So I had these lovely stick pearls and I couldn't think of what to do with them. They're side drilled and I would much rather have had them with the hole lengthwise. So I decided to figure out some why to make them hang lengthwise, whether they liked it or not!.
Sorting through some old stuff I had laying around, I found some silver bead cages. "Gee, I wish they were longer and thinner, so I could put a stick pearl inside", I thought. And as you do, I put brute force to work, and pulled the cages between 2 pairs of pliers so they were longer and thinner - and presto, the stick pearls sat inside them just perfectly! Wheee!!
I separated the cages with some pink and white pearls and dangled a lovely large pearl (an orphan earring, actually) as a centerpiece. I'm tickled pink with this one!
Be persistent, ladies, and bead on!
Exceptional piece. I love it. Well done.
Posted by: white o'morn cottage | February 23, 2009 at 01:32 PM