Wonder and Whimsy Monthly Challenge - October Reveal

All of my days have been running together this year... It wasn't until 11:00 last night that I realized that it was the reveal day for my monthly challenge. Oops! 

So here I am, the next day, with 4 necklaces to show you! :)

As a quick refresher, my Wonder and Whimsy Monthly Challenge for October was to make something with purple.

...Any shade of purple! All shades of purple! 

And, for my first project, I even challenged myself to make something entirely of purple--no metallics allowed. The result?

An all-purple tassel!

The materials include: glass, vintage acrylic, dyed agate, and purple-coated wire. I had a bit of a time figuring out how to make all of the findings with my purple wire (it's 24 gauge, and pretty soft--not the best for jump rings or a clasp), but I'm really happy with the result. Yay purple!

And, because I'm an overachiever, that's not the only tassel necklace I have to show off this month. 

For my second one, I gave myself another challenge: make a tassel entirely out of one material (excluding metal for findings). The result?

An all-amethyst tassel!

The materials for this necklace include... well, amethyst. Chevron amethyst, faceted amethyst, light amethyst, medium amethyst, dark amethyst.

And I love it.

I don't often cater to my own favorites so completely, so this was a treat. 

Here are a few more pictures, just because I love it:

At the beginning of the post, I said that I made 4 necklaces. And that's true! The two tassel necklaces are the real show-stoppers, but I also made 2 more everyday necklaces--both using a purple glass bead mix.

Here is the first of these mix necklaces:

...And here is the second:

Fun fact: I made this simple strand necklace when I was teaching my eight-year-old niece how to make jewelry. She loves all things shiny, and has been wanting to make her own jewelry for a long time now. So, one Sunday, she and I sat down and beaded together for hours. It was a lot of fun! So, while this isn't the fanciest of my reveal necklaces, it's certainly the one with the happiest memories attached. :)

And so, there you go! Those are the necklaces that I made for this month's challenge. Thank you so, so much for stopping by today to see what I made... and for indulging my love of purple! :)

Have a wonderful day--and end of October--everyone! See you tomorrow when I pop on and share what I'm doing for my November challenge!