In case you missed the last post, I am currently working on wedding jewelry for a friend of mine. I left off before after a fun afternoon of watching paint dry.
Literally. I had to keep checking on the chains to make sure they didn't get stuck while drying. It was exciting. I Promise!
On to the next step! First up, finishing the Bridesmaids necklaces! Once all the chains were dry I was able to start the assembly line of necklaces for the bridesmaids.
These are the adorable pedants that the bride, T, picked out. I think they are classy, but still have a bit of edge. I actually already had one of these in my stash in a different metal when she showed me what she had picked out. Great minds!
It was a pretty simple project. I had the pedants, the newly black chain, some black jumps rings, and some dark gunmetal silver lobster claps. I just opened the jump rings to attach the chain to the clasp and ended up with necklaces just waiting for pendants.
All I had to do was slip those pretty little bows on the chain!
10 bridesmaid necklaces? Check!
Next it was onto the main event! The necklace for the bride. T was pretty clear with what she wanted. She had the same pendant picked out, but hers was in silver with rhinestones, and she wanted three strands of pearls. That was my direction, nice and clear, while still leaving room for creativity. I don't have any pictures of the beading process, but this is what I came up with.
Before I put the crimp beads on to finish, because as you can see, my bead clamps are still on the ends!
Close up of T's pedant. I'm glad that I used I larger sized pearl to keep the pendant in place. I really like the look of them peaking out through the bow!
The final product!
As it was getting dark by the time I finished T's, I couldn't really get any good looking long shots of T's necklace. (I really hate the flash look on jewelry!)
I was so happy to be able to do this for her and the best part is that she loves it!!! Keep checking back because I will get some action shots of these pieces in use on the wedding day! Just 2 weeks to go!
<3 A
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