Hello!
Today I have a little something to share – a project made for the Kalmbach Bead Soup Party. As you may know, Kalmbach is the publisher of Lori Anderson’s recently released book, Bead Soup. I was happy to contribute jewelry designs to the book and had fun participating in the publisher’s party as well.
Bead stores across the U.S. contributed bead sets to the publisher and jewelry designers were randomly selected to participate. I received a generous set of beads from Studio Baboo, a bead store in Charlottesville VA. Coincidentally I’ve been to this great shop in person – on one of our family treks to visit the University of VA, where my brother attended medical school. Never thought one day I’d be making a piece of jewelry sent to me by this bead store – just amazing how things turn out on the path of life.
My received a beautiful, Fall-colored bead soup with a stone (Jasper?) focal, crystals, seed beads, a golden toggle clasp and all sorts of pearls. I used many of the beads and also added beads from my own stash.
I recently found the most incredible 1953 dress form while antiquing in Hagerstown, MD. I have my husband to thank – and will share the story one of these days when I do a dress form blog hop. I’ve been dreaming of doing one for some time – so stay tuned! I dressed up the flat stone focal with a little sweetness factor – a few of my favorite carved mother of pearl roses and some wire wrapping. I then went to town adding multiple strands of pearls in all sizes.
Cindy that is gorgeous…and my eye did spy that wonderful dress form. Yours’ is amazing! I have one from a Talbots & “Louise” has helped me out all the time.
Love how you wrapped the carved roses on top of the stone! And the pearls add the perfect amount of romance to this piece! Beautiful!
Love this, Cindy. Putting those lovely roses on the stone was so YOU! A perfect touch in keeping with your own design aesthetic. I love it.
just beautiful!
Such a striking necklace! I would never have the patience to create something so elaborate and detailed!
Cindy, this is absolutely stunning! You are brilliant!
Hugs!
It is absolutely stunning Cindy! I love what you have done with the roses and the focal – inspired and beautiful. ANd the dress form! I am JEALOUS 🙂
Gorgeous. The multi strands are beautifully balanced. This is a stunner.
Swoon! This piece is so romantic! I love how you’ve done this with the large stones around the back and the detailed wire wrapped roses, complete elegance!
Oh My! This is an awesome necklace! Gotta pin this one to pinterest!
Sweet and sexy, Cindy! That rose-adorned stone is inspired, and you have me hunting for old lace to use in photos. Beautiful setting.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love everything you make.
What a gorgeous neckace! I love the lusious layers. It’s an elegant piece.
I’m so jealous of your dress form. Are you going to name her? I want one but they are so pricey, and difficult to find one in good shape around here. I’d love to see a dress form blog hop!
Very pretty. I love what you did with the jasper focal and the carved roses. And the lushness of the other strands really adds to the necklace.
Goodness, you never cease to amaze me how talented you are! I just adore your design aesthetic. This necklace is definitely one of those stunning pieces of yours that catches the eye right away because of it’s vivid colors and design 🙂
Love, love, LOVE it!!
Love that dress form you guys found, too. Can’t wait to hear the story and possibly join in on that hop you’ve been dreaming about ^.^
So pretty Cindy. I love the colors together and it looks extra amazing on your really great wolf form. That is the best find ever!
You are amazing! That focal stone with the pretty roses wire-wrapped on looks so beautiful. I don’t know how you come up with this stuff.
Cindy your necklace is stunning. I love the triple strand with the different pearl shapes. It gives the necklace such an elegant presence. Thanks so much for sharing it and your model is stunning. What a great idea for a hop!!.
I love this necklace, Cindy! It’s so romantic and looks perfect on your antique dress form. The roses are so pretty wired over the stone. Love it!
So luscious and rich! Beautiful. Hard to think of that dress form as an antique when she’s only 3 years older than me!
What a beautiful creation Cindy, the colours are just lovely 🙂
Georgeous necklace Cindy. Love the 3 strand combo – reminds me of one I designed a while back. But, I want the dress form!! I’ve been looking for one forever; they are just so hard to find here. Lucky you ~ let us know the story soon. And, yes, a DFBH.
Cindy,
I can’t wait to see this in the flesh sometime. I love the rose embellishments to the focal and the rose and pearls in the front are beautiful. I also love that you have balanced it with the large stones at the back and the clasp balances the focal beautifully. I love asymetrical designs. This is a stunner. Very romantic. I love the way you have photographed the necklace on your dress form and with the lace as it adds to the romanticism/Victorian feel. 🙂
It was simply brilliant of you to add the organic forms and color of the pearls to the stony jasper and come out with a winner like this! A very vintage and yet very modern look and very wearable. Great job!
I agree with everyone here. Cindy you’re one of the most talented jewelry designers out there. Simply stunning!
Cindy, this is absolutely stunning. Love your creativity!