DEONE Necklace

DEONE Necklace, a photo by trishastrove on Flickr.

This necklace was made for a very caring, wonderful Mother of 3 with a very big heart. She never spoils herself, always putting her kids FIRST. As she's been through A LOT in the past few months, I wanted to surprise her with a Mother's Day gift as she is so deserving of it.

I figured her as a person who would feel comfortable wearing timeless, elegant, undertated pieces, and as I wanted to incorporate something from this part of the world, I chose handmade Thai Hilltribe Silver & artisan made fancy Balinese beads to go with the lovely Onyx barrels.

It reached her safely, about a week after Mother's Day, having travelled over the oceans and thousands of miles between us, and I was ever so touched when she sent me a photo of herself wearing it, and not only that, she said that she loved onyx + silver :))))) Yeay !!!

ALLEGRA - Custom Bracelet

What do you do when you get a request from an exuberant, sociable & very out-going young lady for a bracelet to wear to a semi-formal cocktail function with an off-shoulder LBD...

It had to be Black & Silver ONLY, along simple lines, yet classy, modern/timeless and to speak for itself ..... Precious advice from a wonderful friend and talented crafter immediately came to mind, ie. "Keep it simple, and if you'll wear it yourself, you're on the right track".

While A-AA grade beautifully faceted black Onyx rondelles (in 2 sizes), strung into 6 strands rule in this dark sparkler, smooth & "basket weave" 925 silver beads come together as a 'silvery' focal point. And, ALLEGRA was born. Its also versatile in that it can be worn with the toggle either at the front or back of the wrist.