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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Ribbon & Bead Necklace

Here is a necklace that I made that was originally inspired by the sweet & crafty Khadija from Creative Mind's cute spring-inspired necklace - I loved her use of ribbon in the necklace and I couldn't wait to try my own version, so here it is!
I used Khadija's "pattern" for the most part, just with my own little tweaks here and there.  As for the rest, I used beads and a pendant that I had in my beading supply.  Fortunately I had those red round beads that matched the ribbon exactly. :)

Meet my little hippo model:
 
As cute as she is, I probably really need to get myself one of those necklace display "doll" neckline thingies, huh?




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I'm Topsy Turvy             Rook No. 17
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13 comments:

  1. CREATIVE KHADIJA03 May, 2011 16:56

    Hi,Thanks Monique for informing about this post,well its amazing,you have done it smartly,this necklace is much better then mine..Red color is more appealing for me always.. & such a cute model..hmm

    Keep it up Dear..
    ~ Khadija

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  2. annies home04 May, 2011 03:13

    very pretty come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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  3. Monica04 May, 2011 04:03

    So pretty and nice model as well! Heehee! You had better start to sell this jewellery... try Etsy! Or craft fairs at Christmas time?

    xxx Monica

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  4. Melanie M04 May, 2011 11:56

    This is beautiful! (oh, I know a place in Jhb where you can get those neck thingies - if you're there - it's actually East of Jhb) :)
    Mel M

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  5. Julie05 May, 2011 20:25

    This is stunning! I love it! Thank you so much for linking up!

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  6. Mel Creates Often05 May, 2011 23:17

    Pretty necklace! Super cute model! Thanks for linking up. I already follow you on GFC, but now I'm a follower on FB. :)

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  7. Mama06 May, 2011 02:16

    Super cute blog, Your newest follower here from fri blog hop.
    Hope to have you return to follow.
    mamawannasave.com

    Blessings to you and yours

    Mama

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  8. Unknown06 May, 2011 09:39

    Beautiful necklace! I am a new follower thru GFC and I went ahead and followed on Facebook and Twitter. I would greatly appreciate a follow back on all three of those when you get a chance. Thanks for the help and have a great day!

    Mary@http://mmbearcupoftea.blogspot.com

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  9. ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~06 May, 2011 15:18

    Your necklace is really cute :) Have a great weekend! Stop by my blog sometime, I also make some jewelry :)

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  10. Maria@Crafty Cre8tions07 May, 2011 00:48

    Beautiful!!!! Love it! Would look great with a black shirt :)
    Maria

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  11. Eliz Frank08 May, 2011 11:05

    I'm finally catching up on Mel's Fancy Friday Blog Hop and have followed you via GFC.
    Happy Mother's Day! :-)
    Elizabeth

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  12. Jenn Erickson10 May, 2011 04:59

    Monique, I love the ruby red faceted beads you used. Your model...she's a real "doll"!!

    Thank you for sharing your talent on "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday at Rook No. 17!

    Jenn

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  13. Susan20 May, 2011 01:14

    so very pretty!! and I love the hippo too :)
    Susan

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