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Gemstones & Pearls Category
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Lava Lizard
Artist: Mara Marlow (Federal Way, WA)
Polly's Pick, Gemstones & Pearls
"Rings & Things' cool collection of African Brass trade beads always inspires me, partly because they're such a nice change from all that dainty crystal. I ordered the Ivory Coast pendant ... and when I saw it I really needed to make something with it. The lava rotunds had enough heft to balance the large heavy pendant, and some of the new antiqued brass drawn flattened cable chain matched the brass well enough. And, since the chain links are not soldered, I could pull them apart and make connectors. The biggest challenges were to make something like a bail for the pendant (which I solved by making a fan out of five 3-link bits of chain), and to make a clasp that was adjustable but still suited the style. I started out making the necklace much longer, but since the pendant is so big, it looked better in the 'pectoral' position." -- Mara Marlow
Polly’s Picks are designs our editor especially likes despite the fact that they did not win a formal prize. These designs are often simple, practical and/or whimsical examples of how to use Rings & Things components well.
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