I wanted to make sure that both of these pieces got used up, so I put everything else aside, and tried to design a necklace that would work with two drops, and still look balanced. I decided to try and construct a pendant design, with one drop above the other, using a series of loops at the end of a V-shaped St. Petersburg chain.
At first things didn’t work out the way I had hoped. The pendant section looked awkward and strange. Rather than get discouraged and scrap the whole thing, I tried adding some embellishments. With the addition of some beaded leaves, the pendant took on a whole new look, and the large loops of seed beads became stronger and more shapely.
I’m so glad that these pretty beads have finally found their place!
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That turned out super lovely!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I grab odd combinations of beads like that, too, and then really wonder what I was thinking later. This is a perfect use for these two lovely beads!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect solution! I just love this necklace. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely! I think that our beads often know what's best, and they hide until your creative moment is just right!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing your designs, color choices and photos.
ReplyDeleteThis design turned out lovely and a good way to use your two drop beads.
Thanks for the inspiration! :)
That was a really great way to put them in a necklace. I like it. [=
ReplyDeleteNot that I ever end up using them but unless a drop is too large or too expensive I try to buy 3 of a kind so I could make a necklace/earring set. I'm not sure why I do that because I generally dislike making earrings! So actually I end up in the same spot as you with two extras...I didn't realize that until just this second haha on me. I guess I kind of push them back and think, oh, yeah, I'll make earrings later. :-) anyway beautiful solution! What a thing to dream up let alone create. I am extremely impressed with this.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI really love this! I bet it would look great with large scarab beads too. :)
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