~ i'm so into long necklaces right now! so i gathered up a bunch of orphan stone beads for a beautiful bead convention! various shapes & various stones such as ... new jade, pink rhodonite, sodalite, carnelian, turquoise, red adventurine, red coral, canary agate, jasper, Korean jade, sponge coral, amethyst, blue opal, olive turuqoise, sugilite, chrysocolla, pressed amber, onyx, mahogany obsidian, lime turquoise, and amazonite....
....then oodles & oodles of lg creamy freshwater pearls spaced by tiny pearly seed beads for flexibility and finally finished with a few sterling rounds at the ends....a perfect piece that you could with virtually anything! very chic!!
heavy sterling clasp
length ~ 36in - 38 1/2in
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~ i'm so into long necklaces right now! so i gathered up a bunch of orphan stone beads for a beautiful bead convention! various shapes & various stones such as ... olive jade, pink rhodonite, sodalite, carnelian, cherry quartz, lepdolite, orange coral, oaplite, fluroite, turquoise, red adventurine, red coral, agate, jasper, sponge coral, amethyst, olive turuqoise, sugilite, pineapple calcite, lapis, chrysocolla, pressed amber, larimar quartz, onyx, mahogany obsidian, and amazonite....
....then oodles & oodles of lg creamy freshwater pearls spaced by tiny pearly seed beads for flexibility and finally finished with a few sterling rounds at the ends....a perfect piece that you could with virtually anything! very chic!!
*this version is a longer length than #1*
heavy sterling clasp
length ~ 39in - 42in
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~ i pray, i have my faith, and i keep a few things near me that help remind me to focus on the big picture.... these necklaces do this for me -- like Mala beads do for others....however, these have no religious affiliation or meaning attached, so if all you see or want is a gorgeous long necklace....you've got it! :D
i simply adore freshwater pearls, all of them! and of coarse, opal too! so i took this stunning natural hand-faceted yellow opal db-nugget pendant carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling with a pearl accent (total drop length about 2 3/4in) and snuggled up to sm bali sterling spacers, then oodles of jumbo golden-olive champagne freshwater pearl nuggets spaced by tiny faceted seed beads for flexibility, with a few sterling spacers at the end....a perfect piece to layer or combine with other pieces in your collection!
sterling clasp
length ~ 32in
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~ have you seen those bleached peacock feathers? they're so lovely ... i was inspired by them, and finally found just the right stones & pearls that represent all peacock feathers
this is a HUGE pendant set w/an xlg glossy lt golden ruliated quartz elongated oval w/faceted garnets, amethyst, and swiss blue topaz stones carefully set in a beautiful .925 sterling scroll setting (drop length 3 1/2in) it snuggles up to lg ruby-red Swarovski crystal rounds, smoky quartz rondelles, amethyst rounds w/sm sterling spacers, then 2 full strands of lg extra-rainbow vanilla peacock freshwater pearls spaced by tiny twinkling seed bead which provide add't flexibiliyt, and finished w/sm sterling spacers ... better snap it up, because i may have to adopt this one myself!
sterling clasp & pearl charm
length ~ 28 1/2in
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~ pistachios are my favorite nut -they are so yummy and so good for you ... champagne is one of my favorite bubbly's to drink - it's so tasty to drink, plus the fun feelings -- makes for a perfect combo!!
this LONG pendant offers a stunning collection of precious gemstones -- finely faceted and natural rough-cut -- in barely here pistachio green, peridot and prasiolite (green amethyst) each carefully set in a creative artistic .925 sterling setting (drop length about 3in) it snuggles up to secure lg silver rounds, hand-faceted prasiolite rondelles and sterling spacers, then 2 full strands of champagne freshwater pearl nuggets spaced by tiny twinkling seed beads to provide add't flexibility, and finished w/sm sterling spacers ... it so gorgeous, it will bring many compliments -- you've been warned.
sterling clasp & pearl charm
length ~ 30in
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~ 'In Sections' is a collection of long simplistic necklaces I designed that are easy of wear and can be coordinated to mix & match ... the possibilities are endless!
oodles and oodles beautiful lg highly polished spectrolite rounds rounds including a section of glossy coffee agate elongated rice pendants each one is spaced by vintage seed beads for flexibility, finished with sm bali sterling beads -- it can be worn long or doubled and layered other 'In Sections' pieces or wonderful things you have in your personal collection....which makes each one very versatile!
sterling clasp
length ~ 37in
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~ this gorgeous longer necklace that has exotic evening dusk shades -- it's so gorgeous! the beautiful .925 hinged sterling pendant is set with hand-faceted lg nugget stones such as prehnite, citrine, and moonstone, w/a lg lustrous freshwater stick pearl, and shiva shell (drop length about 2 5/8in) it's strung onto a oodles of large dk blue rainbow peacock freshwater rice pearls spaced by tiny faceted seed beads for add't flexibility, i added an off-set of matching gemstone beads & lg baroque pearl w/sm sterling spacers, and finally the ends are finished with small more matching gemstone beads along w/sm bali sterling spacers... a very special one-of-a-kind find!sterling clasp & pearl charm
length ~ 28in
*matching earrings on Earrings 3 pg*
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~ beautiful delicate colors--barely there shades in natural aquamarine & pearls....a stunning .925 sterling hinged pendant is set with a lg genuine aquamarine oval cabochon along w/a faceted citrine teardrop accent (drop length about 3 1/8in) it snuggles up to oodles of faceted aquamarine nuggets which are punctuated by lt-golden freshwater potato pearls w/tiny silver beads for add't flexibility, finally the ends are finished w/silver cones, rounds, and sterling spacers
sterling clasp & pearl charm
length ~ 29in
*includes matching pearl earrings too!*
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~ this is one version of the femininity turquoise holds ... the beautiful .925 sterling pendant has a wonderful romantic influence which is found in the bezel that's embellished with intricate scroll & bead work, it's set with a lg highly polished natural aqua turquoise oval cabochon (drop length about 2 3/8in) and snuggles up to lg silver rounds & wafers, then surrounded by oodles of large aqua hand-faceted freshwater pearls spaced by tiny seed beads for add't flexibility, and finally finished with hand-faceted natural turquoise rondelles & bali sterling spacers....it's a longer necklace that would be simply beautiful alone or layered with other pearls or turquoise necklacessterling clasp & pearl charm
length ~ 30in
earrings on Earrings 3pg
~ at times I've wondered if i'm a hoarder....of beads, that is. i simply love all beads -- big ones, little ones -- doesn't matter whether they're gemstone, glass, man-made, coral, old, new, and of coarse lustrous pearls! while sorting pearls one day, i kept setting the prettiest ones off to the side. it grew into a large gathering rather quickly. this little collection are of the softest feminine shades ... like fresh peach, silver dove, mint green, natural pink, and creamy ivory ... each freshwater pearl and shaped biwa pearls are carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling then slipped onto an extra-long strand of small freshwater rice pearls ... you can wear the rice pearls alone, with one charm, or all the charms! perhaps you have something in your treasure chest to slip on to it too! you'll love this little charmer, i promise!
sterling clasp
length ~ 32 1/2in
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~ Isadora is comprised of a lovely hand-crafted embossed ceramic pendant in shades of beautiful tourmaline (carefully hand-wrapped in fine sterling, drop length about 2 5/8in, width 2 1/4in) snuggled up to sterling bail melon beads & sm spacers, then a full strand of organic rustic-cut natural tourmaline ladder nugget briolettes, finally finished w/sm sterling beads & sterling twist jump-rings
supple 12in black leather ties
length ~ 17in to 40in
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~ this a stunning cross set w/faceted pink amethyst & peridot along with sm glowing moonstone stones each carefully set in a heavy .925 sterling setting (drop length about 3 1/4in) it glides along 2 full strands of rainbow blue freshwater peacock keishi pearls which create a longer length and can be worn doubled w/the cross, or slip off the pendant to wear w/a chain...finally the ends are finished w/sm hand-cut amethyst, moonstone, and peridot beads and sm sterling spacers
sterling clasp
length ~ 31in
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