Monday 30 March 2009

Finished Necklace




Some pictures taken in better light of the necklace inspired by Karen's ceramic beads. Some of the fabric beads are scrunched up squares of different bits from my stash and wound-around with tapestry wool. The tie-died pieces were a swap with Marion (from http//www.Artmixter.etsy.com )- I've got some stunning colours in the collection. There are some lovely velvet ones and I made a few with vintage crochet lace, which is a soothing creamy colour. Of course there had to be some felted beads too and some tiddlers made of balls of the same tapestry wool used to wind the larger fabric beads. I've used three of Karen's beads in this one, and they add some nice weight to the necklace, without making the whole thing heavy round your neck. The necklace is strung on some discreet ribbon, so that you can wear the necklace at a length to suit you. I think the whole thing has come out quite summery and feminine.

















15 comments:

Nicola said...

Very pretty necklace, perfect for Spring and Summer evenings!

Anonymous said...

So pretty Chrissie !

Anonymous said...

What a pretty, feminine necklace Chrissie. Love the different textures and colours. You are a clever girl!
Anne

filz-t-raum.ch said...

very pretty necklace, so lovely colors!
bye,
filz-t-raum.ch

artmixter said...

Chrissie, this is GORGEOUS!

Chrissie said...

Thank you all for your kind comments.
Marion - I'm sorry I couldn't make your shop link clickable, each blog post seems only to take one hyperlink?

dianeclancy said...

Lovely, lovely necklace ... and such great fabric!!

Really wild!!

~ Diane Clancy
www.DianeClancy.com/blog
www.DianeClancy.etsy.com

Claudias rosige Zeiten said...

Hi Chrissie!
Your necklace is sooooo beautiful,
Claudi

Judy Nolan said...

Chrissie, I LOVE how this turned out...so imaginative, and so feminine!

Art4Sol said...

Oh so clever! I love it.

Chrissie said...

Thank you all for leaving a comment - it's so much appreciated!

Anonymous said...

Such a rich colour and intriguing shapes. I love that mix of hard and soft, with a few ceramic beads in amongst all the sumptuous texture. Really a joy to look at Chrissie, thanks for sharing.
julie x

ewa-christine said...

I agree with all the others, they are beautiful.
Have a good day, and take care...............

Things Hand Made said...

wow, I love that mishamsh of colours and textures.

Kathryn said...

I love all of the colors and textures in this necklace - very original and unique.