Serpent's Temptation necklace

Description

This is my entry for the March Etsy Beadweavers challenge, themed "Temptation"

When thinking of temptation the first thing that came to my mind was "The Original Sin" and the serpent in the garden of Eden. I wanted to make a necklace that both resembled the serpent but also reflected the duality of light and darkness, good choices versus bad, and their consequences. This is why I chose to create a necklace that had two different sides, dark and light, merging in the middle to symbolize that and celebrate our duality and multi faceted complexity as human beings....Temptation is always just as good as it is bad. In this case, I think it came out fabulous! :D

The necklace itself is created using many different techniques and elements, from the necklace strap which is made out of seed beads in two different colors, dark and light, one in a subtle lime green and gray shade, the other in a purple gray nuance, both braided in a unique 4 sided stitch, creating a square effect, 6 smokey quartz Swarovski rivoli and an Aventurine cabachon as a center piece. The center piece is stitched using a free form modified Herringbone stitch in seed beads, fresh water pearls and bronze fringe beads merging the dark and the light in an organic harmony.
Finished with a hand stitched toggle clasp in corresponding colors.

Measures around 20 inch.

Please drop by and check out other entries by searching "ebwc" here and vote for your favorite between March 9 and 15 by visiting the Beadweavers Team Blog:
http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com

Added on Mar 09, 2009

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