Saturday, September 1, 2012

Phantom Blog Hop

  So I joined this challenge quite some time ago thinking I'd have plenty of time to put something together. Guess I should have wrote it on the calendar because I had COMPLETELY forgot about it until Pam emailed me a few days back. I didn't exactly have the inspiration in me nor the idea for a piece but I DID however think of an older piece that is ABSOLUTELY fitting in my eyes.

These earrings were originally designed for my mother due to her love of classical times like Henry the 8th, the Tudors and more. However the antiqued and jeweled design of these would be PERFECT in an opera house.



If I had to choose a moment when these would be worn; I would say either in the beginning by Carlotta as she sings "Think of me" In the movie Minnie Driver had QUITE the get up on but I saw no earrings. Due to the amount of jewels on her head and such I think a simple earring like this would do. Or in the end at the final performance, "The Phantom's Opera", Christine could have worn these then as could ANY lady in the house watching the show.

The phantom is TRULY one of my most favorite pieces. I haven't seen much opera in my life but I was raised to the tapes of Micheal Crawford and Sarah Brightman. How amazing it was!! I had a book that showed step by step applications of the mask to Michael Crawford's face. I loved to see up close articles and read about how they designed things. Such a fascinating piece of work The Phantom is!!  At first I didn't care much for the newer movie but the more I watched it the more I loved it. Emmy Rossum who plays Christine can convey SUCH emotion with just the look of her eyes. Gerard Butler having been a law student taking acting jobs to pay bills had big shoes to fill when he stepped into the Phantom role. When I consider that the guy never had an acting class nor singing lessons for that matter, I start to see what an accomplishment he made and give him much credit where credit is due.


I saw the Phantom once as a kid and have been dieing for it to come back around since. I think that if it does. I would probably wear these earrings if not something similar. The black and reds remind me of the Phantom cover with the mask and single red rose. Ugh.... alright, now I have to go put it on and listen to The Music of the Night. :0)

See the other participants and their creations:

The Crazier Sister

10 comments:

  1. I just love these earrings!!! They do fit perfect.
    Wish they were mine.
    Sonya

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    1. Thank you Sonya. Your piece was just lovely!!!! I think everyone did a really good job on this!! Hope to do another challenge in the future.

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  2. I absolutely could see these at an opera. Lovely, lovely earrings! Glad you could participate after all! :)

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    1. Well I was a bit bummed I didn't have time to really DESIGN anything but I just knew these earrings would suffice. If someone called me up and said "hey we're going to an opera" these babies would be the first thing to grab!! Loved your piece too Pam; the colors were perfect for the beginning scenes with Carlotta and the crew rehearsing. So much color and art in those costumes. And thanks for hosting this. It was fun!!

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  3. These are so incredibly beautiful - and fitting! Great job :)
    Better late than never - mine was late also.... I just posted mine! So if you would like to come take a look, please do!

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    1. Hi Dana. Thanks for the comment. I loved your earrings. I could wear those any day!!! I'm glad you got a chance to squeeze something in for the reveal. This was fun!! :)

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  4. These earrings capture the elegance of Phantom. I love it.. Awesome job.

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  5. You are so right, these elegant earrings would be perfect to wear to the opera. Gorgeous!

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  6. Wow, those earrings are gorgeous!!! And they do, absolutely, fit in perfectly!!!

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  7. The earrings are gorgeous! Very Phantom of the Opera!

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