Helene - Custom order

Helene - Custom order, a photo by trishastrove on Flickr.

Request for a Birthday Gift Necklace with a Peranakan flavour for a Peranakan lady.

The first thing that came to mind were the brightly coloured ornate tiles on the facade of Peranakan homes, designs of which were an inter-marriage of East and West. Turning immediately to my stash of Karin's gorgeous Polymer Clay Beads, I found the perfect design in the bright vibrant colours of mustard yellow, red and green - yes, especially the red flower !

The East/West fusion of a German-made tile with Asian elements like Yellow Butter Jade, Green Aventurine, Red Sponge Coral and gold filigreed bead-caps for more 'pernakan ornateness' morphed HELENE effortlessly into a Pernakan looking necklace. How cool is that :) I'm sure A.H. is gonna love wearing this piece with her traditional kebayas as well as her modern pieces.

(14K gold-filled & plated).

KEILANI - S$36

Another angle.

KEILANI - S$36

Natural red agate spheres in a lovely shade of lighter orange, wavy rectangular blue czech glass beads, Thai Hilltribe silver shell spirals, red sponge coral coins and large rhodium oval link - all painting a breezy picture of a day of sea, sun, seashells, coral and silver clouds :)
Hence the Hawaiin name - 'KEILANI' which means the sea and the sky.
Approx. length of 7-1/2 in. Closes with a pewter toggle clasp.
All other accents are rhodium/rhodium-plated.