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[xeresana]

What great ideas. I got a Tahitian pendant made by Care Ehret for Christmas. Yaaahooooo! I've been wondering how the heck I'm going to wear it. I don't have a 22k chain and the gold is such a rich color, I don't think I could put it on my 18k chain. This might be a nice solution.

 

[GemGeek]

Boo, I also love labradorite. A labradorite clasp sounds wonderful. I'd still like a Sea of Cortez pearl pendant, so maybe I'll get lucky and make a labradorite strand interspersed with matching gold beads to go with it.

 

[GemGeek]

What great ideas. I got a Tahitian pendant made by Care Ehret for Christmas. Yaaahooooo! I've been wondering how the heck I'm going to wear it. I don't have a 22k chain and the gold is such a rich color, I don't think I could put it on my 18k chain. This might be a nice solution.

Think of all the gemstones that would go with a black pearl! It sounds like you're going to have some fun coming up with the solution.

 

[Caitlin]

Hi Morna
Don't be shy about starting your own thread in Show Us Your Pearls. We'd love to see more. I can move these posts for you.

 

[Sueki]

I'm just so glad I found this forum. You all have great ideas, and given this classic-row-of-pearls woman a new lease of life (in the pearl wearing sense).
Thank you to all for the photos.

 

[knotty panda]

I got a little quiver when I saw the pendant with labradorite. Very pretty.

Morna: The treatment securing the clasp, all that wire wrapped so securely and randomly is an Eni Oken thing. Such style!

 

[GemGeek]

I'm going to try to upload a photo of one of my designs. LMK what you think, please.

Morna

What I think, is I want to see a close up of a lampworked section and the clasp! Teasing us with one big photo will only make us want more!

 

[pmorna742]

lampwork necklace

lampwork necklace

Thanks everyone for your generous feedback about my work. I've found a closer-up photo which I'll post later; sorry I don't have time at the moment. Actually, those lampwork beads kind of spook me - I think they look like wee aliens! I see what's confusing about the back of the necklace, where it tails off to the clasp. It's not wirework though, it's Hilltribe liquid silver (don't know why it's called that - seems to be a standard in the jewellery world.) It's just tiny slithers of fine silver, strung in a row.

I'm so very lucky to have a job that I love so much; thanks again folks, for your feedback.

Morna