Mary Pickford is one of my favorite silent screen stars. She co-founded a major motion picture studio, made a staggering number of films (approximately 230), and she loved fine jewelry. One of her favorite pieces was a stunning 40" long pearl and diamond sautoir that she reportedly wore as an "every day" piece of jewelry. It was also part of the jewelry she wore when she married Douglas Fairbanks. You can see a photo of her wearing it on her honeymoon with him here.
Pearls and diamonds are the epitome of luxury, style, and sophistication, but they just don't have much appeal for me so I used her necklace as the springboard that lead to this:
This is more my style. Amethyst Swarovski crystals, Preciosa crystal rondelles, sliders, Czech glass daggers, and seed beads.
Close up shot.
Days 10 & 11: Skipping these.
Day 12: Bicones!
I decided to make a broken 3 strand vintage Japanese pearl necklace into the closest version of a classic pearl and diamond necklace as I'm ever going to get.
Ruby Swarovski crystals, powder rose Swarovski pearls with vintage Japanese pearls and clasp.
Day 13: Make a jewelry design with a color of metal you have used before: I'm skipping this one since there isn't a metal color that I haven't already used.
Day 14: Find a bead that has been in your stash forever and use it in a fabulous new design: That's exactly what I have been doing all along!
I'll be skipping over the third week of the challenge so that I can work on Day 20's theme of celebrating Mother Nature and it's going to involve this little box here.
No comments:
Post a Comment