I found the remnants of what had once been a lovely Art Deco necklace in an antique store, and immediately snapped it up. I had to take it apart, but the main feature of it was these beads. Rather than simply restore, I decided that the beads had a beauty of their own, and deserved to be showcased.
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I had enough beads to make a simple cuff of all jet beads for this, then disaster struck, and I broke a bead. Although it could be repaired, I knew it would never be good enough.
So instead, I used some vintage rough-cut rock crystal beads to act as spacers between the jet, and allow me to get rid of the broken bead. I think the end result is amazing, far better than my original plans.
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I found these butterflies online at the same time I bought the chalcedony, and felt that they made the perfect pair. I did try to make matching earrings, but settled for just the chalcedony as the butterflies were very heavy!
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I owned these beads for years before realising that with a pearl, they make the most delightful, summery jewellery! I played around with the arrangement quite a lot, as I had had the beads for so long it was difficult to find exact matches, so I opted for making do with what I had. I decided that a single pearl was best, and that several butterflies on the necklace would make it decorative, but not too heavy. The first time I paired a butterfly and a pearl I knew I was onto a winner.
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I adore fluorite, and the strange shape of these beads meant they had to be either horizontal or vertical. Vertical wasn't really working for me, too much visible silver would have to arch over the top of the beads, and there was a risk they would tip, but I loved the horizontal, and I think they work really well.
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I found these spirals at one of my suppliers, and loved them. It was a case of what to use them for, and originally I thought of a necklace, but sing a single headpin on one made me realise that they were crying out to be a bracelet.
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Like the amethyst version, (http://www.jewellerydragon.com/N22003.htm) I wanted this necklace to show off the stones. However, as I had made the amethyst earrings, (http://www.jewellerydragon.com/E22004.htm ), I decided to create a necklace that copied the feel. I tried having the stars on individual chains and separate from each other, but holding them together I realised they looked so pretty together that I had to go for it. The circle of silver was designed to both hold the stars and the necklace part as well as be a striking feature. Overall a success.
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