It’s officially summer, so here is a cute and quick necklace to whip up using a pendant from Golem Studios in their lace design. Geometrics are hot for summer fashions and triangles are pointing the way to trendy styles. I teamed this striking pendant with ceramic tabs from Elaine Ray, a hand blown glass bead and Czech flowers, the play of the complimentary color palette makes this a fresh find.
Supplies:
Ceramic pendant – Golem Studios
Hand blown glass bead – Stephanie Ann
4 ceramic 12mm tabs – Elaine Ray
1 copper 12mm round bead
12 Czech flowers (6 of two colors)
12 copper 4mm spacers
12 2″ copper ball headpins
6 2″ brass eyepins
10 brass 12mm jump rings
brass hook clasp
2 5″ lengths of brass chain
Create the elements:
1. Add a spacer, ceramic tab and a spacer to an eyepin. Repeat with the other 3 ceramic tabs and the glass bead and copper bead for 6 beaded links.
2. Add a glass flower to a ball headpin, create a wrapped loop using the rest of the wire wrapped several times under the loop. Repeat with the other 11 flowers.
Put the necklace together:
1. On the jump ring, add the pendant and a ceramic tab. Close the jump ring.
2. Add a jump ring to the other side of the ceramic tab, add 3 flower dangles and the glass bead link, close the jump ring.
3. Add a jump ring to the other side of the glass bead, add 3 flower dangles and a ceramic tab, close the jump ring.
4. Add the chain to the last tab with a jump ring.
5. Repeat pattern on the other side, using the copper bead instead of the glass bead.
6. Add the hook clasp with a jump ring, add the other jump ring to the other side of the chain.
A simpler variation of this design uses one of Golem’s poppy pendants with smokey quartz links and a single color of flowers. This one reminds me of art nouveau jewelry with the graphic floral elements and geometric design.
Rosanne
June 23, 2011 at 5:40 pmThey are adorable! I am glad I got one from Vlad. I'll be whipping up my own Summer Solstice some.
Happy Mango Beads
June 23, 2011 at 5:46 pmGolem's pendants are great! I love the contrast between the ceramic pendants and the rest of each necklace. Fun projects!
Therese's Treasures
June 23, 2011 at 9:42 pmBoth necklaces are very pretty, but my fave is the second one. The Golem pendant with the red flowers speaks to me.
Therese
somethingunique
June 24, 2011 at 12:59 amHi Heather, those are stunning, i can't believe i can't order anything till the strike is over! I am having withdrawls AUUUGGG!!!
ttfn Lana >^.^<
CraftCrave
June 24, 2011 at 1:11 amJust a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [24 Jun 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
DASI GLAM
June 24, 2011 at 2:25 amI love them and my favorite is the red poppy pendant.
Aj
June 24, 2011 at 7:05 amThe Pic of necklace is really beautiful and its style and design is also great. I liked it
JeannieK
June 24, 2011 at 9:17 amGreat designs Heather and the pendants are beautiful.
CraftCrave
June 25, 2011 at 1:12 amJust a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [25 Jun 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
My Life Under the Bus
June 25, 2011 at 1:46 pmSo pretty = loe the flowers I stick them on everything!
Jo
June 30, 2011 at 8:36 amBeautiful! My favourite is the first version – the colours and the artbead are gorgeous. I posted a link to your tutorial as my weekly "Tutorial Tuesday", and what started out as my version of your necklace ended up as a bracelet with a lampwork bead and one of my handmade silver flower clasps.