Make Me! Monday: The New Brighton Necklace

Make Me! Monday:

The New Brighton Necklace

As I do every week, my Monday post is dedicated to the beads that were screaming "Make Me!" over the weekend. This week, I've had wedding jewelry on the brain, because I will be designing a set for an upcoming special occassion. In true Capitola Girl style, getting started with designing commission pieces is always a little bit harder for me, especially in this case, as I am waiting for a very busy bride to get back to me about her final colors and beads. So, in the interim, I started designing pieces for my own a Spring Wedding collection, which will be coming out just before the start of Spring on Etsy.

Pearls are one of my favorite materials to work with. I love the elegance and sheen. And, as I was walking on the beach neaar my house the other day, an idea came to me. Why not design a wedding collection using pearls and crystals and name the pieces after my favorite beaches? So, needless to say, I jettied home and started beading. Here is my first piece, its the New Brighton Necklace (named after the beach that gave me some inspiration), and it features C-grade white freshwater pearls, and silver-foiled glass cube beads. I thought the glossy squareness of the cubes and the rough roundness of the freshwater pearls would be an unusual combination that would mix well together and retain elegance.