May Theme Challenge – Tide Pools

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Lesley Watt from the Arts Elements group issued a challenge for the month of May. There are no limits on what you can create for this challenge as it’s open to all mediums and any interpretation of the theme you choose. Your design can be inspired by colors, shapes, textures…it can be realistic or abstract, decorative or functional.  The only requirement is that the creation has to be inspired by tide pools.  Tide pools or rock pools are shallow pools of seawater that form on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide.

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I love everything about the beach so right away I knew that I was going to make something for this challenge. I try to buy beach themed beads that I love whenever I get a chance.  When I visited my stash of beachy beads, I spotted two that I thought would be perfect candidates for this challenge.  I had some ceramic beads by Maya Honey that I have been hoarding a while.  This ceramic has tiny shells and sand on it.  To me this is a tide pool--sand and shells in water.  I also selected a blue seahorse ceramic by Sherill Mallery.

Seahorse Necklace by BayMoonDesign

Seahorse Necklace by BayMoonDesign

I added an aqua ceramic bead by Mary Harding and a pretty aqua, yellow, and white Czech bead to create my focal pendant. I used a 20 Vintaj chain. The pendant hangs 2 inches below. This necklace is available in BayMoonDesign online store.  This handmade ceramic seahorse necklace is a great gift for the beach lover. 

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Please visit the other participants to see what they came up with.  A special thanks to Lesley Watt for hosting the challenge.

Guests

Raven

Kelly 

Cat

Kathy     (HERE)

Tammy 

Alyson

Elaine 

Mischelle 

Deborah  

Anita 

Jill

Shirlee

Sarajo

Mellisa

AE Team Members:

Caroline

Cathy

Claire

Jen 

Laney 

Lesley (hostess)

Marsha 

Niky

Sue

Lindsay

Jenny Davies-Reazor