Star Fish Necklace with Blue Patinated Brass and Jasper Calsilica

Description

During the long winters here in Wisconsin I long to be at the beach. So, I was inspired to make this necklace to bring a bit of the ocean back to me, and hopefully you too. The piece has both a watery and earthy feel, with glints of golden sunlight. The coin beads remind me of ocean waves.

The starfish pendant is blue patinated brass from PatinaQueen here at Etsy. It measures 35 mm long and 38 mm wide. The aqua colored czech faceted rondelles are 8 mm x 6 mm. The coin beads are a bit of a mystery to me. They have been called 'Antique Calsilica', 'Jasper Calsilica', and 'Shattuckite Jasper'. Whatever the name, I think they are beautiful beads, and quite rare. The coins measure about 12 mm across.

In-between the coins are a mixture of oxidized brass, hand-made spacers from Africa, gold plated spacers, faceted glass beads, various round gemstones, amazonite, and freshwater pearls. They all measure about 4 mm across.

The circle chain is antique brass plated and measures 12 mm across. The lobster clasp and other findings are solid natural lead-free brass. The necklace is finished with an 8 mm poppy jasper charm at the back.

Length: The necklace is 24 inches long and is adjustable up to 27 1/2 inches.

This piece made it on to an Etsy treasury. I am honored.

Added on Dec 11, 2009

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