Jeannie Dukic's 5th Do-Over Challenge

Once again, the incredible Ms. Dukic sent me stellar "ingredients" with which to work.  To be perfectly honest, when I opened the package and pulled out the piece of jewelry (in this case, three pieces, counting the earrings as only one piece) I was so taken with the perfection of Jeannie's work that I couldn't imagine taking it apart.  See for yourself!



Two ropes of sage green cultured potato pearls, each meticulously wrapped to the next.  Each component is perfection...the circles are perfectly round, the number of wire wraps is exactly the same for each.  I was extremely reluctant to take them apart!  So I didn't.  Well...I did snip just a few, but only so I could re-join them into one long rope.  I did not add a clasp; the continuous rope of pearls was long enough to go right over any head.  Long and beautiful. 

 

I attached each end of the pearl rope to an antiqued silver swirly "S" shaped connector, and attached those to a pretty cameo on an antiqued silver filigree backing.  Here you can see two views of the finished product:

 

 

Jeannie, you left me with a dilemma.  Your work is so perfect...and PEARLS!  How can anyone go wrong with pearls?  I simply couldn't take apart your beautifully precise wire-wrapped pearls!  The finished necklace is long and gorgeous; the pearls command as much attention as the cameo.  I love wearing it. 

 

Please stop by and see the creations made by the other jewelry designers who joined this challenge:

Beti Horvath  http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/

Charlie Jacka  http://clay-space.com/blog

Dagi http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com/

DiYana Alcalde http://agapecreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/
Donetta Farrington  http://simplygorgeous-donetta.blogspot.com/  (You are here!)

Ginger Davis Allman http://thebluebottletree.com/

Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog

Kathy Lindemer  http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/

Lynne Bowland  http://www.islandgirlsinsights.blogspot.ca/

Molly Alexander  http://beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com/

Mary Govaars  www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com

Mowse Doyle  http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.com/

Penny Houghton  www.smellynelly.blogspot.com

Renetha Stanziano  http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/

Rita Avila http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/

Susan Delaney  www.ladyflowersbysusan.wordpress.com