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Tan Necklace
About this design:
I made this necklace while going through a period of beige and brown creations. I don't usually make all-brown items, so I started to make evrything beige or brown.
Components:
vintage tan rounds, vintage gold spacers, vintage metallic brown seed beads, vintage off-white rounds, tigertail, crimp beads, springring claspAdditional Images:
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On Apr 18, 2010 at 11:01 pm #
grama rose aka stormy says:I love it!!!
On Apr 19, 2010 at 7:16 am #
Orchid Betty says:Lovely design!
On Apr 19, 2010 at 8:25 am #
Linda Talbott says:A beautiful piece … bold too. I love all the vintage elements.
On Apr 19, 2010 at 8:37 am #
KittyMom Linda says:Lovely, it may be beige and brown, but add another B – Beautiful, how about another – Bold. I think its a great piece.
On Apr 19, 2010 at 10:57 am #
Happy Chick aka Harriet says:Very classy!!! I really like the way you used the vintage elements to create this pretty piece.
On Apr 19, 2010 at 11:30 am #
sunny chick says:Fabulous design! The vintage components rock!
On Apr 19, 2010 at 12:14 pm #
Canadian chicky karen says:Love the vintage feel of this one!
On Apr 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:This is so very pretty… love the colors !!!!
On Apr 19, 2010 at 6:11 pm #
Leigh D says:I love vintage lucite beads – I think this design is fantastic!