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SPICY KOCHI Exotic Sterling Necklace - Carnelian, Citrine, Peridot, Smokey Green Quartz, Lemon Quartz, Rhodolite

SPICY KOCHI Exotic Sterling Necklace - Carnelian, Citrine, Peridot, Smokey Green Quartz, Lemon Quartz, Rhodolite

Description

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KOCHI India

If you want to fall instantly in love, go to Kochi, India (formerly known as Cochin). Spread out over islands and peninsulas, with its constant boat traffic and the scent of spices wafting from cool, dark alleys in the market, Kochi has been called the Venice of India. Hindus, Muslims, and Christians live amicably here, contributing their traditions to an extraordinary local food culture...

- Gourmet magazine

This necklace was made for a Wire Artisans Guild challenge titled "Spice Route"
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I started my SPICY KOCHI necklace by forming the focal from heavy gauge sterling silver and hammering for strength... and coiled thin sterling wire around it. Then I wire wrapped gorgeous faceted orange carnelian rondelles to the frame going from dark to light shades.

I added a golden citrine nugget to the top and topped with a couple of beautiful faceted peridot briolettes and a lemon quartz rondelle.

At the bottom i wire wrapped rhodolite and lemon quartz rondelles atop a pretty smokey green faceted quartz briolette.

Finally I fashioned the pretty chain from rhodolite garnets, sterling wire balls and a fancy design sterling chain. Then I hand made the closure by coiling thin sterling wire to the silver extenders and added the pretty little golden orange faceted citrine briolette for sparkle!

Pretty SPICY, huh!! Hope you think so!

Gently oxidized and hand buffed to bring out the wire detail and the pretty stones.

Focal measures 2 1/2" in length to bottom of fine sterling chain and 1 1/4" across

Length of necklace measures 21 1/2" and extends to 22"

Added on Dec 01, 2009