Necklace Gallery

Cleopatra's Blue Goddess Necklace NeoAmour Collection  Inspired by Cleopatra, the enigmatic ruler of ancient Egypt, I created this multi strand, lampwork glass pendant necklace. Using stabilized turquoise, lapis ...

Lamp Work Glass Boudica Celtic Sea Necklace NeoAmour Collection  Inspired by the ancient Celtic sea, a handcrafted lamp work glass bead in sandy beige, blue and silver is accented by strong yet soft hand stitched bead ...

Mother of PearL  Inspired by the Czech Crystal and Mother of Pearl / Blue colors of nature and the High Sierra skies.

Thank you for enjoying it !

Paul and Sandy ...

Three Strand Coin Pearl Necklace  Pearls are truly amazing! I enjoy creating pieces using different shapes of pearls. In this piece I used coin pearls in a rosy coral color with matching ...

Iris Green Beauty  Iris green faceted beads are woven together with gold colored seed beads in a flat spiral. The piece is finished with gold plated filigree clasp.

Cathy ...

Pearls and Chrizocolla necklace   Just recognized - this necklace I created perfectly fits into major Jewelry trends of the year 2012 - bold, large necklaces and vintage (art deco) look....

Imperial Turquoise & Pearl Necklace  This delicate creation includes a beautiful imperial turquoise stone wrapped with a swirl of gold wire, accented with freshwater pearls and gold rondelles ...

Pearl Bridal Necklace  Beautiful bridal necklace with pink and white pearls, accented with simulated diamond and silver rondelles and sparkling Swarovski crystals float on a ...

Aqua Shades OF Mixed Gemstones wire wrap Necklace  This necklace is all about making several gemstones compliment each other in shades of Aqua. It happens to be one of my favorite colors. It makes me feel ...

Happy New Year Necklace  Can't think of a better way to celebrate a new year of jewelry making than a jewelry give away. This necklace is a mix of Ghana Krobo beads and colorful ...

Primitive Impressions  I was in the mood the other day to make something kind of earthy
and rough hewn, so I got out these primitive looking etched agate
barrel beads and pendant....

Rustic Peach  I wanted to use this pendant that I purchased on Etsy from White Clover Kiln to make something for my niece and the colors blend well and the artisan copper ...

Ming Blues - Chinese Blue and White Ming Pendant and Beads  A porcelain Ming Dynasty shard is the focal point of this simple yet elegant necklace. The pendant is outlined in silver and three porcelain round beads ...

Purple Eye  This piece was created by my oldest son choosing diff components, and me putting them all together. I used purple fire polished Czech glass beads, antique ...

Pearlicious  Freshwater pearls and purple swarovski crystals using seedbeads for the base.

Sherry Pierce

Deco Nights  This is a hand-stitched, bead embroidered necklace – a truly one-of-a-kind piece.

The process to make one of these necklaces is quite time consuming....

Silk Road  Fell in love with this strand of cherry quartz beads, but what sealed the deal was the half off price tag.

On a knotted silk cord with accents of tiger ...

Playing with Beads  Here's another design with Ghanaian recycled glass beads. Added small glass trade beads as accents, a soft green suede leather strap, and a handmade clasp....

First Krobo Bead Necklaces  I recently posted pictures of some beautiful recycled glass beads purchased in Ghana and a desire to make jewelry to raise money for a school in the ...

Patina Bird Necklace with Nest Egg  This necklace starts with a focal point of a brass mama bird that I have done a beautiful blue/green patina on, then sealed and buffed it. Below I've decopaged ...

Future Fundraising Necklaces  We arrived home to many family hugs and kisses late Saturday afternoon, after almost 40 hours of traveling from Kasei, Ghana. Our 17 days with the villagers ...

Icon Series Black  I have always loved religious icons. Previously, I had done some soldered art pieces with my favorite Notre Dame icon and thought I'd like to give this ...

Glowing Dove Necklace  When I saw this gorgeous Raku finished Dove by potter Duane Collins, I was so taken with it, I could hardly wait to use it as a necklace focal. Copper ...

Lampwork Bead and Purple Aventurine Necklace  This necklace is approximately 17-inches and is made from 29x18mm-31x20mm twisted flat oval lampwork and 6mm purple aventurine beads. The beads have been ...

Asymmetrical bold circle necklace, Round onyx necklace with textured and hammered silver links, Boho chic jewelry  This necklace is made with a variety of materials. I made it with a couple of beautiful round onyx gemstones coin beads that are both set inside silver ...

Dharma Necklace - Tibetan Brass Pendant with African Beads  A handmade brass Tibetan pendant hangs from 3 strands of assorted beads - handmade African clay beads, etched Agate beads in several sizes, turquoise Magnasite,...

Glass Impression  I created this necklace with these beautiful Impression Jasper beads in mind. I love the whimsical appearance, the softness of the flower, and the added ...

Green Quartz and Hand formed Pendant  The Necklace has green aventuine and green quartz 8 - 9 mm round beads combined with a hand formed pendant.
Using nature as a guide, the pendant was glazed ...

Butterfly Necklace  Delicate, beautiful ... Soft! All the ingredients for success.

My friend loves butterflies so we made this one for her. Hope you like it.

Paul and ...

Blue Murano glass necklace  I recently purchased some Murano glass beads at a show. I loved the sparkle of the blown glass beads -- I'm hooked!

Muriel Badinelli Muriel Badinelli ...

Autumn's Arrival  While I work primarily in metals (wire, sheet, etc.), I've been in a bit of a rut and searching for another avenue of creative expression. I ran across ...

Rustic Amulet & Blue Feldspath Necklace   I still have lots of copper sheet left and I'm having so much fun with it. After making rustic cuffs, earrings, flowers and leaves, I realized I hadn'...

Black fuschia and pearl choker with flower Swarovski crystal  Black, fuchsia and pearl choker with Swarovski bicone and fuchsia flower pendant crystal and black chain. It also has small black flower Swarovski crystals....

Boho chic silver and black necklace, asymmetrical stylish with agate in rectangular shapes, boho chic jewelry  Boho chic silver and black necklace, asymmetrical stylish with agate in rectangular shapes, boho chic. This necklace was made with black stone, black agate ...

Shy Owl Necklace  This sweet little owl came to me through one of the great ceramic crafters on Etsy. I just couldn't resist her wise little face. I don't remember where ...

Le mille bolle blu  I love blue beads and I'm kind of an impulsive buyer, when I saw a bowl full of these nice light blue glass beads at he shop my brain was still elaborating ...

One of a kind asymmetrical aqua blue and silver abstract contemporary unique necklace  This necklace was made with a very unique focal made of aqua blue resin which is surrounded by aluminum and covered by transparent domed acrylic glass....

Front Clasp Necklace  My name is Paulette Bertrand and I design jewelry that is easy to put on. It started because my mother loved to wear jewelry but many things were too hard ...

Terra Nova Necklace  The pendant used for this necklace is scrap copper that has been turned into wonderful free-form pieces through a heating process. I love the organic ...

Blue Pandora  Seems that the new 'fad' is Pandora beads. I've tried wearing a Pandora bracelet and it's a little chunky when working in an office at a desk all day....

Fall Leaves  I just used basic materials. Glass beads and glass leaves.

Charity

Clear Vision  I wanted something that could be worn with just about any color so I came up with this necklace made up of mostly clear beads. I really love the longer ...

For Anna  This is part of the "This and That" collection. I made it for my sister's birthday.

Irene Rossi

Autumn Dreams Necklace  Most of us love the warm hues of Autumn. Multicolored Picasso Jasper is an intriguing gemstone to me and I saw this pendant as a beautiful example. As ...

Autumn is Almost Here  Its hard to turn the mind off sometimes and making jewelry allows Sandy to relax from her day job.

Here is her latest creation, with Fall Colors

Thank ...

More Odds and Ends  Help! Someone stop me. Making these 'charming' necklaces is definitely addicting. I also seem to be deep into the orange and turquoise color theme as ...

Ocean   As a designer, we love all are creations. The process of bringing our thoughts to life is wonderful and full of excitement.
Would love to share this neck ...

"Moody Mornings"  As a designer, we love all are creations. The process of bringing our thoughts to life is wonderful and full of excitement.
Would love to share this neck ...

Odds and Ends Necklace  Not sure what to do with the few left over odd beads, stones, and charms? Here's a quick technique that will make excellent use of those orphans.

Start ...

Golden Spring  Handmade hollow glass beads embellished with gold leaf. They remind me of miniature worlds. Accents are peridot.

Patricia Tyser Carberry Patricia ...

Symphony in Black & White  I had a few odd black onyx beads and wasn't sure what to do with it. So I thought black and white always looks good. I added round mother of pearl and ...

" A DIFFERENT KIND OF DESIGN"  So, I'm at my day job(on my day off !)attending a color and style conference. It was a good presentation of 2011 colors (Pinks, Purples, Greys, Greens ...

Dream Tree Necklace  I often use African Kazuri Beads in my jewelry and this time of year seemed perfect to use these colors in the transition from Summer to Fall.

The ...

Slip Knot Necklaces   When asked to lead jewelry workshop for the young ladies in our youth group, I began looking for easy to learn, inexpensive, and versatile projects. Found ...

911 Commemorative Jewelry - A Wing And A Prayer Necklace  This isn't so much about the piece of jewelry, but why it was created.

We are in the hot August dog days of summer. School has started here in Georgia ...

Blue Waltz Necklace  I love blue and I love to waltz so...

The mix of African Kazuri Beads and artisan made lamp-work reminded me of a graceful dance, like the beautiful ...

Ceramic Scarab Choker  We went to Egypt! Wow, what a great time we had! I had to buy some scarab beads while we were there, just couldn't help myself. What can I say? I am ...

Summer by the Sea  I wanted to design some jewelry specifically for summer wear. I found the cute shell beads and added them to a silver chain. With the addition of some ...

Spun Sugar  This necklace is made of handmade hollow glass beads and disks. I make the large, lightweight beads on a hollow mandrel, blowing a small puff of air at ...

Fun, Funky Yellow and Black Necklace  As a jewelry designer, I'm always looking for something new and different. Often times, I will select three (3) or 4 (four) beads and then I have to use ...

Golden Fall Pendant Necklace  Handmade in Kenya, African Kazuri Beads have great potential for those of us who love making jewelry. The shining pendant used for this necklace is fairly ...

Hummer  Hand-crafted copper hummingbird drinking from a hydrangea made of hand wired class beads.

Shannon Jeffery

Victorian Enchantment  My niece, Lisa and I just attended a huge bead show and found these wonderful filigree findings. I made this necklace with my lampwork beads and Austrian ...

Lace Me Up  It took nine months to create but less than a few minutes to name.

Last year an online bead weaving acquaintance created a competition which specified ...

Rain in the Dawn  This piece was a custom order for a girlfriend of a really good friend of mine.
Her name is Dawn. He told me her name, that she liked blue and flowers....

Green Peyote Stitch Cellini Pendant Necklace  I am so proud of this necklace I just recently created so I wanted to write about it. I had found a green oval gemstone at a local bead shop and wanted ...

Dancing in the Dark  This piece came to me one day after (literally) having a vision of
a piece like this. I decided to name it "dancing in the dark" after
a song title ...

Wedding Cake Pendant  This necklace was made with a vintage resin pendant that has the appearance of white plaster, but reminded me of the frosting on a beautiful wedding cake!...

Tribal Black & White Zebra Striped Double Strand Necklace.   I love dressing is crisp black and white especially in the summer time.

When I saw these stones I just had to have them because of their crisp black ...

Egyptian Style Turquoise Bib Necklace  I had these bronze dangles on my work desk for months and really liked them but wasn't sure what to do with them. Then I was flipping through a book on ...

Bride and Bridesmaide Peal Necklace  This is the perfect simple but elegant necklace for a Bride and her Bridesmaids.

I designed this with freshwater coin pearls, 4x6 Aquamarine rondelle ...

Survivor Series - Copper Wire Spells Survivor Necklace.  If you look closely at this necklace, the copper wire spells "survivor". It's not completely obvious. It doesn't scream out at you, but once you see it,...

Flower Colors  We love bright colors and live in a tropical country, so it certainly shows in our designs.

These necklaces are completely handmade with delicate crystals ...

Apricot Periwinkle African Shell Necklace  Usually periwinkle shells are…well, periwinkle colored! I found this apricot beauty while walking along South Africa’s shores. The shell is exactly as ...

Natural African Shell, Blue Lace Agate and Pearl Necklace.  This is one of the most beautiful shells I've ever found. I found it here, along the rocky shores of South Africa. It has the most incredible BLUE in it!...

Survivor Series/African Shell Necklace - Second in a Series  The centerpiece for this wild, organic necklace is a beautiful shell, broken and imperfect, which I found on the shores of South Africa.

I love the ...

Meat Slab Jasper and African Abo Bead Necklace  I couldn't help it - this gorgeous chunk of shiny jasper is the color of liver - it looks like a slab of meat! It's irregularly shaped, and has swirls ...

Mama Africa Chunky Shell Necklace  Wild, earthy and organic, this necklace was inspired by my adopted home - Africa.

While creating this necklace, a huge male baboon came into my house ...

Peace Jade Necklace  This beautiful donut of Peace Jade is adorned with a beautiful piece of genuine Swarovski Crystal and a Silver Peace sign.

It is wrapped in 925 Sterling ...

Red abstract asymmetrical necklace with silver  I made this necklace with silver that is shaped into different squares and rectangle links, some with texture, some smoother. I have linked these beautiful ...

Blue agate, silver and shell unique asymmetrical necklace   This necklace was made with a beautiful deep blue agate drop as a focal dangling between antique silver components of different shapes and sizes. Between ...

Vintage Charm Necklace on Long Black Seed Bead Strand  28" of black glass seed beads is very versatile and can be worn with many things. By knotting it, it becomes 24" and has a whole different look. At the ...

Amethyst Necklace with Flourite Crystal Pendant  I found this beautiful natural Flourite crystal pendant with Sterling while on a trip to Arizona.It hangs from a handmade necklace of Amethyst gemstones....

Biker Chic Collection Rose's N' Skulls Necklace...the begining of Guts N' Gumption  Late last year I submitted a Skull N' Swarovski crystal necklace that was inspired by by daughter Cat. It, and its story can be viewed here on Making Jewelry ...

Dark Spring Necklace  After an idea flashed into my head to use a window as a motif, I designed this necklace, called Dark Spring.

I created a window shape from sterling ...

Red and silver rectangular shaped Necklace  This necklace was made with a focal of a long rectangular red foil glass bead. On each side of this element are a gorgeous and very unique silver and red ...

Lapiz & Copper Link Necklace  I love Lapiz, but who doesn't. At a Beadfest, here on Long Island in NY, I recently purchased two delicious strands of great quality Lapiz beads.

I ...

African Queen  I had an order for some ladies in Morocco. I soon learnt that they prefer jewellery on their neck and not long like the westerners do.

I had fun in ...

Enchanted Garden Necklace  We all love flowers after a long winter in this part of the country (Minnesota) and by March, I can't wait to use them in my jewelry.

This gorgeous ...

Bridesmaid's Necklace  A lovely young couple asked if I would make necklaces for the bridal party. It was a bit of a challenge because the dresses are different colors and the ...

Chalcedony and Fresh Water Pearls  I love Chalcedony because of the fluid colors in the stones,
they remind me of of the sea, this combination of materials
seemed to compliment the Vision....

Sterling Wire-Wrapped Cross Pendant  A wonderful woman from our congregation was recently ordained as a pastor. I wanted to make her something special to celebrate this event in her life....

Vintage Spoon Pendant Necklace, Stamped Friendship, with Gemstones  Sure to please, this charming necklace is a recycled vintage spoon that has been hammered flat with the word "Friendship" stamped on the front.

Next ...

Samples of Handmade Glass Cupcake Necklaces  Here is a sampling of my own glass cupcake necklaces that available to order. They are my best seller in my Etsy shop.

I love cake and I love making ...

Sterling Silver Pendant with Oil Painting Italy   This is wearable art of unique character. Oil painted jewelry. And we love Italy!

A collaboration of original metalsmithing with silver and a detailed ...

Handmade silver pendant Sunray with oil paint ray of sunlight   I wanted to offer a wearable Sunray, I loved the idea of having a Sunray to wear, so my husband and I designed and made this necklace together.

This ...

Seascape Original Painting Sterling Silver Pendant  This is wearable art of unique character. Oil painted jewelry.

A collaboration of original metalsmithing with silver and an oil painting of a seascape ...

Jade, Coral & Red Jasper Necklace   I've had this tremendously huge Jade donut for a while. I wasn't sure of what to do with such a big, heavy piece.

It probably would have looked great ...

Kisses Charm Necklace  A feel-good, handmade romantic charm necklace has a copper word plate with "Kisses" etched on it.

Hanging with it is a brass locket and a tiny dusty ...

Springtime In Upper Montclair  I found these huge Chalcedony stones and immediately thought of Springtime - flowers blooming and the whole sense of new renewal that comes forth each ...

Sea of Tranquility Necklace  This piece began with making the handmade hollow glass beads. They are very large hollows, with fine silver embedded, which reminded me of stars.

I ...

Collaboration Necklace  This posting is related to an earlier one about a Smashed Copper Tube Bead I made as an experiment. Here's another chapter to this exploration. . .

So ...

Red Rose Handmade Pendant  This is wearable art of unique character. Oil painted jewelry.

A one of a kind piece of jewelry. This could be a wonderful present for yourself or a ...

Oil Painting Poppy on Handmade Silver Pendant  This is wearable art of unique character. Oil painted jewelry.

A collaboration of original metalsmithing with silver and an oil painting of a poppy ...

Under the Tree - a Jewelry Collaboration  This wearable art piece is the result of creative collaboration of two artists - Jana Trupovniece and Nancy van den Boom.

The story started with a ...

Copper Tube Necklace  I'm still working on ideas to use a roll of copper tubing given to me as a lovely gift (see my original smashed copper tube bead post).

Here's a ...

Cherry's Jubilee  Dark, red faceted glass beads and twisted wire. Three beads are twisted on wire then twisted together to create the pendant.

Alisa Joaquin

Pink Rose   This is wearable art of unique character.
A collaboration of original metalsmithing with silver and an oil painting of a lovely pink rose, both handmade ...

Serasin - Sterling Silver and Swarovski Crystal Necklace  This necklace was designed as part of the "Operation Tackle That Bead Stash" monthly challenge.

See the last picture (above) for our inspiration for ...

Spring Tulip Necklace  It's been a long winter here and I had to create something that features my favorite Spring flower! This brass tulip has a soft green verdigris patina ...

Sweet Whispers of Love and Beauty  I made this necklace to experiment with some softer colours and fell in love with having a piece of jewellery with gemstone properties.

"Sweet Whispers ...

Clay necklace  This is a necklace made from Fimoclay baked in my baking-oven at home. It's great to make these with children.

The clay comes in all different colors ...

Summer 2011  My necklaces are made with a very old-fashioned crochet technic. The beads (11/0) are strung one by one according a pattern and crocheted one by one.

I ...

Lapis Pendant Necklace  I've just learned to create a lacey bezel for a cab. This is my first attempt.

The Lapis cab I've been hoarding for over a year, finally has a setting....

Copper and Pearl Necklace  This airy copper sphere is complemented by the bluish and copper tones of the freshwater pearls.

Maggie Christophersen
EmKay Designs

Angelfish Lampwork Necklace  I make my own lampwork glass beads, and when I get one I really love, I'm happy to let the bead do the talking!

This was one of my first success stories ...

Colour Takes Flight - Butterfly Necklaces  I originally created these stunning necklaces as an experiment to try and come up with a stained glass effect.

After many attempts and a few crazy shapes ...

Honeysuckle Spring - Your Honest Input, Please  OK so I don't like the color pink much and when I heard that Honeysuckle is this year's top fashion color I cringed.

I'm a Fall person so I like the ...

For Book Lovers  I have several friends and relatives who absolutely fit this description of a 'bibliophile'. Here's the perfect little necklace ode to them.

This one ...

Gray Chiffon Flower Necklace  This is an absolutely elegant and chic necklace. It features 2 handmade gray chiffon flowers and filigree focal in gunmetal with peach color glass cabochon....

Turquoise Nestlings  This sterling silver wire bird's nest with turquoise beads was oxidized, buffed with OOOO steel wool and polished.

I'm publishing it because I love ...

Copper Swirls Necklace  Once I found I could freeform wire onto a bracelet frame, why not swirl it for a necklace. Using 18 gauge wire (again from the garage's stash of old electrical ...

Turquoise and Yellow Spiral Necklace  I love the look of spirals and I love bling! This brings the two together.

I have used a single and double spiral stitch with Swarovski crystals and ...

Orange is in!  Orange is generally not a color I'm attracted to in decor, clothes, or jewelry. However, I had some contemporary glass beads left from a custom order ...

Lucky Dutch Dime Necklace  I have saved a few coins when the euro replaced our guilder currency.

I've made a little dime -dubbeltje- from 1974 into a pendant by adding a sterling ...

Bunny Necklace  Does anyone have any experience with making and selling jewellery for kids?

I get a fair number of little kids coming by my table at the local farmer'...

Biker Chic Collection Skull 's N' Swarovski Crystal Necklace(c)  Skulls. They're everywhere and part of today's clothing trend.

My two little grandsons, Christopher 1 1/2 and RJ 3 years old have sported from infancy ...

Carnelian Hearts  10, 8, and 6mm Carnelian Hearts. Gold-plated self-closing clasp. Ornela Seed beads in between.

I use no patterns, I pick out the beads I like and begin....

'Beating Heart' Necklace  I have a patent pending on my process for making my unique mosaic tile jewelry.

I recommend that anyone who has a method that is non-traditional should ...

Shelley  Three vintage shell brooches hand-wired with vintage beads and chain. Clasp is made out of vintage shell-type belt buckle. Cuff has a wonderful vintage ...

Pearl Wire Necklace  I just love Swarovski pearls and vintage pendants. This necklace is not for sale. I love they way it came out sooooo much I am keeping it.

I wear it ...

Reversible Art Necklace Spring and Winter Tree Original Oil Paintings  This is wearable art in a reversible pendant.

Two original tiny vibrant oil paintings on canvas of 2 trees (spring and winter) painted by me, locked ...

Land of Enchantment  I learned this technique (circular right angle weave) in a class recently and just fell in love with it.

There is something so soothing about stitching ...

A Thing of Beauty  Funny thing about this necklace. I made each of the components separately just because I wanted to experiment with different techniques. There is right ...

MOON SHOTS - Jewels2LiveBy  I saw these rare beads at a show a couple months ago and it set my imagination going - and here born is Moon Shots.

These stones are actually Tektite ...

Pretty in Pink, Purple and Pearl  This is not a jewellery style I normally work in, but I like to do fine, fiddly work, and I love pearls.

I have a number of customers who will buy anything ...

Sharp as The Ocean  This is a magnetic necklace wrap that came to mind in a vision I had. I loved the idea of an exotic yet very dressy piece.

For this design, I enjoyed ...

Art Necklace Lady with Poppies Oil Painting  This is wearable art. The Lady overlooking this wonderful field of Red Poppies under a clear blue sky.

This sterling silver pendant hangs on an antique ...

Intergalactic 
My inspiration for this necklace was the reflection of the light against the brilliant royal purple that gives the appearance of night. The way that ...

Frida  Frida was created to enter the International Society of Glass Beadmakers' Convergence II exhibit. It was a juried exhibit.

The challenge was to make ...

Chained Basket Case Necklace  I'm just learning to weave with copper wire. This is my first attempt.

It's a tiny woven copper basket (I love little baskets) with a brass handle....

Colour Tree Original Oil Painting Minature on Brass Pendant  I love painting with oil paint. I painted big landscapes, big trees and I sold quite some of them.

But this summer I decided to start making tiny oil ...

Full Spectrum Endeavor  I fire lampworked dichroic beads and make jewelry.

I went through my hanks of beads (I keep each colour of bead separate) and decided to make a triple ...

Sky on a Chain Necklace  At a recent gem & mineral fair I attended, I purchased a lovely turquoise bead and wanted to design a necklace to showcase it with no other stones.

Lately,...

Four Necklaces  Picture 1 - Honey Bunch Necklace:

This honey colored necklace is a combination of glass pearls, honey colored glass beads, some larger seed beads ...

Raku Leaf Necklace  Bought this little beauty - a raku ceramic leaf pendant - at my favorite bead shop. I think this strand of bronze colored fresh water pearls complements ...

Old Bracelet with New Necklace  Anyway - this labradorite necklace, I'm proud of - basically cuz it's pretty - but it gave me something to do with a bracelet I just haven't been able ...

Mardi Gras Butterflys  I love making jewelry out of vintage and found items! Each piece is O.O.A.K. (one-of-a-kind).

Vintage butterfly brooches with colored vintage
beads ...

Blessed with Happiness  This is a custom-designed wedding necklace for the daughter of a long-time friend. She prefers simple jewelry, and reviewed several designs before deciding ...

Dreams of Atlantis   Recently, I had purchased these beautiful Rainbow Agate beads at a local Beadfest. Their colors and patterns were amazing - blues, greens, soft browns ...

Nightfall  Large hollow beads, paired with textured spacers. The silvery metallic sheen is beautifully reflective, and the spacers appear to be edged with granulated ...

Bubbles  This necklace is so cute, it is made of mother of pearl disc beads and accented with black agate beads. The pendant is made of mother of pearl and hand ...

Patina Princess  I continue to be fascinated by the look of verdigris patina and how it enhances the Art Nouveau style that I love!

I've had a pair of these patinaed ...

Copper Leaf Pendant Necklace   I just can't stop making leaves. After cutting the sheet, shaping the leaf and adding the fine lines, I darkened it a bit by placing it in a plastic, airtight,...

Asymmetric silver, golden agate and shell necklace  Handcrafted necklace made with a variety of unique elements, some of which are handmade.

There is a beautiful large golden yellow agate gemstone connected ...

Black and White Necklace  One morning, 19th September 2010, I wanted to have a necklace that was bright and didn't have a lot of glassbeads (as I make a lot of).

I also wanted ...

A New Take on Classic Pearls  I love to update classics. Right now combining material is a fun way to do just that.

This necklace combines classic white pearls on silk thread with ...

Winter Frost   I fell in love with this large Hill Tribe Poinsettia. I have wanted to do a monochromatic piece in silver for some time now but the materials are so costly....

Golden Spring  This necklace of handmade hollow, round glass beads embellished with gold leaf.

The hollow beads are blown on a hollow mandrel, and are very light. They ...

Asymmetrical Amethyst and Aqua Terra Jasper Necklace  Asymmetrical sterling silver necklace with marquise amethyst, faceted disk and rectangular amethysts, and an aqua terra jasper disk. It's a bit different ...

Vintage Pendant with Shell & Baby Fresh Water Button Pearls  I got a Vintage pendant, in perfect condition, at an auction and set out to create a Necklace to "Display" it on.

The face of the Antique Gold Pendant ...

Fun on the Beach Chunky Beads Necklace  Polymer clay swirl beads mixed with mokume gane beads, Swarovski crystals, Sterling silver clasp.

Rosanna Cappellino
Ro-Dazzle Designs

Lily  Occasionally, I will find something that I simply must have and include in my own work.

For example, I bought a hand-carved Axis-horn Female figure ...

lady blue  Pressed blue hydrangeas, leaf, queen anne's lace and gold leaf sandwiched between glass, copper foiled and soldered. Strung on pearls and glass beads.

I ...

Nature's Circles  I felt the rich subtle colors of this extraordinary pendant would quickly draw the eye into the circular pattern and be especially nice for Fall.

The ...

Emerald Quartz and Silver Necklace  A beautiful Emerald Green faceted Quartz teardrop is the centre piece of this sterling silver necklace. Reminiscent of dewy fresh grass, it's perfect for ...

Sanguine Gothic Twilight Vampire Blood Drop Choker II  This is a new addition to my vampire lace choker collection.

I hand made this choker with blood red glass drops and red venise lace. This choker closes ...

Fall Infatuation  Fall is my favorite time of year and I think it shows with this stunning piece.

It measures 21 inches and has Jasper, Goldstone, Pearls and over 2 dozen ...

ICIEST - Jewels2LiveBy  I saw these rough Rock Quartz stones and the name Iciest popped into my head. Putting me in mind of ice cubes.

I made this two strand necklace by wire ...

WHITE SNOW BALL NECKLACE  Shake the ball and you'll see dancing white pearlized flowers and glitter powder inside... They will hypnotize you...

The fine chain, lobster and open ...

Pearl Lariat  I've been matching up quite fetchingly--golden pearl disks with an irridescent green sheen with bronzey-pink potato shaped pearls and brownish-green round ...

Chocolate Chip - Yum!  Like so many of my inspirations, I see an item that catches my eye, a stone, pearl, a color, combination of colors, a shape and it launches me into an ...

"Ectacy"  This necklace is from my Inspiration line. My inspiration line comes from people who either are customers or email me with a color or combination that ...

Coppery Sweetness  I am just getting started into creating things with chain. I had this piece of chain and had these beads laying together on my mat board.

Then I decided ...

Flaming Autumn Leaves Necklace  It was not hard to be inspired by these gorgeous colors and shapes of Carnelian!! I felt like I just created what the stones wanted me to do.....

The ...

Stunning Onyx  I found a beading shop close by which sells pewter beads and findings. She doesn't stock much gemstones so I'm never in that section. This particular day ...

Magnificent Obsession  This pearl encrusted statement piece is an adaptation of a class by Diane Dennis. In my version, I used about every technique - stringing, metalwork, peyote ...

Kyanite Sterling Silver Lariat  I've mixed rectangular kyanite with kyanite disks and tiny crystals. Rather than a tie lariat or one loop - I've three loops for three kyanite stones to ...

Pacific Tidal Pool   I've always had a fondness for the ocean - memories of childhood trips to the beach with my family. I called this piece Pacific Tidal Pool because Fluorite ...

Whole Lotta Pearls!  Like many followers here I had a lifestyle change. An injury got me off my feet and I was worried that I couldn't be effective at my job.

Out came the ...

Turquoise Square Cross Pendant Necklace  Selling at various venues and calling on stores and customers, I have always wanted a "Statement" piece for myself to enjoy and to wear that would be eye-...

Snoshells  I got an idea from a necklace that I saw on Etsy. A beautiful sea shell necklace made with all white shells and a touch of gold.

I had to make one of ...

Live, Love, Laugh  This pendant was once a ring!

A customer brought me her father's ring. The ring had been a 25th wedding anniversary present which he had worn for forty ...

Wisset Wines  It took me a while to summon up the courage to actually make this piece but I was pleased with the result.

I named it after a local vineyard and thought ...

Sky Blue Dreaming necklace  I am a avid beach woman and love just looking at clouds, and have always loved sky blue with silver.

So I created this pendant necklace with stretch ...

Summertime Crocheted Glass Bead Necklace  Crocheted glass bead necklace, with beads 2mm, 4mm and 5mm. 3cm width of strap, total length 42cm, Tibetan silver clasp.

Aili Horna-Butkevica
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Long Blue Agate and Silver Asymmetrical Necklace  This long 37 inch chain asymmetrical necklace was made with a large beautiful blue agate gemstone on one side.

On top of the agate is a rectangular ...

Mother of Pearl Fairy Garden Necklace  I love everything about this necklace and will be horribly sad to see it go some day.

It started with me stressing about not having enough stock for ...

Don’t Show the “Not for Sale” Items  One day my friend (and a client as well) invited me to see her new house. "Bring some of your jewelries. You will meet my friend, a ...

Antique Copper Blue Teardrop Glass Pearl Necklace  Take your casual look to the next level with this gorgeous necklace that features an antique copper chain and and antique copper curved tubes.

In between ...

Peacock Feather Necklace  Get tangled with this unique necklace. It features a stunning black rhinestone encrusted silver-tone peacock feather focal that hangs down from a two ...

Salt and Pepper Silver Plated Necklace  SALT & PEPPER is a silver plated adjustable necklace with a classic simple design, but the degradé of colours makes it special.

It is made of silver ...

Toggle of Hope  This piece is part of my Promise Pink Collection of Jewelry. Two years ago, I lost a great friend to breast cancer.

In her memory, I donate a portion ...

Thai Dreams Necklace with Real Orchid Pendant  I fell in love with preserved orchids and love to use them as the focal point in necklaces. This orchid has beautiful shimmering colors fading from a creamy,...

Sand Lizzy - silver plated wire necklace  SANDY LIZZY silverplated necklace is the first unique work of a collection named "THE lizards and more".

The entire collection will contain reptiles,...

Embellished Paua Blues and Greens  Beautiful New Zealand Paua (like Abalone) Shell embellished (hand sewn) with swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, seed beads.

So much fun to make!...

Coppery Blue Glitz  I never know what a necklace is going to look like until I start putting the beads together.

I really liked the cobalt blue Czech beads and the copper ...

The Only Fish in the Sea...NOT  Here's my story and I'm sticking to it. A vast ocean of mezmerizingly beautiful blue sends a relationship challenged fish on her journey to find her school ...

The Love of Lavender  I made a pair of earrings with these purple faceted crystal cube beads about 6 months ago and a customer purchased them.

She called me recently to make ...

Andrea's Turquoise Dream  A dear friend of mine asked me to make a necklace for her, based on something she had wanted for some time.

She said that she had looked for years for ...

Crystalline Cascade  Lately I've been experimenting with wirewrapping and combining smaller crystal and/or stone beads into pendants or focal points, hung on silver chain.

In ...

Pearl drops  I enjoyed making this piece so much. However I have had people look at it and say "how lovely, but too fancy for me".

I'm not sure of 'my' style. I ...

Sapphire Pearl Bromeliad Necklace  The focal lampwork pendant in this necklace was handmade by Robin Weber. She makes such gorgeous lamppwork beads!

I love the simplicity of the necklace,...

Why Did I Wait So Long To Make Longer Length Necklaces?  I have been making gemstone jewelry, primarily necklaces, for many years.

My closest friend recommended long ago that I make longer necklaces. I have ...

Turquoise Delight  Because blue is my favorite color, turquoise has become my personal stone of choice when creating jewelry.

Often I will walk around for days with an ...

Red Talon Necklace  These agate talons taunted me from my jewelry cabinet for months before I tamed them with a simple silver chain and matching focal.

It is perhaps not ...

Deep Mystery  Just finished this necklace.

For the past year or so, I've been playing with silver glass, shards and PMC, and haven't been happy with the results.

All ...

Blue Lagoon  My inspiration for this series of necklaces is the work of contemporary glass artist, Dale Chihuly.

The various shapes and sizes of the wavy glass make ...

Oregon Mist  This piece, composed predominantly of Ruby Zoisite, reminds me of a dawn stroll through a misty garden in my home state of Oregon, with lots of green, and ...

Sands of Time  This lampwork bead necklace is a departure from my usual work. I tend to prefer asymmetrical, free form designs, but I've really been enjoying using the ...

Nouveau Maiden  My latest passion is using verdigris patinaed charms in my antique style filigree pieces.

I love anything Art Nouveau and couldn't wait to create with ...

Save the Gulf Ocean Inspired Necklace  I'm just broken-hearted by what has happened to the Gulf of Mexico. Today as I was listing items to my new Artfire site I realized I had made a gorgeous,...

Sodalite and Jasper  I love Blue and Brown!

This gemstone necklace features a Sodalite pendant and beads which are a deep royal blue marbled with a white matrix.

I also ...

Pearls, Chains and Leather Necklace  I created this necklace using a combination of glass pearls, silver chains, crystals and supple leather.

This turned out to be so stunning, that I will ...

Midnight Elegance  I designed this necklace with an idea I put on paper. I used black onyx melon beads with glass beads in the color peacock and white fresh water pearls ...

Lily Pads Necklace  This necklace is what one of my friends refers to as a "statement piece". The color and shape of these green turquoise slab beads reminded me of lily pads ...

Seraphim ~ Jewels2LiveBy  Someone told me once if you want your jewelry to be noticed, create something that makes a statement and that's what I've tried to do here.

This piece,...

Caribbean Royalty  This necklace was designed thinking of a friend of mine who is sensitive to all metals.

It is made with Blistered Pearls, Fresh Water Pearls and seed ...

Metamorphosis  I love to work with patinaed brass and couldn't wait to create with this great butterfly!

I used fire agate beads in soft shades of turquoise, rust ...

Unique white mother of pearl and silver choker necklace  This necklace was made with a wealth of beautiful silver elements, some smooth, some made by me, some patterned - and all unique.

The shape of each ...

Asymmetrical silver and beige river shell necklace - Sweet dreams   This necklace was made with silver of different shapes and sizes. Some are patterned on both sides, some are oval, round, one is filigree.

One piece ...

511 Floran Resin Focal Necklace  This lovely piece features a floran painted resin component that measures 44x42mm.

Floran resin is two-sided, a unique feature which adds to its appeal....

Zulu Tea  I love doing unexpected things with beads. Or, should I say having beads lead me to something unexpected.

The zebra motif on the conch shells gave ...

Golden Rings Choker  This is another original design that is handwoven on a loom in the Native style. I chose silverlined crystal seed beads for the main color and added gold ...

Passion Fruit  The Watermelon Pink color of these Chalcedony stones is so luscious that I called this piece Passion Fruit.

The briolette stones are wire wrapped ...

409 Flower Girl Necklace  How does your garden grow? This gorgeous necklace features a beautiful hand-painted 18x24mm porcelain flat oval mauve orchids, orange and purple flower ...

Tea Rose  This new necklace was inspired by the Lampwork focal bead I made.

It incorporates Rose Quartz, Pink Opal, crystals, shells and antiqued copper.

I'...

The Jabberwocky - Alice in Wonderland Inspired Necklace  This piece is made from gold-tone chain, red glass beads, 1 gold glass pearl, and an amazing red and cream skull and dragon cameo.

I put this piece ...

328A Pink Calla Lily Necklace  This gorgeous necklace features a pink Calla Lily iridized antique brass stamping that measures 68mm long, accented with 10mm x 12mm pink firepolished ...

325 Antique Green Stem Necklace  An antique style necklace that features a very long stem of 19 leaves antiqued with a Green Iridized Wash Brass Stamping.

The necklace is accented with ...

Fancy  This is one of my very first necklaces that I made when I just started out. It is made of tourmaline chips and faceted black onyx beads.

The pendant ...

Garden Party  This necklace is made up of my own glass lampwork flowers, squiggles vines, and orange and pink round glass beads separated by glass seed beads.

I wanted ...

Green with Envy Crystal Necklace  I love huge crystals, and this green crystal captured my eye. I used stick pearls with browns and greens to complement the crystal.

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Rare Earth  I have always loved stones - smooth ones, rough ones and everything in between and tried to stay true to my gemstone jewelry craft with the prayer that ...

Lilac Honey  This necklace is from my collection GOURMET - I've had an exhibition last year in July together with another Lithuanian ceramic artist.

I was so glad ...

Altered State Of Being  I saw these Agate stones and it was love at first sight!

The Black Agates were so dramatic I knew I had to made some sort of neck piece and Altered ...

227 Lavender Necklace  A simple 17" antique brass chain connected to a Pearl, cultured freshwater (dyed), lilac, 6-7mm rice, and 6mm glass white pearl from one side and to a ...

Western Cross  Another western style necklace fit for a cowgirl - or a city girl!

This looks great with jeans and a T shirt or dressed up.

I layered a smaller silver ...

Desert Scene  Simply strung but eye catching - picture jasper stick beads are accented with turquoise nuggets and finished with a pretty sterling plated toggle.

Joan ...

Springtime in Paris  This necklace makes me think of Paris in the days of Art Nouveau - my favorite style!

I used a large filigree bead, crystals, chalcedony beads and two ...

Bodacious  These actually started as parts of two different necklaces but neither worked to my satisfaction...

Until I put them together for this lush, sassy, curvy ...

Victoria Necklace  This gorgeous necklace will transport you to a bygone age of elegance and refinement.

Sure to garner you compliments wherever you go.

Materials:...

Black Butterfly Necklace  This necklace is so cool!

Features matte finished black plating over brass butterfly filigree, and a hanging faceted teardrop crystal glass bead.

The ...

Gorgeous Necklace with Handmade Fused Rings  This necklace is made with handmade fused fine sterling silver rings, combined with faceted Amazonite beads, purple pearls, and aqua marine Swarovski crystals....

Vintage Flower Necklace  A beautiful antique brass flower pendant is adorned by 6 rhinestones.

It hangs from three layers of antique finish brass chains on one side, and a single ...

Metamorphosis  This necklace incorporates mostly handmade components.

The Lampwork beads are made by me.

I have also made the copper "squiggles" and the clasp from ...

Flowers Peach in Heaven Garden  I love so much peach flowers, they inspired me to design this necklace and I try to capture their beauty and their fragility.

It's a sterling silver ...

Language of Love  A fun necklace that's a little bit funky and definitely different!

The brass pendant has a pointer and spins around to point to several "love phrases"...

White Leopard  I started with a straightforward stringing technique but felt that didn't support the bold character of the boro glass beads.

Spent several hours last ...

Princess Dream Necklace  This piece is really special for me. It's one of my first necklaces I ever created and I just love it.

It's 3 strands of Jade stone with a Jade pendant ...

Simple Elegance  I had these beads quite a while before I knew what design would materialise.

I was sitting on the floor with my bead board and this is what I created....

Two Ladybugs Playing in a Field of Strawberries Flowers  I had so much fun creating this beautiful necklace! It reminds me a walk in a garden during spring season.

I use different kind of flowers for this ...

Roman Holiday   So many pearls and crystals, two of my favorite necklace ingredients are paired with a smattering of seed and bugle beads for 33 loops of sheer indulgence....

Green Gun Metal Necklace  I tried working with some base metal - in gunmetal color - because I had a couple of clients asking for less expensive, alternative metals.

To my surprise,...

Blue Hawaii  Rich blue aquamarine nuggets, teal and white cultured pearls and shades of blue and grey shell pearl rounds - dreamy neckware fit for paradise.

Three ...

Blizzard  Quartz nuggets are wrapped in fringe for a delightfully wintery look.

Terri Wlaschin
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Have You Been Good For Santa? Amulet  Have you been Naughty? or Nice? If you are concerned, then here is a necklace to help get on his "Good Side" in case you need to "explain."

I made ...

Blue Elemental Dragon Amulet Bag  Dragons are a universal symbol of All, a symbol of luck, longevity and ancient wisdom.

This Blue Fire Breathing Dragon amulet bag measures 5" including ...

Ocean Dream  I love the ocean, the way it calms me after a hard day.

I feel that way when I am creating special pieces of jewelry.

I made this starfish necklace ...

Ebony Cross  This western style necklace was made with some sky blue magnesite, silver and black spacer beads and a cross pendant I created by cementing the smaller ...

Butterfly Garden  A delicate little necklace with a Vintaj filigree butterfly and some gorgeous czech glass beads in a shade of blue that reminds me that although we're ...

Blue Silvery Beach  As many of you know, I love to work with glass beads.

Oh I also love gemstones, but I also love the versatility of glass.

The colors in this pendant ...

Energy in Flight  One of my suppliers sent out a special email to their customers a few weeks ago. It was a 4 hour sale.

The first thing I saw was this dragonfly pendant....

Pretty Pink Awareness Necklace  November is Breast cancer awareness month and I wanted to make a necklace as a reminder that there is hope for those battling this disease.

I looked ...

Colourful Meadow  I usually make jewellery with blues and greens and make a lot of jewellery using chain and wire.

I bought these red and green glass beads to experiment....

Tranquility  This necklace features a stunning Tibetan pendant (from Pema Arts), which I just fell in love with. Raised animal shapes wrap around the sterling silver ...

Go Green Necklace  Green is the new black!

Go green with this exotic necklace that's made of antique brass oval link chain, 2 Antique brass flower links, czech glass ...

Shimmery Copper Aquamarine Cascade Necklace  Chain is one of my most favorite materials. I make a lot of my designs with many strands.

In this design, it's chain as the pendant.

I made this ...

King's Ransom  I really love to create pieces with a faraway, antique look! I had this Ethiopian brass cross and wanted to make something reminiscent of ancient royalty ...

Rainbow Starfish Necklace  This necklace is made with a Swarovski crystal starfish, silver and peacock freshwater pearls, peridot, two-tone fire polished crystals, delica seed beads,...

Golden Tigereye Necklace  This necklace was simply strung with some top drilled tigereye and a funky oversized brass toggle that can be worn in front or on the side for a different ...

Lune Papillon  This piece is made of antiqued brass and Swarovski Pearls. The name "Lune Papillon" is French for Moon Butterfly. I was inspired by the pearls because ...

Aqua Terra Necklace  Whenever we travel to a new place, the first thing I do is look for bead stores - one of my favorites is Bally Beads in Rockwall, TX.

While browsing ...

Glass White Heart Necklace  This little glass heart and the glass coin with a little flower hangs on a beaded necklace made with tiny glass beads and red 4mm Swarovski bicones with ...

Elegance  This necklace is made with Black Rainbow Opals and Black Water Jasper. I used brass spacers and a sterling heart toggle.

Shelley
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It's Autumn  I actually saw these colors together last year and decided to put them together in a necklace. It is made with Carnelian and New Jade with gold accents....

Black agate and silver chunky asymmetrical necklace with front toggle, Boho chic jewelry  I made this necklace with a gorgeous black agate which is striped in greys. It is surrounded by a variety of unique silver connectors of different shapes ...

Pretty In Pink  I just love this piece. It is created with pink floral ceramic beads and a silk pink rose attached to a re-purposed washer. My pieces range widely.


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Vintage Button Necklace Made with Old Parts  Vintage and Victorian buttons are little works of art. They make the most beautiful jewelry. Here's a necklace that I designed using an old Victorian Button ...

Mother-of-the-bride necklace  This was a custom piece designed for a friend whose daughter is getting married. Her dress is taupe and she wanted something simple but unique to wear....

Gold Leaf Necklace  This necklace was actually made with a brooch, and I removed the pin on the back.

I placed the leaf on a chain that I already had in my jewelry box....

Loves Amethyst  My favorite necklace as a teenager broke many many years ago but I've been hanging onto the amethyst beads all this time.

When I decided to start my ...

opal glass thai silver flower sterling silver lariat  This is really just a twist on me lariats that ive been making-- ive dangled the stones from the chain--rather than have the stones link the chain--iffing ...

Prehnite, Amethyst, Peridot, & Sterling Pendant Necklace  When I saw this pendant in a little shop in Ko Samui, Thailand, it just spoke to me. Now, 6 months later, I have finally figured out just how to showcase ...

A Shore Thing  A "Shore" Thing . . . is a "work of art" that can be worn casually or formally. This 16" necklace is adjustable to 19", and combines glass blown striped ...

Frozen Icicle  I just got these great moonstones - silvery gray a couple of them - and I didn't have anything to really match - but today I found these kanzanite stones ...

Aztec Princess  This beaded collar is created from Brazilian emeralds, labradorite, opal and malachite / azurite.

I began with the emeralds, which I had been looking ...

Live, Love, Laugh Necklace  Live, love, and laugh is a motto to live by!

One tilted double heart tilts to remind us that love is not perfect. A full pearl symbolizes truth, a charm ...

Antique Silver and Glass Pearls Statement Necklace  This hot necklace features a gorgeous large flower connector on one side and two large flat beads accented with flower filigree on the other side.

A ...

Antique Brass Filigrees and Turquoise Semi Presious Stone Beads Necklace  This stunning necklace features a large antique brass filigree connector accented with 2 little birds.

It carries a 20mm turquoise semi precious coin ...

Mother and Child Cameo Necklace  Closeup of the Cameo

Here's an example of a lovely necklace you can make fairly quickly, when you don't have as much time as you'd like for ...