The design challenge for November was based on the
Fall 2011 colour trend forecast from Pantone:
Four WESTers took up the challenge with fabulous results! I'm going to start from the last to the first entry with this post.
Just under the wire, Kat from
aeliodesign entered this beautiful one of a kind cuff:
Kat notes that she had plans to make a necklace for the challenge, but on the last day of the challenge, she just sat down at her bench with some metal and a saw, and this was the result. The cuff itself is "bamboo," with some rippling through it, and the stone is "emberglow."
You can see more of Kat's Original, contemporary & stylish jewelry designs in her shop
aeliodesign. When you go there, you will see she is currently living in Greece, but she will be moving back to Winnipeg soon!
Our third entry was based on the colour Quarry:
Jennifer says earlier this year she purchased vintage crystal in the colour Indian
Sapphire, which she thinks best matches Pantone's Quarry hue. These crystals are in
a discontinued shape in a large 10mm size.
Vintage light grey blue faceted crystal saucers floats on an arced
earwire which meets at the bottom latch. These sexy earrings, made of
Argentium Sterling silver* (anti-tarnish, nickle free and ethically
mined) are hand-shaped and hardened by me. The crystals are brilliantly
cut vintage saucer beads in pale light denim blue or quarry blue from
Swarovski. These are limited edition earrings as only three pairs will be
made.
You can find more of Jennifer's Modern Geometric Jewelry in Silver and Gold in her Toxie Designs shop!
The second entry was from MonCherieCreations:
Just the thing for a cool fall day in November!
Miriam notes: I love the colours for this challenge! This was a pattern
I'd been
wanting to make for a while, and I had two perfect colours with which to
make them.
With these fingerless mitts, you'll keep your hands warm with comforting colours and style. Perfect for
running errands or an evening out, these mitts will keep you hands
warmer but leave your fingers free to use the outdoor ATM, pay your
parking, order at the drive-thru, or fasten your kids' seatbelts. A
great gift for yourself, a teacher, a bus driver, or anyone else for
whom you'd like to get a thoughtful gift.
You can find more of Miriam's handmade crocheted bags, hats, headwraps and more in her MonCherieCreations shop!
And last, but not least, Susana from
lemon dear was our very first entry, and she made a very cool moustache calender for 2012:
Susana writes:
Ever since I was a child, I've always found moustaches to be absolutely
charming - and I don't mean just Clark Gable and John Waters' cooler
than cool pencil thin moustaches. My fascination has always included the
magical bearded lady of the amusement parks, fairs and circuses of
yore, and of course, Groucho Marx's grease moustache and the millions of
imitations that followed in the form of "funny guy" masks. While
thinking of a calendar idea, something one will see all through the
year, I thought: I'd like to see colourful moustaches. It was a huge aid
to have this challenge and the Pantone colours available, since I am
still a bit scared about colour--hence one of the lines of my manifesto
goes "Do not be afraid of colour." This was a perfect chance to run
wild with the amazing hues presented. Using the suggested colours was
like writing an exquisite corpse: no one knows what the previous verse
was or what the following one will be, but somehow, they match
beautifully.
You can find more of Susana's embroidery patterns, embroidered hoop art, customized colouring books and 2012 calendars in her
lemon dear shop!
We will be taking a break from the design challenges in December. What theme would you like to see for future challenges in 2012?
