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b_r_c

The Tapestry Set

Jan 14, 2006 22:59

I made this necklace/earring set for myself a while ago, to coordinate with a tapestry fabric used in some garb of mine. Originally, the centerpiece pendant was intended to be a fine-silver-work heraldric rose with a garnet cabachon in the middle. Unfortunately, the pendant had an accidental run-in with a sword as we were rushing to get ourselves ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

rainnxonxme January 14 2006, 21:31:47 UTC

That's beautiful!

And where did you get that gorgeous display stand for the jewelry?

b_r_c January 14 2006, 23:24:33 UTC

Thanks, Meww. :-)

FireMountaunGems. com -- I want the hand on a pedestal, too, so I can prop the hand up against the bust for sets where I have a matching handflower...but I want it in a matching black, which they don't carry. My friend Erin found it in black for me on e-bay, but they want as much in shipping as base price, and I can't swing that just now. :-P

rainnxonxme January 15 2006, 07:41:47 UTC

Those scalpers!!

_holly January 14 2006, 22:05:36 UTC

Very pretty, but then I admired it before. :o)

oh...dsboutique and/or check my most recent post.

rhiannontherose January 16 2006, 06:49:46 UTC

I sense something exciting...

Just dealing with e-mail for now, but I'll try to check LJ soon...

::hug::

_holly January 16 2006, 07:14:29 UTC

Ehh, semi-exciting.

It's not the most recent post anymore but it's not too far down.

::hugs::

naelany January 15 2006, 18:37:08 UTC

beautiful ^^

b_r_c January 15 2006, 21:16:37 UTC

Thanks, hun. Of course, you saw it before, in our last Faire pics, just not as clearly.

naelany January 15 2006, 21:51:07 UTC

that's right, I did.

gypsy_kitty January 16 2006, 06:37:36 UTC

That is gorgeous!

b_r_c January 16 2006, 06:48:58 UTC

Thanks! :-) Now I have to fight with myself to re-make the original pendant, and let this one go back to its cloak-clasp-ness. Heheh.

riot_grrl January 17 2006, 22:26:38 UTC

Oh VERY pretty!

b_r_c January 18 2006, 08:22:27 UTC

Thanks, Lees. :-)

I like designing full necklaces like these, where the elements carry through, top to bottom. It's so much more unusual than either fancy chains, or just pendants. It's also fairly "period", but that's a more personal quirk. A little secret of this one is that I planned the length with that particular bodice in mind...the teardrop meant to fall juuuuuuuust where it pointed into my bodice-cleavage. ;-)

I wish the photo showed the stones better, though. It doesn't really show off the rainbow moonstone at all, you can't tell that the small garnets are garnets, and you can't see just how lucky I got with those samples of moss agate. The clear ones with the distinct moss formations are very cool, but for something like this, I wanted a more solidly "mossy" stone. These pieces were just gorgeous, opaque with dappled shades of natural green.