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A singular sensation {blue!}
I have an extra special friendship with a particular color scheme. The monochromatic scheme and I are on very good terms. 🙂 Generally considered visually pleasing, the monochromatic color scheme involves using various tones and shades of a single base color. If I had to chose a single color that I prefer to work with the most, it would have to be blue (what, you’re not surprised?). The color of the sea and sky, who can resist a color that imparts such a sense of serenity. Read here to see what your favorite color might say about you. I find that when using a single color, adding a good mix of textures and shapes can take a piece from ho-hum to incredible. Adding art beads most certainly adds to the wow factor.
available on Etsy, just in time for spring and summer!
Lengths of beautiful brass chain were wire-wrapped to an assortment of beads to create this ode to Spring. The art beads included are ceramic beads by Nan Emmet, a large-hole lampwork ring by Sue Kennedy, an enameled bead by Barbara Lewis, and a sweet polymer clay bird by Heather Powers. I added a wire nest link to complete the Spring theme. I love creating long necklaces, and this one is a versatile 36″ in length.
Do you enjoy creating in monochromatic color schemes? If so, what is your favorite single color?
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Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was released in Fall 2013. Read more.
I’m a monochromatic girl too! I try and break out of that box from time to time via a very creative color wheel that I have. It was designed by Beverly Ash Gilbert and is great when your not sure what goes with what. Enjoy your day!
So beautiful, I love it ;D
I am with you Cindy, I love the blues! I have to force myself to work with other colors. Your necklace is wonderful…I love all of the art beads you included.
Very pretty! I like working with green, myself, but blue must be the most popular color by far! Love the necklace – thanks for the mention!
I love me some blues too! Lovely necklace!
That’s beautiful. I am with you on loving blue! It’s just so soothing.
This is so pretty Cindy! I really like the brass with these colors instead of silver. I am definitely a monochromatic kind of girl too. I love earth tones mixed together and I love the turquoise/green/blues. For the same reason, sun, sand, surf – all very calming images.
I love blue, too. Or red. And you can get a really nice range of greens, too…
Picking one color is hard for me. What was the question again?
I love this Cindy…I can see you wearing this 🙂 I love the blues, but I find myself using green a hekuva lot.
This is so beautiful Cindy!!The Blues with the brass chain are like a match made in heaven!!Simply Stunning!!Hugs,Cat
That is really gorgeous Cindy! I absolutely adore the use of brass-like chain and wire along with your color scheme 🙂 It definitely ‘sings spring’ to me!
I love working with many different colors, but if I had to choose a favorite, it would be green-I don’t know why, I just love working with anything green!
Oh I love that! and that bird from Heather….I so have to get me one of those!
I don’t know about monochromatic but I am drawn to the shades of blues, greens and purples, over and over, like in hydrangeas. I too love the colors of sea and sky and it’s just as you said because it’s peaceful and calming.
Beautiful, beautiful piece! Love blues! 🙂
Cindy, Too funny – Four of Heather’s birds are on my table right now waiting to be used! I have copper and brass wire to patina plus some nesty steel beads made. And I’m thinking of picking up some of the red on the bird.
Love what you did with all the blues. Just shows how different bead shapes and textures can come together when in the same color family.
As far as color – I like black as it serves as a backdrop for any other color. But my fav are the blue-reds.
Love this piece, Cindy! I love blues and this piece is stunning! 🙂
Wonderful necklace, Cindy! Makes me think of: ‘Frühling lässt flattern sein blaues Band…’ I am partial to monochromatic colour schemes myself and you know I love to work with green.
wow, such an intrigate work, you really have great wire technique!! smile, Virginie vivibijoux.com
Your necklace is a vision of loveliness! I like to work with turquoise, but blues are a close second.
Lovely necklace, Cindy! I too enjoy working with monochromatic schemes, and some of my favorite creations have been in white. I also really liked how a a bracelet turned out that I made in a gold monochromatic scheme.
I do love your necklace ; my favourite colour is gold or bronze
Oh this is so fresh and pretty, I have so many colors I love!!! I cant chose one, and it would probably be nature inspired. Cindy your piece is simply beautiful.. Lynn
Oh my gosh Lit’l Mama,
I am in love!!! I always have a secret love afair with blue. And these days I really love putting shades of sand and brown with it. I’m truley in awe with the perfect melding of the shades of blue. As if one fands into the next!!
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
Yikes to fast of fingers and too slow of brain!!! That would be love affair, truly, fades into the next. Hmmmm must be what that spell check does,DO ya think??
Pattie 😉
Yep, blue is the color for me, although I do love all the variations within the blue-aqua family. Beautiful necklace and an inspiration to create springy things!
Wonderful necklace! I have a hard time getting away from blues and greens, but it seems, that’s what the “people” like too.
Cindy what a lovely post. the blue creation is just beautiful and I just read the Cherry Blossom Festival Blog. that was a beautiul post as well. I am a bit behind Be blessed
Yep it’s blue or teal for me too! I have those same roses they are one of my favorites! Bigg Surprise!!!
I so love visiting your blog! You always have such lovely photos and so much to inspire me! Keep up the great work! 🙂
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`Wow! lovely design. i love this unique style . keep in toch.
Thanks for sharing.
Such a lovely necklace Cindy! I am (similar to many here I see!) a turquoise girl – I’m just back from the Costa Blanca in Spain (very Southern, only a hop, skip and a ferry ride away from Africa) and so my mind is filled with vivid teals, aquas and the like!
Cindy, your creation is GORGEOUS!! I love the button to begin with — the horse — it is to die for! You made it into something very special!