Hot Air Balloon

Hi Ladies, thank you all again for the encouragements and compliments!
So, I am totally eating my words here...who am I kidding? how could I stop at just one?...
I loved the little Rhodolite Balloon so much that I made a second one with green onyx rondelles, dangled with a little neon green apatite on the bottom.

When I completed the original rhodolite balloon, I was exhausted because of the prior trials and the gemstone tassel. But when I made this second one with green onyx, I have figured out the logistics - which direction the wire loops need to face, how many links in the chain, and I ditched the gemstone tassel and opted for a single drop, so it went a lot more smoothly and quickly. I suspect I will make a few more with various colored gemstones before I call it quits!

I am wearing Green Onyx Balloon today with chain made of the same rondelles. And look who came out for a hot air balloon ride! Squueeeeeeee!!!!

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Haha yes hard to stop - it's like I've been possessed. Will I end up with as many balloons as the movie Up? ;)
Wearing BOTH of them together today!
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Hmm picture a bit over exposed.
 
Fun stuff, Purranha!! These are beautiful and unique. What a cool way to show of some big pearls!
 
Can't wait to see more balloons in different colors/stones. Will you be adding beads/rondelles on top like some of the Paspaley designs? How about earrings next?
 
You ladies are serious enablers! dangerous!

JP has already suggested making a balloon with a large baroque blue SSP.
And I've been thinking about a Tahitian version. aaahhhhh!

Yes when I make more I will likely mix different rondelles/paves/beads on the top as well as the dangles.

As for earrings - I know most ladies here have limited neck weight bearing, and that's not the case for me - I want to wear many many many ropes all at once! But, my ears do have low weight bearing limit, so I will either have to find round-ish souffles at the ruckus, or work with smaller sized pearls. So not sure what I'm gonna do with earrings at this point!
 
Just lovely...have to say, I am partial to the tassel...but the green is lovely too! Since the drama is on the neckline, I say a simple stud or dangle is all you need at the ear...otherwise you'll have to get those shoulder do-ma-gigs sold by Huge Jewelry (I'm still cracking up over that SNL skit that Pattye posted!)

And the best piece of motherly advice: your earlobes are like your liver...you don't need it.
 
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Thank you MSC!

And lololol JP I remember seeing people mentioning the skit but didn't actually see the posting. Would you please direct me to the posting or repost that link here? Thanks so much!
 
I love your new hot air balloons! You always come up with such great projects, Purranha.
 
OK I kinda went off the deep end and made another one. :p
I have this pendant that I haven't worn in ages, and it's a light champagne GSSP long oval with a row of marquis yellow diamond set on top. I made it into a balloon hanging the pendant upside down so the diamonds became the "tail" of the balloon, and I wired an additional drop of orange tundra sapphire at the bottom to complete the look.
When I get bored of this, I can "unwrap" the pendant and revert back to it's original state! :D
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