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Great post here..thank you Delamina ! A Girls Guide to Necklace Lengths Collar Necklace First we have the ‘collar’ length. Very snug. Very sophisticated. Collar length necklaces are great for formal occasions and look fab with anything strapless. To wear a collar, especially one on the smaller side of the 12-13 inches, you should have a thin neck, or a love of bondage. But if you can pull it off, this style looks fantastic. Even good with jeans and a blouse. Anything v-neck. Choker Necklace A little more relaxed than the collar, and more comfortable for those of us with thicker necks, the choker gives you a little more breathing room. This 14-16 inch length is great if you want to draw attention to your long lovely neck. And that hollow. Princess Necklace Now that just sounds right. And it often is. This 17-19 inch length is very common and the main thing to be aware of is that you choose the appropriate clothing. This necklace length works well with higher or lower nec...

I like to re-create the same bead countless times, and while this may seem obsessive I like to think it's more correctly the desire to make the bead I see in my head. Mostly impossible. But I keep trying. Lately that obsession is the long tube shaped bead. The longer and skinnier the better. More a cigarillo shape. Here are a few of the latest. Still not quite the fantasy bead in my mind, but the latest...which is the copper green one with the pale green rose is the most satisfying. In fact, I may be happy with that for a bit~ all of the above handmade glass beads are available here: Green Bird Studio What's your favorite bead shape to design with? For most of us it seems to be the flattened lozenge shape. But don't disregard other perhaps more 'difficult' shapes, they afford an excuse to create something unique and truly one of a kind. Following are some beautiful necklaces using long tube shaped beads. Credits for jewelry design go to: http://thegloss.com/fashi...

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. ~Michelangelo

Original Jewelry for Original women.. Pour yourself a cup of tea or a mug of hot chocolate and snuggle up to your laptops peeps. This is a fun 2 day event dreamed up by Shelly of MiShel Designs to help you keep your resolve to Shop H a N d m a de this season. Or just window shop if that's what strikes your fancy, but definitely stroll on by and take a look. ..a superb list of quality artisans all decked out for the holidays.. click the link below to go to the Blog Hop!! December 2011 and for those of you who have found yourselves here via the Hop from someones participating blog Please use the code BlogHopping2011 to take 25% off anything in my Etsy shop featuring handmade glass beads for your jewelry designs! Seasons Greetings and Much Happiness to all of you