Let's Make Necklaces...

I have several items to share, all centered around necklaces. First off, I took Diane Cook's Heart Strings on-line class a couple weeks ago. Diane does wonderful work and I was thrilled to be able to make one of her Heart String necklaces. This is the one I made...

The ribbons on the necklace are Sari silk, remnants from making Indian Sari's...my new love. You can find many variations on etsy by searching "sari ribbon." The necklace is a potpourri of small treasures.

This weekend, I had a play date with my sisters, Maryl and Diana. We made necklaces inspired by Lisa Guerin's work with shrink plastic.

Maryl made the two necklaces on the left and I made the one on the right...so adorable, I love them all!

Diana made the necklace below...

Diana wore it out shopping and received many compliments - nice work Dee, it looked great on you!

Later that day, we went to Garden Seed in Danville and I saw some jewelry designed by Beth Hess. I was so inspired by her work, that I went home and made the two necklaces below. The center piece is a buckle, transformed into a vintage jewelry collage.

The size of the buckle is 2.75" x 1.75"...it makes for a great frame to collage your pieces in.

This one is pretty small, the center piece is 1.5" x 1".

These were all so fun to make, I can't wait to make more.

I love the rectangular shape of the center piece...you can see the difference in the sizes, one is about half the size of the other.