Pearls for Little Girls

Its been a long time since I updated the jewelry blog. I have so many projects to share, but haven't really taken the time to take pictures. I finally did take a picture of one of my recent recent projects and here it is.

This is a delicate pearl necklace with petite earrings for a little girl. My friend had bought a link of pearls for her daughter. I offered to convert it into a necklace for her so that she could use it. Well, the necklace was quite easy as the pearls were already linked, but I decided to use two of those pearls to make small earrings as well. This way she would have a set. It turned out really well and I am looking forward to seeing pictures of her little one wearing this.

Pearl Swirl

I had seen a photograph of my cousin wearing a beautiful garland like necklace. I decided to try and make something similar. After hunting for several days I found the perfect pearls for my project. Purple, green and white potato pearls. So, I finally sat down to make my project. At that point in time, I just couldn't recall the design so I decided to arrange the beads and see what patterns would emerge. The final result was a double stranded necklace which looks absolutely gorgeous.

 The earrings are in progress.

Black Beauty

This piece was completely inspired by a necklace my mom has had for over 30 years now. It was given to her by my grand father and one that I admired tremendously. It probably has the prettiest clasp I have seen. I recently restrung it for my mom and decided to try and make one for myself.

I searched for a pretty clasp and then bought faceted Onyx beads gradually decreasing in size. Next step was to string the beads together. What I like about this particular piece is that it can be worn as a regular necklace or as an asymmetric necklace with the clasp showing, or with the clasp as the pendant.

           

The earrings are dangling and simple.

All that glitters...

I had beautiful mother of pearl beads which I had been thinking about for a while, but had been unable to come up with a unique design. I recently bought some beautiful brown faceted beads as well. (Oh, how they shine!!) Now I must say that this design was not a sudden inspiration. I wanted to do something special with the brown beads. The insipiration again was an outfit with the same colors. I realised that these complement each other so beautifully, I had to put them together. Naturally, the next challenge was to come up with the design and I must say I did struggle with it. It took me over three weeks to work out the design.

The earrings were also a challenge. Since the mother of pearl beads are a good size, I didn't want to make a dangle and I also wanted to add the brown beads to create a well matched set. So working out the balance of the earrings without making them heavy was very tricky. I am extremely happy and satisfied with the final result!

Here is the complete set.

Jade and Jasper

I travelled to Tucson recently to attend the annual gem and jewelry show. It was just fascinating and I picked up some gorgeous beads and stones. One of them was a Jasper collar. The bright pink was just riveting and the finish on the stones was beautiful, each piece glinting in the light. The color was so unusual that I found it hard to come up with a design which would be trendy yet casual and which would showcase these beautiful stones.

I had my eureka moment when I came upon a shirt I had bought recently. The beautiful green shade reminded me of a jade necklace that I had been planning to restring. Well, as they say, the rest is history and this beautiful piece was created.

The earrings have been created from two trapezoidal stones and are stud earrings.

Roses are Red

The closest I can come to wearing actual roses would be through this lovely deep red necklace. I bought these beads at a jewelry show a few months ago. Being faceted glass beads, these range from a bright red to the deep dark red that can be seen in the pictures here. The stark contrast between the red and the golden color emphasis the beauty of these beads.

Dangling drop earrings are perfect with this necklace. The absence of gold beads in these makes the necklace a focal point.

Pink and Gold Vine

It gives me great joy to see the end result of a creative burst. I visited a beads show a few months ago and found these beautiful firepolished czech beads. The two tone beads shimmered with shades of pink and gold and I was just drawn to them. I must have experimented a hundred ways with them before finalizing a design. Showcasing the beautiful beads was important and a vine design in a greeting card was the source of inspiration.

I used gold filled wire to create the vine and the leaves are these beautiful two tone beads. The beads reflect off light so beautifully, its a viewing pleasure.

I am still in the process of creating earrings to go with it. I think I will keep them small and delicate, matching the vine design.