I’ve been working on a few new pieces lately. This one took forever, and I’m very happy with it. The glass and brass pieces are probably from a bracelet. I found them in a random bag of bits and pieces, mostly broken, I bought at the flea market a few years ago. The rest is new – freshwater pearls, amethyst, and smokey quartz with a brass clasp.
Necklace © Firehorse Designs 2015
Necklace © Firehorse Designs 2015
Necklace © Firehorse Designs 2015
Two recent gifts for friends.
Amethyst and fresh-water pearls with brass.
Canal Views Imagined, water colour and ink on Arches hotpress.
A friend recently gave me a string of hematite to use in a new design for her. Here is the happy result:
Combined the hematite beads with some gold-coloured pearls. The necklace has a front-closure gold-fill toggle clasp and I reused the 18K clasp from the original piece in the bracelet. I’m really pleased with this colour combo.
The necklace much nicer around her neck than here; I think I got the length perfect.
Was only supposed to be one piece, but there were enough goodies for two.
It only looked like enough for one. I did have add some smaller grey pearls to complete the second piece.
GJ made a wire cage for this beautiful 1921 American dollar coin and I hung it on a strand of gorgeous pale grey freshwater pearls.
The second shorter piece with sterling silver clasp.
Rich tones of copper and brown in pearls and semi-precious stones with a lead-free pewter cast pendant by GJ Pearson.
Close up of GJ’s cast body.
Adjustable length; freshwater pearls and labradorite.
For tomorrow, three strands, mostly pearls with a bit of dyed jade and a surprise.
Pale grey glass faux pearls, mauve freshwater pearls with other bits and pieces. Stay tuned…
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