The first one features a dragon pendant, and another little dragon charm at the end of the chain! It was on waxed cotton cord with a few red and green wooden beads. My sister wanted something more sophisticated to wear, but still fun! I chose to string it with gemstone nuggets, crystals, and seed bead spacers.
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| Dragon Pendant - redesigned and restrung with gemstones and crystals. |
The next piece is a multi-strand necklace. Originally it was all teal and green, about 10-12 strands of seed beads and chunky glass beads strung randomly and all twisted together. There wasn't really anything wrong with the design, but some of the beads were loosing color (cheaply painted beads) and it was too bulky for my sister's taste.
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| Multi-strand Necklace - redesigned and restrung with a removable pendant. |
So I remade it with only 5 strands, and a couple of those are very light. I reused the salvageable seed beads and some of the smaller glass beads, and added bugle beads and gold beads. My sister also had a pin she wanted me to do something with, and I thought it would work perfectly with the necklace as a removable pendant!
She loves both designs, so my work here is done! Until she give me more jewelry to remake - or until I redo some of my old designs! Don't be afraid to remake a piece - practice brings you closer to perfection!
Happy Creating,
PZ
You've done a great job on remaking this necklace! so love it!
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