BrittanyMakes

Dear founders of Pinterest,

    Thank you for constructing a site that inspires people to create. And thank you for becoming our muse.

Love,

brittanyMakes

I experienced the perfect example of a little Pinterest inspiration yesterday.  I was casually browsing the everything board, and I saw this beautiful blossom necklace pinned by The Perfect Palette that I could recreate so easily!

via Pinterest

If you follow the links on Pinterest, this emerald blossom necklace is being sold on Etsy, which is one more reason I should open an Etsy account!

Anyway, I really like this design.  I went straight home and pulled out all my materials, gathered all my rose and flower pendants, some complementary bold beads, silver and gold chain, then went to town.  I like the vintage feel of this designer's necklace, she made it with an oxidized brassy chain, and chose to link the beads together using a simple loop technique.  I am a hard core wire-wrapper, I don't want my beads going anywhere, and I certainly don't want the wire to have any ability to open up and pull apart, which is why I wire wrap. 

Anyway, enough babbling! Here are my versions of this blossom necklace:

Sorry, I still have to apologize that my photography is sub-par, but I think you get the idea.  Unfortunately the light reflecting off the gold chain looks very yellow and brassy.  The chain is actually vermeil, and quite nice in person.  The stones are milky blue and solid, and stunning against the gold and the creamy rose.

This necklace took me exactly 18 minutes to make! I timed myself, because I wanted to show you this is not a difficult piece to make at all.  Once you understand the basics of wire wrapping, and working with the pliers and wire cutters, you can virtually recreate any piece of jewelry you love. 

This one here is my metallic rocker version of the blossom necklace.  This necklace was made with reflective crimson rondelles and a metallic silver rose.

I hand-make each clasp out of 18g silver or gold wire. The clasps are secured with a wire wrap and an accent bead on each end, which I use for flair and personalization.  I use my round nosed pliers and wire-cutters to form the clasps.

I thought this was a perfect example of using Pinterest as inspiration.  Pinterest is such an inspiring place to be.  I could easily get lost in it for hours and hours, and I bet you could too! The thousands and thousands of inspiring crafts, recipes, and designs, get my fingers wiggling to make some jewelry, or craft some holiday project.  So again, thank you founders of Pinterest, for opening a new world to us fellow crafters!