This piece was completed in 10/07. I had purchased several small cabochons at a mineral show and was thinking that I wanted something autumnal in color and nature. Since I had completed the felt bracelets, my idea was to try some commercial beading felt and make a strip bracelet in the same manner as those. I cut a strip and laid out the cabs. I was thinking in terms of a vine with the cabs being fruits. I glued down and then bezeled the cabs with #15 black beads, one by one. Then I used amazonite chips to create "vines" in between them. Building on those elements, I added strips or rows of the brown and copper beads, adding carnelian chips to fill in the inconvenient gaps. When I was done with the strip, I discovered that it was a bit too long for a bracelet and besides, I thought the design screamed out for a fringe somewhere. I showed it to Mom and she looked at it and put it up to her neck and commented that it would make a nice necklace - sorta like a tie.
That was it.
The chain is a coppery mesh men's neck chain added from something else. The dark color is perfect with the piece. >>MPK
1 comment:
Somehow I don't remember seeing these neck pieces.
Great job Mary
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