Challenges 12 - 15: The Monochrome Collection

This set is exactly what it says on the tin, bracelets in varying shades of the same color. Each bracelet is inspired by a different student character I’ve played in the school rpg, and the songs are sung by characters associated with a particular color.


Challenge 12: Yellow

There’s been a change in me
A kind of moving on
Though what I used to be
I still depend upon

- A Change in Me; Beauty and the Beast


Colors used: sandy yellow, bright yellow, yellow gradient; rose charm

Inspiration: I was originally going to do a Beauty and the Beast inspired bracelet for the previous collection (in case anyone was wondering why I had every Disney musical but that one), but when trying to come up with a musical character associated with the color yellow, the only ones that came to mind were Belle or Heather McNamara from Heathers. That got a certain Disney-obsessed Hufflepuff screaming at me to do a Belle bracelet, so this one is dedicated to my current student, Desiree Marchand. Belle is Desiree’s favorite princess, and her dress matches Desiree’s house color so it was a perfect fit. I chose this song because it reflects the changes Desiree has gone through this term, both the physical changes of randomly turning into a wombat and the emotional ones that come with it. She’s always strived to be a living version of a Disney princess, but now she feels she’s no longer beautiful enough to be that so she’s not sure what she’s supposed to be.





Challenge 13: Blue

We start with stars in our eyes
We start believing that we belong
But every sun doesn't rise
And no one tells you where you went wrong

- Waving Through A Window; Dear Evan Hansen


Colors used: light blue, purplish-blue, blue gradient; star charm

Inspiration: This prompt was practically tailor-made for my former Ravenclaw, Heathcliff Jones. His favorite color is midnight blue, and it’s one of his house colors. Not only that, but blue is also associated with the title character in Heath’s favorite musical, Dear Evan Hansen. I chose this song because it fits Heath’s hidden insecurities and reserved nature, and it’s his favorite in the show. The star charm alludes to the above line from the song, as well as Heath’s love of astronomy and all things Star Wars and his dreams of someday becoming a theatrical star.




Challenge 14: Green

I'm through accepting limits
'Cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But 'til I try, I'll never know!

- Defying Gravity; Wicked


Colors used: dark green gradient, sea green, light green gradient, lime green; moon charm

Inspiration: As soon as I saw this prompt, my mind immediately went to Elphaba, the green-skinned witch from Wicked. Elphaba is intelligent, independent, and unafraid to question authority or stand up for what she believes, and that sounds like my former Ravenclaw, Fantine (Tina) Dantes. Tina was a Beauxbatons transfer, and while green doesn’t match her Hogwarts house color, it does match her Beauxbatons one (Bellefeuille). I used sea green to match Tina’s post color and lime to match Elphaba’s complexion. I was going to add a star charm to represent the sky and “defying gravity” but went with a moon instead because I didn’t want to give Tina’s bracelet the exact same charm as Heath’s.




Challenge 15: Scarlet

Have you asked of yourselves
What's the price you might pay?
Is it simply a game
For rich young boys to play?
The color of the world
Is changing day by day…

- Red and Black; Les Misérables


Colors used: red, dark red, red gradient

Inspiration: Fiyero Jones is Heath’s older brother and my first ever school rpg character. Although he shares a name with a Wicked character, he reminds me more of Enjolras from Les Miserables. Every production I’ve ever seen of that show has Enjolras wearing a red vest. Red represents the two characters’ fiery passionate natures, not so much in the romantic sense but in theri passion for their respective interests and causes (quidditch for Fiyero, revolution for Enjolras). It’s also the color of Fiyero’s Hogwarts house (Gryffindor) and one of the colors of his favorite quidditch team (the Ballycastle Bats).