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Long Necklaces Are The Trend!

Doing an online search as I do three or four times a year to find out what the newest jewelry trends are. I was thrilled to see these long over the head necklaces are making a comeback!

The style is simple. A long chain, 32" or so, that will go over your head without the need of a clasp, and a pendant or a statement focal of several beads at approx 4" - 7 ".

SO CUTE!!

These necklaces are a great way to use your one off beads or your larger beads that just don't quite fit into a design.

What a great way to de stash and add beautiful jewelry to your inventory!!

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Wishlist Thursday - Beadin Path Vintage Lucite

This is what I am drooling over today -

These are Vintage Lucite beads from Beadin Path. The description states:
Caramel Apple Red & Amber Mix Tube. Mixes will vary from tube to tube. Tube size is 1.25x5.5 inches, and approx. 94 grams of beads.

I am in a red mood - have been for a while. I am ready for summer and want to start designing for those hot summer nights.

How cute would these be scattered through a multi strand chain necklace, worn with a white v neck t-shirt dress........

Oh kids - I need some summer bad!!!

Window to my creative soul - Rings & Things Blogger challenge

What do you do with a locket that is see thru?

See thru it of course!

These little hinged round glass pendants* stock # 55-702-11-1 from Rings & Things have a fun vintage feel about them. I see them worn close around a high button up collar in the 20's. I get the gravitation to steam punk with these sort of components. Too much fun.

This was a great opportunity for me to create a bit of a window to my creative soul. A fun little piece to wear, my beading on the go kit :)

I had to put a dab of glue on the latch to hold it in place. I think I stuffed it with too much!

Where before my weekends were committed to chores and beading due to a new work schedule, I think that is going to change. Now that the weather is breaking, I am ready to get the bike out, but now I have a new distraction.

So much for chores:)

I need another locket to fill with gears, tools and paint. I am just as much a gear head as I am a bead head :)

*FTC compliance disclosure: the '*' items mentioned in this post credited to Rings & Things were provided as a promotional gift as part of the Blog Partner Program. These items are for review or design purposes. Find out more about the Rings & Things Blog Partner Program

Stone of the week - Larimar

I was fortunate enough to go to St. Thomas several years ago and was introduced to Larimar. A beautiful stone found only in the Caribbean islands area.

Larimar is a pectolite, which is found all over the world, but the beautiful blue color of larimar is only found in the Caribbean.

Initially found in the early 1900's but was not mined until rediscovered again in the early 1970's by Miguel Mendez and Norman Rilling, a peace corp volunteer, on the beach. Miguel named the stone after his daughter Larissa and the Sanish word 'mar' for sea. Soon after the Los Chupaderos mine was formed.

it is a beautiful stone and i can get lost in it.

Where can you get yours? Here are a few sites online that sell the beads or the finished jewelry.

A Grain of Sand

Pizazz Beads

Kim's Jewels

Emin Jewelry

Fall color trends 2009

Happy Fall!! It got here so quick!! If anyone finds where my time went, could you let me know???

I wanted to give you a taste of the fall colors for this year, as found at FashionTrendSetter.com. The colors are so warm and delicious - like a berry pie. They really are very appetizing!

I see lapis and mookite, amethyst and citrine, carnelian and rhodinite!! They are all here.

Rings & Things has a perfect fit: