Help/inspiration please

Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...dant-634-p.asp

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies


Cheryl
Southern NH

Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley




In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...dant-634-p.asp

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies


Cheryl
Southern NH




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Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...

But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.

Thanks so much.

Cheryl


On 9/2/09 1:46 AM, in article ,
"Shirley Shone" wrote:

Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley




In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...dant-634-p.asp

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies


Cheryl
Southern NH

On Sep 2, 7:44*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...

But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.

Thanks so much.

Cheryl

On 9/2/09 1:46 AM, in article ,

"Shirley Shone" wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley

In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...ad-pendant-634....

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies

Cheryl
Southern NH

Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.

How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?

On 9/2/09 10:32 AM, in article
, "Dwyn"
wrote:

On Sep 2, 7:44*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...

But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.

Thanks so much.

Cheryl

On 9/2/09 1:46 AM, in article ,

"Shirley Shone" wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley

In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love
to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...ad-pendant-634...

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies

Cheryl
Southern NH

Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.

How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?

Ohh - there's a thought. I found some light grey silk cord in stash that
looks good, the right shade of green of leaf would be stunning.

Since this is a special friend, I might do a brown bag for storage and quilt
it with more leaves....

On Sep 2, 2:36*pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 9/2/09 10:32 AM, in article
, "Dwyn"



wrote:
On Sep 2, 7:44*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...

But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.

Thanks so much.

Cheryl

On 9/2/09 1:46 AM, in article ,

"Shirley Shone" wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley

In message , Cheryl Isaak
writes
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love
to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise...ad-pendant-634....

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies

Cheryl
Southern NH

Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.

How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?

Ohh - there's a thought. I found some light grey silk cord in stash that
looks good, the right shade of green of leaf would be stunning.

Since this is a special friend, I might do a brown bag for storage and quilt
it with more leaves....

Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)