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My EBay harvest rope restrung as an endless necklace. Despite removing a few pearls and the clasp, I still ended up with 50 inches (because of the knots). Some pearls had very thin nacre and others had some damage around drill holes, but overall, I’m very happy with it! Especially for $230!

I like the harvest rope -- easy to wear, and versatile. Very pretty.
I think I counted over nine projects in the past month? I feel terribly lazy.

Only 3 pearls in this “presto chango” fall necklace and earrings. Smokey quartz, amber, labradorite, onyx and purple freshwater pearls. And a removable turquoise pendant. I may rework the earrings to add some labradorite. Still perfecting my wire-wrapping but it’s fine for jewelry just for me!

New beads, new color palette! I’m calling this one my “morning coffee and sun salutation.” Quartz, silverite and labradorite. So pleased with the 9.5 mm akoyas. They’re very gleam-y. I’ll likely restring for better drape (knots throughout), plus silver findings may look more appropriate. Planning on more akoyas and smokey quartz and maybe a pop of color for contrasting earrings or bracelet. I think I will need to take a break from jewelry making soon. The year end deals are ramping up!

Latest projects:

Baroque South sea white pearls wire-wrapped on Argentium silver. The pearls are 11-12 mm and of middling quality but I love how it turned out.

24 inch necklace of freshwater pearls, opal chips and herkimer quartz chips. Tiny pearls (only 5 mm for the potatoes and 4.5 for the top drilled ones) but it is very sparkly and glow-y.