Shiny Things Gallery | Necklaces | Beaded | Es
Es is pleased to meet you! Es is pleased to meet everyone! Very new to this world, they are, and interested in settling in with someone who is very willing to show them around.
I have been meaning to do this particular thing for many, many years. You know how it is with piles of things to do. Lasting... years. I had most of the beads set aside, but those deep green ones were of course one of many specific color/finish combos that got discontinued over the time when I was waiting to get to this, so I had to randomly mix in a couple of approximate colors in order to get the whole thing made. I think it worked out well, the color variants barely noticeable unless you're purposely inspecting it under bright light, and even then it just sort of adds a texture to the overall look. Making the body in individual segments and stringing them all on a satin "rattail" cord to keep flexibility and vastly increase the strength and stability of the necklace itself was also something that I had plenty of time to stumble into, and it works beautifully. The chainmaile itself turned out to be less about counter-balance than it was just a sparkly accent I wanted; the hook really doesn't need anything to keep it properly in place and... hooked, and the jump rings themselves add almost no extra weight at all. The random stone at the bottom weighs more than the copper wire chainmaile, which can of course dangle from every angle for multiple ways to wear the necklace.
At the last moment I also kind of wanted to add a "touch guide" or sorts on one side of the tail, near the hook. It's a great place to put your thumb while you're trying to guide the hook into the eye and I hope makes that process just a little bit easier if you're not in front of a mirror at the time. Things like that help me, anyway.
(For Sale.)
I have been meaning to do this particular thing for many, many years. You know how it is with piles of things to do. Lasting... years. I had most of the beads set aside, but those deep green ones were of course one of many specific color/finish combos that got discontinued over the time when I was waiting to get to this, so I had to randomly mix in a couple of approximate colors in order to get the whole thing made. I think it worked out well, the color variants barely noticeable unless you're purposely inspecting it under bright light, and even then it just sort of adds a texture to the overall look. Making the body in individual segments and stringing them all on a satin "rattail" cord to keep flexibility and vastly increase the strength and stability of the necklace itself was also something that I had plenty of time to stumble into, and it works beautifully. The chainmaile itself turned out to be less about counter-balance than it was just a sparkly accent I wanted; the hook really doesn't need anything to keep it properly in place and... hooked, and the jump rings themselves add almost no extra weight at all. The random stone at the bottom weighs more than the copper wire chainmaile, which can of course dangle from every angle for multiple ways to wear the necklace.
At the last moment I also kind of wanted to add a "touch guide" or sorts on one side of the tail, near the hook. It's a great place to put your thumb while you're trying to guide the hook into the eye and I hope makes that process just a little bit easier if you're not in front of a mirror at the time. Things like that help me, anyway.
(For Sale.)
