Saturday, 4 May 2013

Hats Off Challenge

This hat is fabulous. Perfect shape and colour for spring. the green ribbon and pink and orange feathers are perfect toppers. Very elegant!


This hat inspired me to create a necklace but orange isn't a colour I use often . However ,for some reason ,I have a lot of orange beads!! It's not as elegant as this hat but hopefully you'll agree that it picked up on the colour palette. please let me know in the comments. I really struggled with this colour combination!



This lilac hat is stunning and needs very little jewelry to adorn it. Simple pearls or diamonds would be the choice of most but I'd like to add a little fun with my flower earrings!!! What do you think?



That's all for my reveal in the Hats Off Challenge hosted by Bobbie  of Beadsong Jewelry. This was a great idea for jewelry inspiration and I can't wait to see what everyone has created. 
Here's the list of the other participants:
Arlene Dean www.aglassbash.blogspot.com
Bobbie Rafferty www.beadsong.blogspot.com
Christine Altmiller www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com
Nan Smith www.wirednan.blogspot.com  (this is me!)
Susan Nelson Bowie www.susanbowie.wordpress.com
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17 comments:

  1. Sea of Dreams4 May 2013 at 08:31

    Love both of your creations, but I am really drawn to the simplicity of the earrings. Love how you interpreted the hats!

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  2. AntiquityTravelers4 May 2013 at 09:15

    Pink and orange are not colors I would normally put together, but it does work! I do really love the simplicity of the earrings, and match the hat so perfectly!

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  3. Liz4 May 2013 at 09:44

    You did a wonderful job with orange. I struggle with orange, its a color I love but every time I try to use it, it looks awful. Your necklace is bright, cheerful and has great flow. The earrings are perfect, elegant and simple. What a lovely sense of style you have!

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  4. Bobbie4 May 2013 at 10:31

    I love them both! That orange hat seems to have been an inspiration for lots of us, and I like the way you met the challenge of the color combination. The necklace is beautiful! And the earrings are such a sweet compliment to the lilac hat -- a perfectly ladylike accent to the classic hat. Thanks for being part of the challenge!

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  5. Christine Altmiller4 May 2013 at 11:59

    A lot of us were inspired by that orange hat :-) I really like the necklace you made~it has great colors and would be very complimentary to any outfit or hat. The earrings are wonderful and would look perfect with that hat~what a great style!

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  6. Unknown4 May 2013 at 12:58

    I really love those earrings Nan. You do such great work.

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  7. Kepi4 May 2013 at 14:45

    Beautiful necklace and the earrings are perfect,just gorgeous!

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  8. Jasvanti4 May 2013 at 17:14

    I love the earrings, they are so pretty

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  9. aneri_masi4 May 2013 at 17:33

    Fun earrings!

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  10. Therese's Treasures4 May 2013 at 17:38

    Hi Nan,
    I think that you did a wonderful job on the first necklace there is a subtle difference in the dark and light orange beads that really make the necklace glow. The flower earrings are so sweet and pretty and compliment the lavender hat so well.
    Therese

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  11. Dry Gulch4 May 2013 at 22:41

    Your necklace for the "colorful" hat is wonderful, I love the color-it's perfect! Your earrings are just right for that hat! Very creative.

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  12. Dolores Raml5 May 2013 at 01:19

    BEautiful necklace and fun earrings.

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  13. Laney5 May 2013 at 03:17

    That hat has been a popular choice, I think the colours are just so reminiscent of summer, your necklace is the perfect compliment to the hat. The earrings are so delicate.

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  14. Unknown5 May 2013 at 04:44

    Yeah... there's that hat again :-) and look at this, so sweet and completely different, your pieces! I love♥ the stylish earrings, and the colorfull necklace too!


    Dini, co-participant, you find me @ http://angazabychanges.blogspot.nl instead of @ the FB address in the list :-)

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  15. Unknown5 May 2013 at 08:50

    Thank you everyone for the lovely comments and compliments! Thanks Bobbie for hosting this FUN blog hop! It's been great to see all the different interpretations of the hats, especially the orange one which seems to be the odds on favorite. Please everyone come on over to my blog post of May 2 and join in my blog hop inspired by national pride!!! Could be lots of fun!

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  16. Karin Slaton5 May 2013 at 15:54

    I like the way you paired the sunny orange and raspberry in your necklace-very sophisticated. And your earrings would be much more attention-grabbing on that model than the pair she is sporting! Divine with that hat!!

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  17. Lola6 May 2013 at 10:41

    I love the necklace and earrings you created! I'm a huge fan of orange so that necklace is quite awesome in my book. I also love the unique design and look of the earrings. Both pieces are beautiful!

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