I fell in love with this triangular raku cabochon (by Etsy's own MakuStudios) as soon as it was posted, and purchased it and carefully hoarded it away. About a month ago I had the urge to bead a cabochon, and went through my stash, and was again drawn to this lovely raku piece, with it's earth blues, burgundies, and golds. I had never beaded such a large cab, but I was in the mood for a challenge, and off we went!

The peyote and brick stitch bezel was created with hundreds and hundreds of glass delicas, in matte copper, galvanized burgundy, and metallic blue. I decided to hang the pendant in what many consider the "sideways" orientation, so stitched a generous peyote bail, and then embellished the top and bottom asymmetrically with a combination of glass seed beads, freshwater pearls, and Swarovski pearls. Brown suede covers the back of the beaded cab.

Phase 2 was the creation of the necklace, which blends Grade A blue Biwa pearls, large blue and burgundy freshwater pearls, and golden 6mm Swarovski crystals. On either side of the bail I did some more woven embellishment with glass seed beads, freshwater pearls, and Swarovski crystals.

The necklace is finished with a gold-filled S-hook and gold-filled chain, for an adjustable finished length (to TOP of pendant) of: 18.5 inches to 21 inches. The beaded pendant measures approx. 3.5 inches wide by 2.25 inches tall (at widest point).

More information (and more pics) about the creation of this stunning piece can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/media/set/fbx/?set=a.188099441233011.40201.111164605593162

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetFreedom

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