After working with last week’s charm, I began thinking of ways to create something out of much larger beads than I am typically comfortable with. In sourcing larger materials, I found a shop that offered semi-precious stone beads of various shapes and sizes! They displayed some pieces using grape-like stones throughout.
the “grapes” in question…
While I do not have a picture of these necklaces, they look similar to the one I created—but in black, red, and blue variations! I tried on one of the oversized necklaces for fun, and realized I appreciated the fruit-sized stones. However, I was so used to small, dainty necklaces that wearing such a heavy necklace felt odd.
this thought made me want to create a piece with the giant beads even more, as this feeling reminded me of a poster I have in my home <3
I measured how many large beads I would need and bought enough round glass beads to fit between them. While stringing the necklace, I realized that I wanted a higher contrast between the stones and supporting beads. To fix this, I picked out some irregularly-shaped pearl beads to go between the “grapes” instead.
(replacing the supporting beads)
This was probably the quickest necklace I have ever created. The only hiccup was the alternating beads, but I finished it in about 10 minutes! I cannot say I have worn it every day, but it’s nice to have a different piece in my jewellery collection. One that isn’t very dainty and made out of primarily glass beads! I can see this necklace in many different colours, and I love how the beads are semi-precious stones, as they all have their own natural pattern!
held up to the sunlight, you can see their unique details!