8/21/12

Refreshing the Fashionista


When my sister and I were little we loved to play dress-up with our cousins. While I went for the glamour of the peep-toe heels, my sister would dive into the big box of my aunt’s cast-offs and come out with fistfuls of big, glittery necklaces.  The oldest, and born with a sense of style, she was the one we all turned to for fashion advice. Janet’s birthday is this month and I knew I wanted to create a statement necklace for her with this big, curvy lampwork bead from YaYa Beads in Augusta.

The beautifully colored focal bead in this necklace needs very limited embellishment, so I chose swirly chrysocolla nuggets in the same blues and greens, teal freshwater pearls and silver-and-black accents to complete the strands. The beadwoven sections use matte seafoam seed beads my sister gave me a few years ago mixed with transparent teal for a little extra shine.

I added some chrysocolla rondelles, sparkly blue firepolish beads and jade rounds to the bracelet.

Now a stay-at-home mom to two teen-age boys, (which doesn’t involve much staying at home!) Janet’s days are filled with PTA meetings and piano lessons, but a birthday is always a good time to indulge that inner fashionista.

5 comments:

  1. Oh wow your set is gorgeous! Your Sister is going to be so happy when she opens this gift.
    Therese

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  2. She's going to knock 'em dead at PTA!

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  3. That is beautiful.After seeing that I want to be your sister,I am sure she will love it and wear it proudly.

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  4. What great vision you have. That focal is perfectly set-off by your beadwork.

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  5. Love what you did with the focal, and the asymmetrical bracelet is perfect! These are my favorite colors!

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