I was honored to be chosen to participate in the 6th Do Over Challenge, sponsored by jewelry designer Jeannie Dukic.
Jeannie sent me these two unloved pieces, which she had designed some years back and which had never found forever homes.
My job was to use at least 50% of each of the pieces and redesign them into lovable pieces.
Here is what I did with the first one:
I used the gold chain, two of the red connectors and the back of one of the chain-themed buttons (the white front of it popped right off). I created gingko leaves from polymer clay to match the red connectors, shading from scarlet at the base to orange on the tips. I used bronze metallic clay for the edges of the gingkoes and the leaf veins. I made a small circle of matching red clay to cover the center of the chain-button. Its openwork made it easy to connect with the red connectors and the gingko leaf. I also created matching earrings.
Here is what I did with the second one:
I am crazy about gingkoes, as you may have detected. I created gingko leaves from polymer clay shading from ice blue at the base to ultramarine at the tips. I used silver metallic clay for the edges and leaf veins. I used the open part of the old clasp as a connector between the silver-toned chain and the gingko. I also made matching earrings.
I am pleased with what I learned from the challenge and grateful for the opportunity to participate.
Please blog hop over to Jeannie’s own post about her participation in the challenge. At the bottom of her post you can hop over to all of the other participant’s posts about their re-creations.
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Fun to see how you incorporated the items you got with your own style. I particularly like the ombre effect of the blue ginkgo leaves.
Thanks so much, BeadLove. I am grateful that I received two pieces in this Challenge that allowed for that. I was not that lucky last round! I appreciate your stopping by with kind words.
Beautiful job Susan – I have such a difficult time working with polymer clay, and you make it look so easy! Your gingko leaves in both sets are absolutely spectacular, and make both sets stunning statement pieces. Well done! 🙂
Molly, thank you for your kind and generous words. They mean a lot to me. I worked with mineral clay for almost 40 years, off and on, and took to polymer gratefully.
Holy Cow these are truly some statement pieces. I can’t believe my “unloved” jewelry had anything to do with this beautiful Do Over.
Your Gingko leaves are amazing!!!!!!!!!
Jeannie, thank you for your kind and generous words.
Wow…I know what ginkgo is but never really looked at the leaves….these are just way to cool. Excellent clay work. That is one area I really want to get more proficient at. I truly love the blue one…so frosty looking. Great for this time of year! Thanks for posting.
Thank you for your kind words. Gingkoes have been my favorites since I was a girl, and I was a girl in the 1950s!
Amazing!!!You did a marvelous job with your make overs. Your gingko leaves are real attention getters. The clasp looks better as a connector.
Thanks for your kind words. The clasp was snazzy but a poor functional design. It didn’t work at all in use, except maybe in a photo with the piece positioned just so.