That first one is AWESOME. You're really good at this! I can see how much you've improved since you started. Your patterns are so much more complex and ambitious.
Thank you! Almost all of these are from patterns someone else came up with; I've been varying things like the metal used, the choice of stones, etc. The neck 'straps' of the one on top are two repeats of a bracelet pattern I have, curved slightly to use in place of chains; I didn't think I could really match the central piece with any of the links I know how to make. Combining multiple patterns for a reasonably synergistic result, and varying a significant element*, counts as your own work, right?
*The original pattern for the central piece of that necklace involves beetle wings. I realize jewel beetle wings are gathered after the insects are already dead, since they've got a short lifespan anyway, but I wasn't about to deal with the prospect of bug parts when I had sets of matching stones available.
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Date: 2019-03-27 01:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-27 12:34 pm (UTC)*The original pattern for the central piece of that necklace involves beetle wings. I realize jewel beetle wings are gathered after the insects are already dead, since they've got a short lifespan anyway, but I wasn't about to deal with the prospect of bug parts when I had sets of matching stones available.
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Date: 2019-03-28 10:27 am (UTC)