Maria's Wedding Necklace

I made this necklace and earring set while we were driving to the Bay Area. We were on our way to my friend Maria's wedding. I needed something to match with the dress I was going to wear, so I threw this necklace together. Because I made it for Maria's wedding, it's even more special to me and that's why I decided to blog about this particular piece.

The shell pendant was originally a pair of earrings that I bought at WalMart. I'm not a fan of huge earrings, so I ususally buy them and turn them into pendants. This particular pendant is heavy and not something the average person would want to hang on their earlobe, but is ideal for a pendant. It was an awesome find!

The dress I wore was black with pink flowers and green leaves. So all I had to do was add some black and green with a little more pink. I also used some clear AB bicone beads to give the necklace just a touch of sparkle. I made the pendant bale out of green seed beads and a metal flower bead. This necklace is designed to be a choker and is 14 inches, but I added an adustable chain and lobster clasp it is adjustable to 16 inches.

The earrings are simple and sweet. In my jewelry world, the acronym KISS means Keep-It-Simple-and-Sweet. I used the same pink bead to be the main focal point, then added a small green bicone and a round black bead. Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm very happy with the way this set turned out. This is my personal souveneir or Maria and Justin's special day, so it is not for sale. I do have the other earring (soon-to-be-pendant), so if you want me to make a duplicate, ask me. I hope from the picture, you will appreciate the beauty of this set. Let me know what you think!