I got my hands on some awesomeness from Floridity on Cyber Monday and have been playing with one of the pendants for a couple weeks. I had it mostly done last week, and finally finished it Sunday!
Lately I can't seem to stop wire wrapping everything. I am coveting a larger array of wire colors and a couple spools of chain, but am trying to use what I have, especially since I want to save my pennies to do more lampworking. I played with a lot of things, and settled on using a dark teal stone and two faceted glass beads on one side. I had two large chocolate Swarovski pearls I wanted to use, but they seemed too glossy for what I was aiming at. I tried all kinds of combos, and finally pulled out the odd brown with patina-like splotched glass lady bug beads that I have had for ages. They worked well with my Lorelei Michael's Challenge necklace, and they fit the bill for this necklace too. I decided to wire wrap the lady bugs with large loops so that they would form a chain:
That's beautiful! Thanks for taking me on the journey of how you worked everything out!
ReplyDeleteElisabeth, you wire-wrapping Queen, you! :-) I can totally appreciate what went in to this piece - this is some serious wire wrapping. But the end result is so worth it - it is a stunning piece. And your toggle is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteReally cool, Elisabeth! What a great idea for that toggle. Very clever and creative -- not to mention beautiful! Way to go!
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