Venetian Gift Long Necklace and Earrings Set
I made this necklace a long time ago for my Italian friend. Italy is a cradle of the world class art, and I wanted…
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I made this necklace a long time ago for my Italian friend. Italy is a cradle of the world class art, and I wanted to make something that at least slightly threw a shadow of a talent of my jewelry set that my friend could wear it in such a country. I wanted to create complicated and colorful pieces that rather looked like Faberge eggs. I weaved Swarovski crystals with gold seed beads, adding gold elegant bows on top. It was hard to match something so colorful with the stones, but Jasper is always saving the day! Its rainbow of green, orange, brown and yellow colors, with the magical inside glow, and sparkle of shiny facets, was a perfect match for this complicated creation!
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I made this necklace a long time ago for my Italian friend. Italy is a cradle of the world class art, and I wanted…
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I made this necklace a long time ago for my Italian friend. Italy is a cradle of the world class art, and I wanted…
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