horizon: a bel kai necklace for the capture collection (giveaway!)

Living in the Midwest has provided me with a lifetime of different seasons and ever-changing landscapes. We live through the long, harsh winters just to be rewarded with the stunning beauty of spring, summer and fall. The colors around me are constantly changing, but my favorite combination in nature and life is aqua blue, grass green and rich brown. My own logo and marketing materials utilize this combo and I am often drawn to these colors in clothing. So of course, my camera lens is always on the hunt for these hues.

I'm excited to share my Bel Kai Designs necklace, the latest addition to the Capture Collection of Shutter Sisters photographic jewelry. This piece combines all three of my favorite colors and upon closer inspection the layers of color reveal an image of a wide open green field and blue sky near my hometown. I can't think of a better way to remind me of growth and life throughout the long winter months (and the rest of the year).

We are delighted to be giving away one of these beauties today. Just leave your comment here by Saturday at midnight EST. Just tell us your favorite color scheme.

UPDATE: Congrats to Erin Faye for winning a Horizon necklace!

Comments

[Bettina]

So pretty!!!

This time of year i love the oranges, yellows and golds....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettina2/5053281148/

Thank you for the opportunity!

[alisa joy]

i love it! i was raised in the midwest and i miss those flat lines along the horizon. the necklace reminds me of playing softball in clover fields during the day and coming back at night to chase fireflies.

[Sondra]

Beautiful piece!

I'm a sucker for dark gray clouds, tree-bark brown, and grass green!!

[sarah]

Thank you for the opportunity to win such a treasure. My favourite colour scheme is cream and pale pink.

[ajira]

Beautiful. I love the combo of dark, rich chocolate brown, luscious deep red and that almost bronze gold.

[Patricia Davidson]

Wonderful shots and such a beautiful necklace. Love the necklace placed over the leaf. Very nice contrast. My favorite colors in nature are greens and blues. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pddesigns/5053688186/lightbox/

Thanks for a chance to win such a beautifully crafted necklace!

[Jen at Cabin Fever]

I absolutely love fall colors. Deep oranges, reds, and golden yellows. Delicious.

http://www.cabinfeververmont.com

[Rhian]

It's the opposite end of the year from now, but the blues, pinks & yellows of daffodil-cherryblossom spring do it for me every time. http://flic.kr/p/6dV6zp :)

[Marcie]

My favorite colors change with the season:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1322
And - what a beautiful necklace!

[brigid]

blues, greens, white and silver....like the mountains I look to each day.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/5048533217/

[scrappysue]

Bright happy colours like pink and lime green and turquoise; these are the colours I have in my craft room. Just discovered this website, its lovely and I hope Santa brings me your new photography book for Christmas, LOL!

[Christineellen]

All earth tones! Greens, golds, browns!

[pam]

deepTeal, apricot/cinamonny orange ,and eggplant putple

[Sheila Cain-Sample]

Fall is my time of year so all the burnt oranges, reds, yellow ochres are the perfect colour scheme for me.

[Miranda]

I agree with many other comments. Fall is my favorite season...Orange, Yellow, Brown, Gold , Red.

[Jill F]

I love beach colors--creams, tans. blues and greens with a vibrant orange or pink thrown in sometimes (for sunset or sunrise)

[Leslie]

Ah, I'm a Midwest girl, too, and that photo portrays a scene I love! I also love the wide open blue skies, especially combined big white clouds and the golds of late summer, much like this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/westieluvr/4840292225/ and this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/westieluvr/4575669099/

[Morgen]

I love all colors. REading through everyones comments I kept saying "Oh, I love that one too". Orange, green, blue, red, yellow, brown, purple...in every shade and hue, they are just all so yummy. But right this second yellows and browns are calling my name :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bearsefamily/4113320105/

[Leslie]

I love shades of pink against light greens. I like the bright contrast that grabs your eye, like a pink shirt against a blurred background of green grass or green leaves.

[lucy]

i love aquas blues/greens and silver.

[Becky Sue]

Such a pretty necklace!

[blue elephant photography]

love the details!

[Jennifer]

For some reason, I'm particularly drawn to the melancholy of blue:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cardboardsea/5037634769/

[Hannah]

I love the colors of the ocean, which is such a part of who I am- blue, teal, green, and deep gray.

[melissa]

beautiful artistry. thank you for this exquisite offering. my favorite color scheme to photograph...ocean horizons (sky blue, sea green, sandy beige, sunset hues and evening shadows).

http://melissarivera.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/photo-friday-24/

http://melissarivera.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/photo-friday-27/

http://melissarivera.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/photo-friday-28/

[Kelly Symes]

For me, one of my favorite color combinations is heater gray and cream, because it reminds me of soft, warm winter sweaters :)

[Ronda]

I too love the seasons of the Midwest. Moving here from California two years ago I am enjoying the changing colors. Spent a couple hours yesterday out capturing the fall colors. Love all of the yellows, oranges, and reds.

[Christa Allgood]

What a beautiful necklace!!

[jan]

The brilliant oranges, reds, and golds of the foliage of the Blue Ridge mountains against a Carolina blue sky!

[Michelle]

I really love all the colors too. Photos that include orange or purple & green together really catch my eye.

[michel]

this is beautiful.

[Monica]

I love warm tones. Reds, oranges and deep yellowy green coupled with brown. Thanks for the opportunity to win this beautiful necklace!

[Tera]

I am always drawn to blues and purples.

[Elizabeth]

I'm not drawn to any particular color combination, but favor a pop instead. Usually, it's red. But during fall, I'm always drawn to canary yellow, especially when it seems out of place or unexpected.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1873632&id=1218451345

[Kathryn]

What a wonderful giveaway, I love warm earthy colors like browns, reds, oranges, purples . . . . .

[claudia]

so pretty! I like earthy + reds

[heather]

So beautiful.

I love fall. My colors - either dusky blue and sage green, or my current obsession, gray and burnt orange rust.

[giftsofthejourney (Elizabeth Harper)]

I would love to have one of those beauties to wear.

[Michelle Adams]

I'm a brown, blue, green kinda gal too! :)

[marcy]

i love the deep pinks, oranges and reds against the deepiening blues of the desert sunsets

[68beats ( meggie )]

Such a beautiful necklace!!
Well , I love pale blue skies , yellow - orange trees ..

[Linda Binder]

I too live in the Midwest and as bad as the winters can be (in Chicago and surrounding burbs), I would not change a thing or move. I love the changing seasons and what goes with them (Fall being my favorite). I also do love browns and blue colors. Little by little they are creeping into my home and my projects.

[Rebecca]

I love greens of all shades. Living in the Pacific Northwest, I get to see many, many shades. This summer I went to Ireland and was Completely. Blown. Away. by the iridescent greens. Add that to a backdrop of ocean blue/grey/aqua and I'm in heaven.

[margosita]

I like green and orange, like the moment at the beginning of fall when some trees are turning, but not all.

[Danyelle]

I love the colors of the ocean- the varying shades of blue and green.

[Samantha]

Lovely! My go-to combination would probably be white, a light teal-blue, and tan, as far as clothes are concerned.

In looking for photo ops in the nature scene, it would be looking for that outlining glow of plants and trees from golden rays of sunlight :)

[Hayley]

I love different natural shades of green, but I also love bright green, magenta, and peacock blue as a color combo.

[Heather M.]

such a beautiful necklace!

[Heather M.]

that necklace is so pretty!

[hillarah]

great necklace!

currently i'm totally loving white with gray. and white with eggplant purple, maroon, and chocolate brown. have a bed in these colors!