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Leftovers for Dinner
About this design:
I had lots of freshwater pearls of various shapes, colors, and sizes leftover from other necklaces so I decided to string them all together in this fun necklace. Lots of my friends saw it and now everyone is begging for leftovers. 😂
Components:
Freshwater pearls of various shapes, sizes and colors.Read the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Dec 02, 2022 at 1:30 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:Oh,but leftovers many times are better than the first round. You have just proven that is just as true with beads as food.
On Dec 02, 2022 at 2:50 pm #
Beady Little Eyes says:What a fun necklace. Sometimes it’s just wonderful to get crazy and go for it. I can see why all your friends want one.
On Dec 02, 2022 at 3:12 pm #
Crystal Canary says:Yummy leftovers! I like how you spaced the different colors all around. Definitely a fun piece to wear anywhere you go.
On Dec 02, 2022 at 3:32 pm #
sweetjane says:Great idea to use them in one delightful necklace!!
On Dec 02, 2022 at 4:06 pm #
Althea A says:Thank you, everyone. When I made this, I simply threw all the pearls in a container and randomly drew which pearl to string next. I promised myself, no peeking, and you’ve got to string whatever you happen to pick. A truly random arrangement.
On Dec 02, 2022 at 4:52 pm #
Crystal Canary says:Great idea for randomness. I can’t believe how evenly balanced it is–I would probably have drawn all the colored ones on one side.
On Dec 03, 2022 at 10:05 am #
Beady Little Eyes says:Althea – It’s hard to try to make something random. If I’m using lots of seed beads in different colors I will sometimes mix them all up and just pick out the one closest to me. Also I wrote down a random bead generator from Pam (I believe) that works nicely.
On Dec 03, 2022 at 6:24 pm #
K Ralston says:Fun and festive, and a great way to use a lot of miscellaneous pearls.