Hi,
" Jewellery has the power to be the one little thing that makes you feel unique."- Elizabeth Taylor.
And, as they say, a girl can never have enough jewellery...
There was this string of natural ruby as faceted rondelle beads that I bought from a jewellery house... Just a string of them.. this was when my little lady was, well, quite little.. Back then, I had plans to turn it into a proper gold necklace with matching earrings... Didn't work out then, and I just forgot about it... Just a couple of years back, when my mom found this in the locker, she asked why not put it to a good use, now that the little girl also would love to wear it... That was it... my girlie suggested that instead of going for a real gold piece, which then wouldn't be worn so casually, why not make two necklaces out of it... as she said- 'mom and me' necklaces...
Searched a lot for good pendants to go with it, but found none.. Finally, it was during my trip to Chennai that I got some antique finish pendants, that I found good.
Finalised two of those pendants for the pieces, and here is the end result- The first one was designed for my princess. The shorter piece among the two, there are smaller size ruby beads hanging from the pendant... Looked pretty on her when she wore it with traditional pavada blouse.
Bye.
See you.
Regards,
- Chitra.
" Jewellery has the power to be the one little thing that makes you feel unique."- Elizabeth Taylor.
And, as they say, a girl can never have enough jewellery...
There was this string of natural ruby as faceted rondelle beads that I bought from a jewellery house... Just a string of them.. this was when my little lady was, well, quite little.. Back then, I had plans to turn it into a proper gold necklace with matching earrings... Didn't work out then, and I just forgot about it... Just a couple of years back, when my mom found this in the locker, she asked why not put it to a good use, now that the little girl also would love to wear it... That was it... my girlie suggested that instead of going for a real gold piece, which then wouldn't be worn so casually, why not make two necklaces out of it... as she said- 'mom and me' necklaces...
Searched a lot for good pendants to go with it, but found none.. Finally, it was during my trip to Chennai that I got some antique finish pendants, that I found good.
Finalised two of those pendants for the pieces, and here is the end result- The first one was designed for my princess. The shorter piece among the two, there are smaller size ruby beads hanging from the pendant... Looked pretty on her when she wore it with traditional pavada blouse.
The second one is what I made for myself (though i have worn it just twice...) with a large pendant in traditional design.. This is a longer neck piece than the first one, and the ruby beads too are larger than those in the other piece. Goes well with saree as well as salwar kameez.
In both these pieces, I have used antique finish golden beads and bead caps as spacers between the ruby rondelle beads. End chain in the shorter piece, and more smaller antique finish beads in the longer one add to the length.
I am not very crazy as far as jewellery is concerned, but this one set is very special for me... this is the first 'mom and me' set I have made... and it felt very special when we wore it together to a temple.
Bye.
See you.
Regards,
- Chitra.
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