It all started with a forgotten pendant. I had purchased a beautiful aquamarine butterfly pendant from Michaels, when I first became seriously interested in making jewelry in 2009. However, I could never really find a use for it, especially since I had to make a handmade bail for it, which was beyond my skill level at the time.
A couple weeks ago, I had resigned myself to the task of sorting and organizing my beading supplies. I stumbled across this pendant again and I suddenly had the thought-wouldn’t it be neat to see this butterfly resting on a flower?
With that thought in my head, I decided to create a cluster pendant with colors to resemble the petals of a beautiful flower. First though, I formed a handcrafted bail out of sterling silver with a topaz Swarovski crystal to represent the middle of the flower. Then, using padparadscha and rose water opal Swarovski crystals for the pink petals, I wire wrapped them to jump rings, with the butterfly pendant dangling down from it. Here’s a picture of the actual pendant:
For the actual necklace, I wanted the strands to imitate the lush green of flower stems and leaves. I created several wire wrapped links using Swarovski crystals in various shades of green (Pacific opal, chrysolite opal and fern green). In addition, I used small portions of sterling silver cable chain to connect the pieces as shown below:
I love how the necklace turned out and I hope to create more beautiful pieces reflecting God's creation in the near future!
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