Handmade Designer Necklace -Silver,Vintage Murano Glass, Swarovski crystal

Another necklace in the Pipedream collection.  A slender necklace of silver pipes separated by clear Swarovski crystal.  The center geometric drop is of vintage Murano glass, red and frosted glass, and black Swarovski crystals. This piece is light to wear and can be worn as a choker or a pendent. $65.00.

Handmade Designer Necklace - Combining Opaque and Transparent Glass

 

The necklace above is one of the series of "Pipe Dreams" . The blue vintage Murano glass beads form a centerpiece that is the focal point of the necklace. The sterling silver and crystal add sparkle but do not intrude on the centerpiece.  I love color and each " Pipe Dream" is a different color combination.  In the necklace above, the centerpiece is monochromatic.  All the beads are the same tone, but the small beads are opaque and the larger center bead is clear blue glass.

People worry that a necklace with color will not go with many outfits.  I say - not true! This blue color can accent any outfit.  It is especially good if you have a tiny bit of blue in a scarf or  a little sparkle of blue in your eyes or in your earrings.  Picture this necklace with chartreuse or yellow with matching blue clear glass earrings.  Perfect!

New Handmade Designer Necklaces; Lightweight , Colorful and Sexy !.

Have fun wearing "Pipe Dream" necklaces.They are made of sterling silver, vintage Murano glass, and Swarovski Crystal.   The centerpieces come in triangular, circular, and. teardrop shapes.

All colored beads are from a private collection of Murano glass beads circa 1950-1970. Textures of these beads are satin, granular, matte, transparent glass and opaque glass.

Colors are fabulous . Coral and white pearl, bright yellow and white polka dot, fuchsia and peach, turquoise and wedgewood blue, olive chartreuse and red, and white, black and red.  They come in small and large sizes and can be made to order.

Each necklace comes with earrings. Chartreuse earrings enhance the necklace shown above.

They're eye candy!  Price range is $65.00-$125.00 for necklaces $35.00 for earrings - a bargain! Custom size and colors can be ordered for an additional $25.00.

If you want more information, or are interested in purchasing  necklaces or earrings, please send your contact information to me in the" Comment" space below and I will get back to you. Free Shipping. Full refund if returned in 10 days.

Bead weaving - Handmade Designer Necklace

Every once in awhile a necklace takes on another dimension. To me, this handmade designer necklace looks like the motion of an iridescent stream of water. The body of this necklace is woven from tiny glass seed beads. A strand of iridescent Swarovski Crystal is  threaded through the the woven openings. It takes patience, perseverance and time to weave a fine necklace

My friend Alyce is the creator of this masterpiece. Her hands are so capable, whether she is weaving a necklace or making  baklava.

Vintage Murano Glass Beads. Rare Red Holiday necklace

In December I like to make a red necklace.  It is my own private holiday celebration.  If i'm lucky I will be invited to a party and can wear my scooped neck black velvet with my new red necklace. If i'm even luckier, I will sell my new necklace and the person who bought it will continue the red necklace holiday celebration.

I have a relative whose Mother lived  in Venice, Italy .  She designed and sold necklaces made from Murano glass beads from 1950-1970.  It must have been a big industry because when she died, she left a room full of beads of many colors and different styles.  I am a bead expert and to this day I have not seen beads like the ones in the necklace above.  These are Murano glass with an applied satin finish in the most vibrant cherry red. Good red beads are hard to come by , but this collection has many.  Another red necklace made from vintage Murano glass oval matte finish beads can be seen on my first blog, "Welcome To My blog--All About Necklaces".

The necklace above is made from satin finish vintage Murano glass beads, sterling silver, black Swarovski crystal. It has an extender chain and a sterling oval  lobster claw type of clasp and sells for $275.00.  If purchased this through this blog, it is on sale for $225 with free shipping in the USA . To  contact me, write your request through Post a Comment below and leave your e mail address.

PEACE TO ALL!!  HAPPY 2010!

Welcome to My Blog -- All About Necklaces

Necklaces! Lace around the neck. A bit of adornment that enhances the wearer. It is amazing to me that there is such a variety of design when all there us to work with is a long or short oval that encircles the neck.

This blog is not about precious stones such as diamonds, rubies and emeralds. It is about handmade designer necklaces made from less expensive materials such as antique African glass, vintage Murano glass, semi-precious stones, pearls, silver and brass.

It will cover necklaces from the Wiener Werkstatte period, the greats of Mexican sterling silver, Miriam Haskell vintage necklaces, and more.

The necklace above is made by Barbara Adner from antique Murano glass circa 1910 and Swarovski crystal. It can be seen at necklacesbyadner.com