What is in a necklace

This was a custom order I made for a friend of mine for his special lady. I thought alot about what she is and brought this stone combination together.

It is asymmetrical because she is so wonderfully unpredictable.

Kyanite brings loyalty, honesty and tranquility, and diminishes anger and confusion. Kyanite does not retain negative energy and never needs energetic cleansing. - She is a mother of two, who doesn't need a little kyanite :)

Citrine enhances mental clarity, confidence, happiness and will power. Citrine is purported to bring good fortune, sometimes in very unexpected ways. - She has brought a joy to my friends heart, when I didn't know if anyone could. That is good fortune.

Turquoise can help promote honest and clear communication from the heart. - I tied the turquoise with the citrine for obvious reasons

Amethyst brings energies in mystical realms of stability, peace, calm, balance, courage and inner strength. - This he wanted to add as the focal. Bringing his balance and courage into the relationship

Labradorite is a stone of transformation.It is purported to help provide clarity and insight into your destiny, as well as attract success. - The love these two have has transformed them both, from wary and suspicious to wildly passionate and giddy

Moonstone can help calm responses and avoid overreaction; enhances feminine energies, sensitivity and intuition. This is for her, so she knows that it is real and not a passing fancy. She can be grounded in her love and faith in her mate.

It's getting better all the time - necklace re dux

Last week I posted a picture of a necklace I had started, that just wasn't working out for me. I was very indifferent to the design and wanted something more.



I put out a call for help from all of my readers and got some great responses. While reading thru them ,the creativity cog started to squeal and grind and ideas start to roll. I tried adding a chunkier chain, but the chain was brass and just didn't fit. I tried adding a smaller focal of the green kyanite wrapped in copper to the top chain but it took away from the MOP. I added several more layers of the Figaro chain, but that chain is too light I think, and had a bit of a tangled look to it.

Working with the multi layers and the chains can be difficult sometimes to have a vision of how it will look when it is laying flat or pinned to a board. It doesn't always "flow" from flat to your neck. With that said, I broke down and bought a bust to use when working on draping necklaces and also to use as a display for photos and shows. What a difference it makes. It was well worth the investment. I went with black for photo reasons, and white just gets to dirty.

*think* *think*

When I removed the figaro chains, I also removed the top chain, and left just the one chain and the chunky outer layer - wow, what a difference. It was so simple and so perfect. I added a few little dangles to bring your eye down to the MOP focal as opposed to it just blaring at you and WAHLA!!!!



And yes, I am wearing it today!



Next time you are stumped on a design, ask a friend, you would be amazed at how just a few suggestions can get the creativity going again!