This necklace was the last of my gifts to my Mother-in-Law. I used tiger tail as the string base added some brown pearls, raw glass beads and gold dress-maker pearls and filled the space with brown iridescent seed beads. The clasp is a gold toggle clasp, I used about 100 beads total and it took about an hour. If you are making one this size, invest in the bead trays that will hold the beads in their pattern until you are ready to string, they will save you a big hassle in the end.
This Necklace is for my daughter, Dy, she has an eceltic style and loves color! With this one I started with a black chain and added a toggle clasp and beads to the structure. I bought the charm on the end to dress it up and add some weight, she likes big things. All the beads were added by using headpins and creating a loop at the end to connect them to the chain, I thought it added a little bit of interest to each bead. I used a combination of ceramic, glass and foil beads and with this type you use less beads but the time is about the same since you have to attach each bead separately.
Gorgeous jewelry! You are super talented!
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ReplyDeleteAll of them are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! this will make a very nice gift =Di
ReplyDeleteThese are very pretty! Love the red one with the hearts.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!! I don't think I could come up with such pretty stuff!
ReplyDeleteMy gosh Kristin, you are just the crafty queen!!! These are just beautiful!! I love the necklace for your MIL!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful gifts. I'm sure they'll all love them!
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