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Her Airship Sailed Through Time -- Steampunk Necklace With Art Beads

Her Airship Sailed Through Time -- Steampunk Necklace With Art Beads

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With the addition of Professor Langstrom's Aetheric Chronology Manipulatronic, Halcyon Greene's airship could slip through the streams of time as well as space, carrying her to exciting new destinations. No longer was she constrained by the societal norms of the Victorian England she called home -- she could sail forward to the 21st century, where women had rights and technology had advanced far beyond her hydrogen-filled ship.

She could travel back, too, to ancient Greece, to the Renaissance, even back to the time of the dinosaurs (though after that narrow miss with the Pterodactyl, she stayed away from such antediluvian destinations). She took care to only observe when she was in the past, lest she wreak horrible havoc on the present as she knew it, and yet, sometimes it was hard to resist coming home with some trinket from history.

Cast yourself as the heroine in your own neo-Victorian steampunk adventure when you drape this creation around your neck! A supple spiral rope woven from Japanese seed beads in shades of black, antique ivory pearl, and antique gold iris serves to support an attractive collection of focals. First, a pewter steampunk heart toggle clasp by Green Girl. Second, a nickle lock washer from the hardware store (isn't it neat? it looks like a little gear!). Then two porcelain pendants by Earthenwood Studio: an earthy green one representing the steering wheel of Halcyon Greene's airship, and a sandy brown one bearing the word "Freedom," speaking of the liberating feeling of being able to travel wherever your whims take you. These pendants are all linked together using lengths of delicate Sterling Silver chain and antiqued brass rings!

Green Girl and Earthenwood are both American artists hand-making each of their beads and components individually. By buying this necklace, you'll be supporting three artisans (them and me!), not to mention all of the small business that I buy my imported beads from.

The main body of this necklace measures 21" long, with an eye-catching 5 inches of stacked focals!

Like all Erthe Fae Designs, this necklace is completely one of a kind and was made with love and imagination in my smoke-free Arizona studio.

Her Airship Sailed Through Time was created for the Etsy BeadWeavers' April challenge, Time Machine. Search EBWC for more gorgeous entries by talented bead artists. Visit http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/ between April 9th and 15th to cast your vote for your favorite Time Machine.

Added on Aug 04, 2009