Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Motley Owl Blog Challenge

I've been in love with these motley owls since Erin Prais-Hintz first introduced them on her blog.  Her post was interesting, detailing the differences between her woodsy owls and her new, motley owls.


Erin stated, "woodsy owls are serious about their duties and fly on the straight and narrow.  According to Erin, motley owls, unlike their stately cousins, are "the life of the party and quick with a laugh"

Erin ended her post posing a question:  "Which type of owl are you?"

I am definitely a serious person, too serious, if you ask some people.  (I'm looking at you, mom).  I joked with Erin about making one of her motley owls a personal mascot--something to remind me to have some fun.

Not too long after, Erin was kind enough to donate a few of her motley owls to Lorelei Eurto for a blog challenge.


I crossed my fingers and hoped that fate might deliver an owl to my door.  Well, I wasn't a winner, but I didn't let that stop me.  (Sometimes you have to make your own fate.)  I asked Erin for a custom owl--the wilder the better.  Boy did she deliver.


I love my little owl.  Green and purple are two of my favorite colors.  The yellow in the eyes is the perfect addition and I love how the owl is looking downward as if to say, "whatever happened, it wasn't me."

I wanted to try something a bit different in this project, so I pulled out a hammer and made a few copper links.  The links are somewhat curvy and not at all uniform.  I wish I could say this was by design, but it is simply because I'm unskilled in metal.


I do like the way the links came out, though.  They are all slightly different, as if to remind me not everything needs to be perfect.  I stamped "walk on the wild side" on a few of the links and the funky little chain was complete.


I made a few herringbone ropes and connected them to some odd beads and chain I had laying around.



One of the herringbone ropes is twisted more than the other.


I really like how it turned out.


I wanted to create something a bit different.. something to remind me to have a bit of fun and walk on the wild side once in a while.


I really enjoyed this challenge.  I love my little owl and I love my funky, wild necklace.

The owl was designed by Erin Prais-Hintz.  You can find more of her creations on her blog and in her etsy shop.  Erin is also hosting the Challenge of Literature blog hop at the end of the month.  Be sure to check it out.  I cannot wait to see all the wonderful creations.

Our host is Lorelei Eurto.  In case you haven't heard, Lorelei's book, Bohemian Inspired Jewelry, which she co-wrote with Erin Seigel, will be released next month.  If you can't wait for the physical book, you can get the digital version here.

Be sure to check Lorelei's blog or follow the links below to see what everyone made:

Tanya Goodwin:  http://pixiloo.blogspot.com - you are here

21 comments:

  1. WOW! Tanya, That necklace turned out amazing. I love your copper links and all that herringbone work WOW! again. The colors are great, I too am a huge fan of purple and green, they are perfect together.

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  2. Great design Tanya and whether by design or not the metalwork is great. Your motley definitely stands out from the owl crowd.

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  3. Fun!! I love your necklace! Great beadweaving- really adds a lot of texture and color to your piece. The stamped sections are cool- great work! Thanks for participating!

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  4. Love your design! I love the hand stamps links and the colors you used to accent your owl focal.

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  5. love your necklace. My favorite

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  6. oh man! I LOVE, LOVE this! absolutely perfect design for your owl ... love the chain combined with the beadweaving (btw, nice beadwork!) love the stamped metal links, the multi layers ... just awesome!

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  7. Your copper links are awesome! This is an incredible design! I love it!

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  8. What a great piece! I love that you made the beaded ropes (fantastic) and those cool metal links! I think they make a perfect place for your motley owl to hang out.

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  9. I just love your necklace! I love the links, they look great! It all comes together so well. Great job!

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  10. Your necklace is stunning! Such good contrast, keeping with your theme! My copper links turn out pretty much like yours, but it's a good thing, don't you agree? Especially against your uniform beaded ropes. That really works! I'm glad to see the copper links all together, wasn't sure if that was doable, but it's awesome! Those owls are so inspirational! Good plan, no wonder you love it!

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  11. Lol at your "I'm just unskilled in metal." I know the feeling. It looks great - it's such a unique combination of seedbeading & stamped copper. And the look on your owl's face is priceless. Well done! Congrats for playing along so well :)

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  12. Wow! The various techniques you used to create this necklace are just wonderful. The textures, colors and design style all bring this necklace to life! This is beautifully done - it's definitely one of my fav's!!

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  13. ' so good of you to join in the fun with your great design. You show so much texture and dimension. Each of the Motley Owls have their own personality, ' love yours! Well done!

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  14. I LOVE your necklace! I love the colors, and textures, and the copper links are wonderful! Beautiful job!!

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  15. Very cool necklace - lots of color and texture! Your owl definitely has lots of personality, too!

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  16. Tanya, I love your necklace and your owl is adorable. I am glad that your necklace will remind you to walk on the wild side of life.

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  17. This is awesome Miss Tanya! I love seeing where my creations end up and this is perfect. I think that you can say that this is your skill as a metalworker... there is something to be said for rustic and earthy, don't you agree? Mine turn out a lot like that. They look like the branches on the tree for this fool! I love the colors and the textures. So happy to know that you will wear this with pride to step out onto the wild side! You are my 'something good' today! Enjoy the day.
    Erin

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  18. Your little owl can fly my way anyday!!! Oh my goodness what a wonderful creative piece you have! I have a huge grin on my face...it is WOW!!

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  19. This necklace is stunning! I love the owl Erin made for you and I love all that you created to surround it. The copper links are my favorite ... they're perfect!

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