Set of Silver and Fuchsia Necklace and Earrings

Description

This necklace was my entry to the Etsy Beadweavers' May challenge "Red Carpet" and won the third place.
Thinking of the glamorous famous actresses, my mind drifted to India's equivalent to Hollywood – Bollywood. My inspiration for this necklace came from the jewelry shown in Bollywood films, designed with a lot of rich, detailed ornaments in traditional India style.

The necklace is beadwoven with bright silver (with stable permanent-finish) Japanese seed beads and with 2.5mm Swarovski crystal bicone beads in fuchsia-satin and 4mm's in fuchsia.
The pendant is a 30mm flower ("Mandalla"), beadwoven with 4mm Swarovski crystal bicone and seed beads, around a 4mm round silver brass bead.
The flower is attached to a 30x30 mm beadwoven inverted drop shape, with a Swarovski crystal 6mm chaton, surrounded with seed beads in the center, and bicone beads fringe along the edge. The pendant connects to the necklace by 25x30x5mm beadwoven hollow inverted drop-shape "links" with crystal bicone beads fringe.
To complete the necklace around the neckline, I weaved a 5mm wide necklace in the same pattern as in the drop links, using the same beads as in the center part.
The closure is by an ornamented bright silver brass 11mm round box.
The necklace is 16.33" (41.5 cm) long, including the clasp.

This listing includes matching earrings. The earrings, beadwoven with the same beads and design as in the necklace, are posted on sterling silver ear-wires. They measure 14mm on the widest part and hangs 42 mm from the ear-wires.

*If you have any question or special request, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Added on Nov 29, 2009