Project of the day: the first of several new illusion necklace ideas I've been toying with. I had intended to get three different styles done today, but given I was doing a variety of other things as well that didn't happen...so we'll have to settle for one. A friend of mine has been asking me to make a pink illusion necklace for a few months, but time and inspiration have been against me until recently. Her only stipulation at the time was "no purple," and yesterday she mentioned she was looking for something "light pink." Given I'm not a pink person per se, I rummaged through my bead boxes to see what "light pink" I might actually have. Answer: not a lot. Fortunately, there was just enough to make this necklace. Yes, the pictures stink. I was losing light given it took me longer than I thought to make it and my camera doesn't like focusing in good light, let alone fading. I like the way it turned out! Normally there's something I don't like about my illusion necklaces (they're hard to make even!).
I used pink Swarovski bicones and butterflies, rose fire polished glass, pink pearls, cherry quartz, pink faceted rondelles, and white pearl seed beads, fishing line for strength and durability, and a toggle clasp. I used three strands (usual for me). Usually, I space my beads more, but this design needed more since many of my beads were small--between 3mm and 6mm.
Note 1/11/12: NEW PHOTOS!
Name: Soft Sparkle
Price: $20 (Swarovski crystals, time and detail involved; was a custom project for Dawn H.)
Length: 20.5"
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