dandelion Bead in gold, green and white to use with my Ivory Bling Links. Lately,I'm into creating long chains that can be doubled up to wear as a shorter necklace for a dressy look or a long chain to wear with jeans.


In honor of the golden opportunity to work with two talented creatives, I've entitled this piece, "Golden Opportunity." A 38 inch gold plated chain was used to reflect the Dandelion Bead while complementing the ivory and earth tones made by the fine silver melted in the glass links.



For a variation on color, I added anodized aluminum jump rings, rolled glass pony beads and brass yo yo's. I love the jump rings to use as color while reinforcing the necklace in places where I've joined the chain. I don't like things to be too matchy-matchy so I used a brushed metal lobster clasp to complement the shininess of the gold plate and the jumprings.


I'm wearing my Golden Opportunity today around my neck. It will sing against the black sweater I'm wearing today.

Thanks, Katie and Heather for an amazing golden opportunity!

Heather Powers, Katie Hacker and Me

Heather, Katie and I are working on pieces for a Collaboration Exploration. A Collaboration Exploration is when two beadmakers create three sets of beads. One set is for another beadmaker to use, another is for a designer and the last is for herself to use. Each of the three keep their designs secret until an agreed upon date when all is revealed.

I'm thrilled to be working with them on this collaboration. Heather makes fabulous polymer clay beads and is the executive editor and owner of Art Bead Scene. We are both excited to be working with Katie Hacker who is an author, and well known designer.

Here are our beads, I made Silvered Ivory Glass Links and Heather sent an assortment of her beads. Yummy!

Watch for the teaser the day before the big reveal!

Plug Ur Bud: Heather of Humblebeads

I've got awesome beadmaking friends! I created the "Plug Ur Bud" post just to brag about them! Heather makes awesome polymer clay art beads. Here's her newest creation, sea urchins. Cool huh? Even cooler is her necklace is the cover shot for BeadStyle magazine this month!

Whoo Hoo! Way to go, Heather! She's cool, huh?

Sorry, she's MY friend, you can't have her!

But you can have her beads.