Intertwine, Intermingle, Intermix

I'm continuing to blog the alphabet, and today we're at the letter I.  I is for intermingle, intertwine, and intermix.  Let's see fun, sometimes disparate elements coexist in the same piece.

Here's one of my listings that intermixes hard and soft, fabric and chain, and the masculine and feminine.

Fabric Roses and Brass Chain Necklace by Bea Otch on Etsy

Here's another necklace from my Etsy shop that intertwines the hard and soft.  In this case, it is felted wool balls and brass chain.

Felted Wool Necklace by Bea Otch on Etsy

Here are listings from other Etsy artists that intermix, intertwine, and intermingle....

This skull intermingles both the bright and the dark.  We wouldn't have this bright, colorful piece without the death of the majestic animal.

Turquoise Mosaic Cow Skull by ReneGibson on Etsy

Here we have a lovely landscape encased in beeswax peeking through wood that used to be a barn.  We have all of these disparate elements intermingling in one piece.

Hiding Places - The Open Field by ingridArtStudio on Etsy

Here's a listing that takes pieces from a vintage clock radio and turns it into jewelry...  intermixing the functional and practical turns pretty and fun.

Found Object Jewelry by Tanith on Etsy

Monster Mash intertwines classic characters into one crazy-scary super monster!

Monster Mash 13 x 19 by JasonEdmiston on Etsy

Here's a listing that intermingles the old and the new.... vintage feel with new technology.

Dagmar Electrographic Key with 4G Flash Drive by ZendulaLand on Etsy

This bracelet intertwines the complementary colors orange and blue.

Orange and Blue Studded Beaded Bracelet by FortyfourOranges on Etsy

This has been fun to scratch the surface of those listings that intermingle, intertwine, and intermix.  I hope you've enjoyed it, too.  Feel free to leave a comment on this entry or ideas for the J entry in the comments section.  Thank you for reading!  You can also find me at beaotch.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/beaotch, and on Twitter at twitter.com/bea_otch.

Cerulean and Colorblocking

So here's the C entry on the Bea Otch blog...

One of my favorite words is CERULEAN and it is such a great color!

I love the scene in The Devil Wears Prada when Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) explains the fashion industry to Andy (Anne Hathaway).  Miranda says, "You're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room, from a pile of 'stuff'."

Here's the scene:

The Devil Wears Prada IMDB link

I like this color so much that I made a necklace using it.

Cerulean Agate Necklace by Bea Otch on Etsy

Here are more Etsy sellers who like this color:

Bright Orange Heart on Cerulean Blue

Cerulean Forest Print

Cerulean Wrap

Here's another C word - Colorblocking.

Colorblocking is not new, but it is back with a bang this season.

Here's an example of colorblocking on a necklace I made:

Pretty Pegasus Necklace by Bea Otch on Etsy

Here are other Etsy sellers that display colorblocking:

Green and Grey Color Block Dress (made to order)

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Color Block Beeswax and Aquamarine Crochet Lace Wrist Cuff

Today was brought to you by the letter C!  What've we learned today?

We've learned to go with gusto to Cerulean and Colorblocking!!

Thanks for taking a moment to read.  Let me know your thoughts on these topics or what would make a good D blog post below in the comments section. Thanks!