the good stuff

there has been a new jewelry tutorial that I have been wanting to try

joanna pierotti is a fabulous artist and she had a tutorial available

on her blog moss hill studio in december

since i love using old photographs this tutorial was right up my alley

it is a technique used on glass to make it look like vintage mercury glass

when i found this sweet girl image on pinterest

i knew that i wanted to incorporate her into something

when i finished the main pendant

i felt that the rest of the necklace should do it justice

that is when i hauled out all of the "good stuff"

you know, the stuff that collects and gets saved for that special something

well...

i used a lot of "good stuff"

pearls

garnets

cut steel beads

rhinestone rondelles

vintage sterling silver beads

 yep

i didn't hold back with this one

i am pleased with how it turned out

the red tones of the garnets and the gray/blue tones of the pearls

really enhance the necklace

i just need to make a funky hook and eye closure for the back

and then she will be finished

i don't know if i am going to be able to let her go....