Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Gallery

Twelve necklaces are now on display at the gallery in downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Copper from Copperhill

I found copper to use as center pieces. Here is the latest necklace.

Today's Beach Finds

Here is what I found today walking the beach. There are 47 teeth in a whelk.

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Necklace in the sand

This beautiful picture was captured by one of my beach friends, Stephanie, right before a wave almost drenched us and claimed the necklace. Thank you Stephanie!

 It was high tide...





And I almost lost it!

The latest necklace was made with a piece of green pottery, a piece of vertebrae, a crab claw, and a lemon shark's tooth all found the day before I met Stephanie, who was out photographing a beautiful sunrise.

New necklace tree

 I received this great gift today to hold necklaces.

It's a large iron tree.

Necklaces

These knotted necklaces were made with Irish Linen Thread. They are 20 inches long and can be shortened by tying a knot in the back. The first one pictured is black, braided with ladder yarn. The shark's teeth are wired in gold and it has a blue bead center.  The second shown was made with sage thread, copper wire and beads. A trade bead was used for the center. The third necklace down was made with rust colored thread and gold wire. For the fourth one, I used white thread, silver wire, and turquoise beads. I have made 50 necklaces in total. Each is strung on white, black, sage, blue, or coral colored thread. Various fibers can be added. I wire with copper, gold, or silver wire. All necklaces are for sale for $20.

Hanging inside, strung from branches in an iron basket, the necklaces form a sculpture.

Necklace 3 on white background

An antique green glass center was used for this piece. It is braided with blue thread. Gold wire is the accent.

Necklace 2 on white background

Blue thread with copper wired teeth and accents

Necklace 1 on white background

This necklace was made with 2 ply Black thread; strung with copper wired shark's teeth and holey shells. it has a lacy look and feel.

Knotted necklace 2

This necklace was braided with blue thread and brightly colored ladder yarn. The center piece is a holey shell. The shark's tooth is wired in copper.

knotted necklace photo 1

This necklace was made with sage colored thread. The shark's teeth are wired with copper wire. Copper accent beads, small holey shells and glass beads were added.

Update

When I look at the last picture of shark's teeth, I realize how few and far between they are now. I still find small teeth that I'm able to wire inside of holey shells. I now collect "cross-over pieces" with 3 holes that I string Irish Linen strands through. If I'm lucky, I find a holey center shell with two smaller side holes. When this happens I'm able to string my day's find to make a knotted necklace. Stay tuned for a picture of this latest design.