Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Dream Necklaces ??

Lately I have hard time finding necklaces I like.  I'd wear anything, mens or ladies, that looks good, but I just can't see the ones I want to wear.  Some pieces by super brands are very nice, I just cannot afford $500- dollar-jewelry.  So I came to the conclusion that I have to make my own.
I have no experience in jewelry making, so I started with beads jewerly.
This is the first creation made with wood beads and waxed cotton cord.  The pendant top was given by a friend of mine.  Total cost of this one was less than $5.  I wear this often over t-shirts.  It looks good enough, and nobody knows how much it costs unless I tell them.

This was made with wood beads and grass beads.  Same friend gave me the pendant top.  I wanted to make a piece that I could wear around my neck in loops.  The lenghth of the chain is 45 inches.  It's long enough to loop around my neck for 3 times, and this goes nicely with botton down shirts

I've wanted a necklace with a fat chain, so here itis.  It is made with wood beads, grass beads, and bamboo beads.  I got the pendant top in NYC some years ago.  A grass artist was selling his craetion on the street.  When I saw this I fell in love with it and I had to get it. 
This piece was just rolled out, so I haven't tried it on with any outfits yet.

Finally, it is the last piece I post in this time.  Made with wood beads, grass beads, plastic beads and bone beads.  Those charms were buffalo teeth.  I've just finished this piece too, so I will wear this later.
So, this is what I have been doing lately.  I've had so much fun making all these though I lost time to sleep.  I'd like to learn to work with precious metals and jem stones eventually, so that I could make pendant tops with my own design. 
Well, I'll see.

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