Saturday 17 September 2016

ARE YOU ALLOWED TO CALL THEM UGLY? - THE REALLY UGLY CABOCHON NECKLACE!







I have to say that I really didn't 
warm to this cabochon at first. 
I ordered a few different types online 
and you never really know
what they will be like until they
arrive. 

YUK! I thought to myself 
that is one horrible cabochon!
One to go to the back of my bead drawer and 
never see the light of day again... 
but somehow, I have ended up 
making a necklace from it, 
and, the shocking part is here, 
actually liking it!
Not only do I like it but I have
 worn it a lot, and by a lot I mean
practically all summer!
It's brown as well so I can see myself wearing it 
throughout the Autumn too.

It might be ugly
 but it's found a little place in my heart!

Monday 12 September 2016

THE SPECIAL CABOCHON NECKLACE COMPLETED!


I used the 
 labradorite
 cabochon
that I had bought
 a long time ago,
 but never knew 
what to do with,
for this project.

I had originally 
intended
 to make a more elaborate 
design but 
decided to keep things
simple 
and let the stone
 do the talking.

As you can see
 from the pics
the beautiful 'flash' 
of blue that emerges 
from the cabochon is pretty 
and I wanted that to be the focal point
rather than adding 
a lot of embellishment. 

I'm so, so, happy to have 
used this cab at last!