15th Anniversary Celebration - Day 10

For those just tuning in, I'm doing 15 Days of Content here on my blog. It's my little way of celebrating the fact that this blog has been around for 15 years. 

And, as you could probably tell by the title of this entry, we have made it to Day 10!

Since I seem to be highlighting some of my favorite online bead sellers (so far, three have made an appearance), I figured I would be remiss if I didn’t dedicate one of my days to Allegory Gallery. So, you guessed it--that's what I'm doing today!

Now, one of the things that Allegory Gallery sells is inspiration kits. I’ve been enjoying creating with these kits since at least 2016 (although I think it may have been longer than that). Sometimes they have challenges associated with the kits, sometimes they're just to give you a spark of inspiration.

The kit that I played with for today's entry was one of the latter kind. 

...and here it is:

I would love to give you a list of materials, but I honestly don't remember.

I was intrigued by the shape of the beads and the mix of muted colors. In particular, I liked the way that the shape of the stone beads echoed the shape of the brass filigree bead. When I saw the kit, I immediately had an idea of what I wanted to make.

I am happy to say that it turned out exactly the way I pictured it in my head:

You know there had to be a tassel. ;) 

...Now, full disclaimer: readers who are extra perceptive may have noticed something. The kit I pictured above is not the exact one that I used for this necklace. Similar! Almost identical, actually. The only real difference can be seen in the elongated stone bicone beads. Each of those is unique, so you can see that the bicones shown in the kit picture are not the same as in the necklace.

You see, I bought one of the kits, made the necklace, and liked it so much that I bought another kit. Since I didn’t take pictures of the original kit, I hope you don’t mind me using the second one as a substitute.

And now, with that out of the way, here are more pictures!

I really do like that focal bead. Since I have another kit, I'm excited to try making another necklace... I want to try something a little different, so we'll see how it turns out.

Thanks so much to Allegory Gallery for the continued inspiration... and thank you, my wonderful readers, for stopping by today! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have to share.

Until then, have a wonderful day, everyone!

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Another way I'm celebrating is by offering a coupon code for my Etsy store!

Simply use the code BLOG15 when checking out for 15% off! Code expires once my 15 Days of Content is over, on August 3rd.