Autumn Flier -- Butterfly Necklace w/vintage beads

Description

I don't know what it's like in the rest of the world right now, but here in Arizona I have been seeing a lot of butterflies for the last couple of weeks! They love the Mexican bird of paradise plants in my front yard, and it's not unusual to see two or three different types of butterfly (plus a couple of bees!) on my way to and from the mailbox every day. That must be why I was inspired to create this necklace.

Even on the darkest days of Autumn, you'll feel ready to take flight with this necklace. An enameled metal butterfly pendant sets the tone for the piece, with its brown, orange, red and yellow hues. To perfectly compliment its coloration, I chose Swarovski crystals in Sun and Red Topaz, little brown Czech glass cubes, and two styles of vintage glass beads in red and light citrine-topaz. There's a lot of different shapes here, and facets both cut and molded. This leads to a riot of texture and sparkle! Fall won't seem so drab when you're wearing Autumn Flier!

The enameled pendant was a random find at my bead store. I have no idea if it's modern, vintage, where it was made, or what the metal is. The back is enameled as well, in a dark speckled grey. I suspect that it's copper, because that seems to be the most common metal for this sort of work.

Autumn Flier measures 19" long. It fastens securely with a 14k gold filled toggle clasp, which is twisted for an attractive sparkle. Like all Erthe Fae creations, it is one of a kind and was created with love in my smoke-free Arizona studio. In fact, it was beaded in the midst of a beautiful thunderstorm!

Added on Oct 13, 2009

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