Summer Lovin' Reveal

It's hard to believe that it's August 1st already!  The summer is going much too quickly.  But, the one thing that is good about it being the first of August is that it's the day of Amy's Summer Lovin' challenge reveal!!

I never think to take pictures of the kits for these challenges.  I'm always too busy trying to figure out what I want to make with the wonderful goodies that are in them!  This kit was beautiful, with lovely soft colors and an incredible focal "tree of life" pendant. 

This is what I made.

The focal had a jump ring which I removed so that I could bezel it.  I added some of the fire polished crystals from the kit to the bezel, along with some leaf beads and seed beads.  I made a wire wrapped frame and loop (which isn't very visible in the pictures),  and attached it to the bezel with some seed beads.  One of my favorite stitches for rope necklaces is herringbone.  I used seed beads to stitch the rope and added some of the pearls from the kit.  The leaf clasp is one I've had for a long time and I thought it was perfect for this necklace.  I hung the pendant from a jump ring which I strung with seed beads.  It looked so plain that I decided the seed beads would finish everything nicely!

Here are some close-ups of the pendant and the necklace.

 

This was such a great kit and I had such a great time working on it.  Amy deserves a big thank you for hosting this challenge.  And, I think birthday wishes are in order for our hostess today!!  So, a big happy birthday, Amy!  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Head on over to Amy's blog to check out all the other participants to see what they've done with the Summer Lovin' kit. 

Thanks for stopping to visit.  I hope you have a great day!