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(Everyone is a Little) Irish at Heart
About this design:
Paired the copper and green right away, but had the necklace with just the green chips. I took it apart several times, adding and subtracting copper, pearls, etc, very unhappy with the look. Found these little bitty Carnelian beads in my stash and the addition of that tiny orange round seems to make the green pop a little more (at least to me).
Added the Celtic charm and 4-leaf clover charm to play on the Irish feel of the piece.
Components:
Green Jade, Kambaba Jasper heart , CopperAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 4:32 am #
amkcreations aka Amanda says:I’m not Irish, by the way . . . Just felt this green lent itself to that feel.
On Mar 08, 2011 at 6:15 am #
Jade aka Caryn says:love love love it..
On Mar 08, 2011 at 6:52 am #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Beautiful necklace!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 7:58 am #
Canadian chicky karen says:Gorgeous!!!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 8:15 am #
Lynn g says:This is wonderful!!! The focal is real nice.
On Mar 08, 2011 at 8:27 am #
Eeka Mouse says:1. I love how the knotwork charm looks on that gorgeous heart.
2. the carnelian tiny rounds wake it up (possibly could have used small Cu rounds instead, but might not have been as effective).
3. these little touches raise it up several notches from a collection of nice stones to something eye-catching & amazing.
4. everyone is Irish on St P’s day!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 9:09 am #
Stringing Dreams says:So beautiful!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 10:48 am #
Arja A says:I think there must be a drop of Irish blood in me. I just love all Irish ( Whiskey, Irish knittings, Irish crochet, Irish Faerys, Irish songs).
Perfect necklace for St P’s day! Love it
On Mar 08, 2011 at 11:31 am #
Cotopaxi Chickie Sue says:How beautiful, Amanda! I love the addition of the celtic knot on the heart – a perfect St. Paddy’s day piece! It might just be the photography, but the addition of the carnelian almost makes the greens look like bloodstone! Nice job!
On Mar 08, 2011 at 1:10 pm #
Beadlady3 aka Cindy says:Adding the orange beads was perfect – the colors of the Irish Flag include green and orange! So there you go.
On Mar 08, 2011 at 1:23 pm #
MoonBell says:Great job! I know it gets frustrating working with something you KNOW should look good, but perseverance pays off! I have several necklaces and earrings, I’ve put back in the pile to redo, lots of times, I judge it by the reaction I get here, from my husband, and my nieces (my local fashion mavens)
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On Mar 08, 2011 at 7:12 pm #
amkcreations aka Amanda says:Thank you so much ladies! I always feel so much better after reading your comments.
On Mar 09, 2011 at 12:22 am #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:I Love this, Amanda, it’s beautiful !!!! I am part Irish, and these irish eyes
are smiling !!!!!!
On Mar 11, 2011 at 7:50 pm #
Gina P - Delta Chick says:WOW!!!!
This is breathtaking!
On Mar 15, 2011 at 12:08 am #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:Amanda, this is such a beautiful necklace and pendant! You definitely made the right choice in adding the carnelian beads and the charms to this!