I like to do funky things for my sister as presents. Over the weekend I went to my favorite bead store, looking specifically for something cool to use for a necklace for my sister for Christmas. When I found these magnesite rondelles shot through with pyrite, I knew they were perfect. The "pendant" was a no-brainer too--it's actually half of a toggle clasp! I had originally planned to just bead the necklace and tell her the clasp was actually the focal, to wear it off-center, but the more I worked on it, the more I needed it to be crazier. So I eliminated the bar part of the clasp and cut apart some chain I'd bought a couple of months ago, and voila! Now the lily really is an off-center pendant.
I love the way the lily complements the pyrite in the stones, and how even the bronzy-and-black chain worked with the whole thing. Even my brighter gold-filled findings seemed to work okay (didn't have the brass / bronze color).
Name: Bronze Lily
Price: $35 (reason: complexity, range of materials, time involved)
Length: 24.5inches, including extender
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