Friday, May 4, 2012

One Crayon Color Challenge: Pollyanna Yellow


Hello and welcome to my stop on the One Crayon Color Challenge Blog Hop!  This is hosted by the wonderfully warm and talented Sally Russick of The Studio Sublime.



Our mission was to design in a monochromatic color scheme.. my crayon challenge?  Yellow!  Yellow is a challenge color for me and that is for certain.  I love it, but am usually a bit hesitant to use it.  Why?  Perhaps because it is so powerful.  It is the color of sun, joy, warmth, smiles, laughter, energy... or at least for me it is  Gladness is yellow, I am certain of it, and that is why my set of bracelets are named after Miss Pollyanna herself


Why bracelets?  Because I am a bracelet addict these days, I love them.  I love to mix, match, stack, play...  I was sad when I realized I didn't have any sari silk to add to these (another addiction of mine lol). This set is full of gemstones (lemon quartz, honey jade, and citrine chips) with a handful of czech glass and a crazy attempt at a steam punk focal that I made.


I have been preparing for a craft fair (which is tomorrow... or today, depending on where you are lol) and am a bit behind on just about everything.  I had big plans to make a matching necklace and earrings.. but alas, no time.  So I may just have to do those in the next little while post show and put them up :).  Thank you so much to Sally for organizing this, you are amazing!  So go on, go see what the other crayon hoppers have pulled out of the old crayon box :)

~Jennifer


hosted by:

Red

Orange

 Yellow

Blue

Rebecca Anderson  http://songbeads.blogspot.com
Alicia Marinache  http://allprettythings.ca
Sandi Volpe   http://sandivolpe.com

 Green

Jenny Davies Reazor   http://www.jdaviesreazor.com
Elizabeth Auld  http://beadsforbusygals.com

Purple

Jennifer Judd Velasquez http://jenjuddrocks.blogspot.com

Brown

Black

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33 comments:

  1. Patti VanderbloemenMay 5, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    Beautiful mix of yellows - and you did a great job on your focal, too! I really like the stacked look of the bracelet! Good luck at your show!

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  2. Bits of LearningMay 5, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    Jennifer, you did such a beautiful job with the color yellow! The bracelet stack up nicely and is so pretty. I love your crazy steampunk wirework! It finished the design beautifully!! Thank you for taking the time to join me in the hop and GOOD LUCK at your show today!!

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  3. AnonymousMay 5, 2012 at 4:43 AM

    Rally like the gemstones in your sunny bracelet! Yellow is such a challenging color for me to! I think you did a great job. Good luck at your show.

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  4. AntiquityTravelersMay 5, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    LOL - I feel your pain ... I've signed up for too many blog hops! and I'm horribly behind! I was going to make a matching bracelet and earrings to my necklace ... but just could not get it all in. I LOVE your design. Love the look of stacked bracelets, and the stones are beautiful. Nicely done!

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  5. Jean A. WellsMay 5, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    I love your gemstone bracelets. You are so right about "yellow". It is powerful. I've never thought about it like that but you nailed it. Nice job on the focal too. Great job!

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  6. Therese's TreasuresMay 5, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    Hi Jennifer,
    I love your bright sunny yellow bracelets they are very pretty. I like the the steam punked focal you made it is great!
    Therese

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  7. AliceMay 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    I love your bracelets. They are so cheery and prety, and would probably work with any outfit, and for any occasion.

    I do believe the color of happiness is yellow. Growing up we had a yellow kitchen, and when my husband and I had our own home I did not hesitate to paint our kitchen a cheery yellow. And much to the dismay of my husband, we painted the outside of our house yellow too! I love it!

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  8. Karen WilliamsMay 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    What fun! The yellows of your bracelets positively scream spring. Glad you pointed out the focal too - until then I'd assumed it was a cool store-bought button. Then I looked at it more closely to see your wirework. Nice.

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  9. Pretty ThingsMay 5, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Love all the different shades, and the clasp is wonderful!

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  10. CraftyHopeMay 5, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    You really did give yourself a challenge by selecting yellow! I totally went easy on myself with my pick of blue. However, you pulled together some gorgeous bracelets with that color! I love your little charm too, it give those sweet bracelets a touch of an 'edge' to them. Very cool!

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  11. HollyMay 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Okay, so now I'm dying for a closeup of that copper clasp! What beautiful, sunny bracelets you've made...and I love them stacked together too!

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  12. TanyaMay 5, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    Those are some beautiful gemstones and gorgeous bracelets. I am also taken with your focal. You did a marvelous job on it!

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  13. JoMay 5, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    A gorgeous mix of beautiful yellows and gemstones! The bracelets look great together.

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  14. Michael and Cherrie Fick May 5, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    Love the transition of textures and colors. Very pretty. Good luck at your show.

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  15. SueBeadsMay 5, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    I like your bracelets! Have a great show!

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  16. entirely aproposMay 5, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Good luck at the show, Jen!
    Love the way your design turned out...warm , joyful and full of light...just like you!
    xoxox - Julie

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  17. BobbieMay 5, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    So sunny and fun! Yellow would have been a huge challenge for me, but you stepped right up and created something warmly beautiful. Nice job!

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  18. AliciaMay 5, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    Oh, yes, I share your 'fear' of yellow, for me too seems a powerful colour and I haven't been able to use it much so far... I love your bracelets: they are warm, sunny, and completely cheerful! I hope they'll bring you luck at the show - enjoy!

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  19. UnknownMay 5, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Beautiful range of yellows and that wire focal is stunning - very nice!

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  20. TracyMay 6, 2012 at 12:23 AM

    Yellow is a powerful colour, but you've more than done it justice with your gorgeous design.

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  21. aneri_masiMay 6, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    This sure is a very happy looking set of bracelets :)

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  22. UnknownMay 6, 2012 at 5:54 AM

    Very nice bracelet with a super color scheme!

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  23. LolaMay 6, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    I, too, am a bracelet addict and I LOVE the set you created! One of my favorite bracelets is made of chunky citrine stones in a perfect yellow. It would match your set quite well ... =)

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  24. UnknownMay 6, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    These bracelets just make me happy! Lovely...I'm going to go buy me some yellow beads!

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  25. kimmykatsMay 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    I am so liking the stacks of bracelets and your yellow is right up my alley! Beautiful work! Love the hues you used.

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  26. JLYNNJEWELSMay 6, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Sunny and unique - just like you! <3
    Love this and the way it all stacked up nicely with a super collection of beads and lots of adorable details!
    <3
    JLynn

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  27. Karin SlatonMay 7, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    That steampunk focal is a scene-stealer! You have me seeing the cheerful, uplifting side of yellow. Took a few minutes to wander through your lovely blog this morning - so many dazzling pieces and inspiring posts!

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  28. Sandi VolpeMay 7, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    Love your stack, beautiful combo and the foal is great, hope your show went well.

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  29. elisabeth May 7, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    love your bracelets! So pretty together!

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  30. dreaminofbeads / SAS Jewelry DesignsMay 8, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Your yellow braclets are so pretty and I love that you made so many of them to all go together.

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  31. RebekahMay 9, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    I'm such a bracelet addict too! We might have to start Bracelets Anonymous!! ;-) These are so pretty and happy! I love them!

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  32. JennyMay 11, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    What gorgeous yellow tones you worked with! THe gems are warm without being brassy. Lovely combination!

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  33. RachelMay 18, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Jennifer, what a beautiful bracelet it is! The combination of yellows blend together perfectly and I love your focal...it's amazing! I love that you named it after Polyanna. I love that movie and this bracelet is definitely sunny, bright, and screams happiness!

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