tropical punch

 

i love getting mail

especially  when its from my friend carmi

another fun challenge

tropical punch from dazzle-it

see all the wonderful creations on the blog hop here

 

starting top left alma stoller

cindy godrick
me

tammy powley

laura weed

tenia nelson

suze weinberg

lisa kettell

wendy price 

 

the collection includes a luscious assortment of Lucite flowers and chain,

round and tear drop beads, three dimensional flowers, filigree components,

 sliders, a unique metal flower maker, retro flower components and polyester pipe

 

using some dazzle-it gold aluminum wire

i created this fun necklace above

and i love the retro color palette below

 

 

tropical punch

back in January at the CHA mega show i was excited to see the launch of a new product

from John Bead and Dazzle-it called TROPICAL PUNCH

finally I got a chance to work with the product

creative director Fernando DaSilva  asked my friend Carmi and I to create

a few pieces for the  Catwalk Show at the Craft Hobby & Stitch International in Birmingham-UK

I worked on a pendant incorporating soutache cord with some of the tropical punch components

and once that was finished I just  had to create the matching earings

 

 



Carmi worked on these fantastic flowers

(see how on her blog)

and together we worked on design, assembling and a few extra accessories

what a fun collaboration

see the fashion show details here