Challenge of Music Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be a part of Erin's blog hop: Challenge of Music.

When I first heard about this challenge I jumped all over it thinking it would be cool to make bead work inspired by music.  I picked a song right away and started scheming about what to make....and that's when it got stumped.

My music taste is pretty varied.  By the numbers it looks kind fo like this (based on my iTunes library - genre/number of songs):

• Alternative/12
• Blues/1
• Childrens/12
• Christian/11
• Country/20
• Dance/7
• Disney/8
• Electronic/1
• Folk/9
• HipHopRap/17
• Holiday/10
• Jazz/4
• New Age/72
• R&B/15
• Pop/122
• Rock/117
• Soundtrack/76
• Vocal/8

I'm one of those people who hear a song I love and play it over and over again....or make a mix tape cd and insert my new favorite song as every other song. 

At first I had picked one of my favorite Christian songs that inspires me over and over again.  I never tire of listening to this song and it moves me every time hear it!   The song is Josh Wilson's Before the Morning.  Check out these lyrics - it's pretty good stuff.  Unfortunately, it just wasn't moving me in the bead arena.

The song that I've been recently listening to over and over again....and feeling like I would like to live by these words is Beyonce's I Was Here.

I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time
Know there was something that, and something that I left behind
When I leave this world, I'll leave no regrets
Leave something to remember, so they won't forget

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here...

I want to say I lived each day, until I died
I know that I had something in, somebody's life
The hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leave
That I made a difference, and this world will see

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I will leave my mark so everyone will know

I just want them to know
That I gave my all, did my best
Brought someone to happiness
Left this world a little better just because...

I was here...
I lived, I loved
I was here...
I did, I've done, everything that I wanted
And it was more than I thought it would be
I wanna leave my mark so everyone will know
I was here...

I think these lyrics speak for themselves and inspire a sense of making each day count.

And so what better challenge than to make something for Beyonce herself to wear!

 

She's pretty gorgeous, if you ask me....and she seems to have a penchant for large, spectacular earrings.  It wasn't hard to get inspired at the idea of making a pair of earrings for Beyonce to wear! I made several pairs of earrings and finally settled on this pair for my challenge piece:

 Thanks so much to Erin for hosting and creating this really unique challenge.  I enjoyed it and it was truly a challenge to make music my inspiration for beading!

Check out some of the other participants!

Erin Prais-Hintz
Marcie Abney
Christine Altmiller
Elisabeth Auld
LJ B
Lori Bowring Michaud
Shannon Chomanczuk
Cece Cormier
Jenny Davies-Reazor
Malin de Koning
Beth Emery
Michelle Escano-Caballero
Erin Fickert-Rowland
Therese Frank
Amy Freeland
Tanya Goodwin
Stephani Gorman
Amy Grass
Beth Hemmila
Kristina Johansson
Jennifer Justman
Tari Kahrs
Susan Kennedy
Ema Kilroy
Kathleen Lange Klik
Kirsi Luostarinen
Paige Maxim
Beth McCord
Natalie McKenna
Alice Peterson
Cat Pruitt
Bobbie Rafferty
Johanna Rhodes
Cynthia Riggs
Sally Russick
Sarah Sequins
Staci Smith
Kristen Stevens
Lola Surwillo
Stefanie Teufel
Sandi Volpe
Holly Westfall
Shaiha Williams

Happy Leap Year Day!!!