Completed “Winter White” Necklace
Last month I was accepted as a member of the Etsy Beadweaving Team. One of the requirements is to enter at least one monthly Challenge a year. This month’s theme was “Totally Twisted,” and had to include some type of spiral or twist stitch. I finished my latest piece just in time to enter – NOT! I misread the deadline and was two days late! I could kick myself.
The floral focal is suspended on a beautiful twisted herringbone rope. Each round contains twelve different beads in two sizes. There are three colors of size 8s and a mix of many size 11 beads sandwiched between the 8’s.
The center focal area contains a netted flower, beaded leaves, seed beads, and a variety of beautiful Czech pressed glass beads. There is even a little quartzite butterfly that has landed on the netted flower.This is my first very complex piece, and I am quite pleased with the results. It would be a beautiful wedding necklace, but I tried it on with a pair of jeans and it looked great, too.
This necklace took many, many hours to make. Full resolution pictures can be viewed on Etsy (www.Etsy.com). I hope you like it!