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"Amethyst Swan"

(Necklace)   Price: $70.00 

Some time ago, I purchased these elegantly beautiful 'swan' shaped bails...the attachment holding a bead or pierced stone. They are not truly precious, but contain inset Egyptian glass 'rhinestones' that flash light rather well. I'd been at a loss to how to use them until I spotted a few things on sale at my fave online bead dealer in Oregon. That was the carved amethyst 'wing'. Suddenly, ideas started popping up. Into my basket it went, and the two I received proved perfect to use. How to suspend it in a meaningful way once the 'swan' torso was attached was the next puzzle. Silver wire and my little curling pliers worked wonders. Eventually. Next puzzle was what create 'wings' from. I found teardrop amethysts and oval shaped ones during my rummaging and spent a happy hour 'arranging' them in various set ups with possible connectors. I snuck in my usual gold elements as tiny spacer beads in the middle and top of each wing, and topped them with the ornate silver-toned metal connectors, and then another silver-framed amethyst bead just for the heck of it. Again, it looks almost Victorian in its completed glory, but I am rather pleased with how this experiment turned out. 

 

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Cheers,

Marianne