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Golden peach necklace
About this design:
This is a new dimension for me, as I have used Hemp cord to thread the pearls and knotted them twice in between. I have also added amethyst, peach toned aventurine and small faceted glass beads with a golden angel and dragonfly ! I added a golden chain to hang around the back of one's neck (as sometimes large pearls are not too comfortable there !)
Components:
Hemp cord, peach-toned potatoe pearls, Amethyst, peach-toned Aventurine, carnelian, and cherry quartz with golden charmsAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On May 03, 2012 at 5:23 pm #
JC Hamm says:Very pretty,the colors are soft and warm.The pearls are glowing. In love with dragon flys!!Nice work.
On May 03, 2012 at 7:33 pm #
KatsAllThat says:Really nice..did you find it difficult to get that hemp cord through the pearls?
On May 03, 2012 at 9:06 pm #
Nancy Mc says:So pretty and feminie. Love the postition of a few gems in there!
On May 04, 2012 at 1:20 am #
N radon says:Lovely necklace, love the color of the gemstones that flatter the pearls. Most of the holes in the pearls I have are so teeny-tiny I couldn’t get hemp in or headpins,
On May 04, 2012 at 7:39 am #
Michelle says:Thank you all ! I thought I was going to have trouble threading at first, but then I very carefully cut the end to make a kind of point, then moistened the end, left it to dry for a while, came back and it had hardened slightly. You could use wax was well. I also have a bead reamer and used this on a few of the pearls, then it was pretty easy !
On May 04, 2012 at 11:14 am #
Chippy Chick aka Lindys says:Pretty! Pretty! Pretty! Nice knotting too! To thread really fine holed pearls and beads I use Beadalon collapsable eye needles and very fine beading thread such as nymo or silk. Just a hint.
On May 04, 2012 at 11:48 am #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:Michelle, this is so soft and beautiful! Love this mix of gems and colors!
Hemp is fun to work with — I’ve used it in different colors and degrees of thickness for making macrame jewelry.
On May 04, 2012 at 12:23 pm #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:I also like to use silk beading thread that comes wrapped around a card. It comes in a wide variety of colors & sizes, and also has its own attached needle.
On May 04, 2012 at 4:08 pm #
gembeans says:Very pretty colors and nice texture. Adorable faerie too!
On May 05, 2012 at 10:21 am #
Michelle says:Thank you for the info Chippy Chick aka Lindys
and Lynn Eileen ~ well worth knowing, thank you for sharing that with me !!
On May 05, 2012 at 2:20 pm #
Tanja L says:Delicate and smooth in colors and design. Very nice!