Tanzania, Africa
Mont Kilimanjaro
Serengeti
Lake Manyara
Zanzibaris
THIS IS AFRICA
I used beautiful slices of agate for my focal and in the necklace. I also used bone beads, my own lampwork beads and drop lampwork headpin and lots of antiqued copper. I finished the necklace with a handmade silk ribbon in black and brown.
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Enjoy your day,
Raida
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Great African inspired necklace..the (zebra) agate is awesome and I love the addition of your lampwork beads.
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Lovely, Raida! The colours really evoke the landscape.
ReplyDeleteYour necklace so refelcts the beauty of Tanzania! The agate slices are phenominal, and match perfectly with your lampwork beads! Really beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love earth tones too, and this is a necklace I'd wear all the time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace - the dark, mysterious colors do invoke images of the dark continent!
ReplyDeleteI do love agates and I do love what you did with them! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love African inspired jewelry. This necklace is great. Love the zebra agate and your use of leather.
ReplyDeleteThe earthiness of your materials really seems well suited to your country. Lovely piece, beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteGreat work! I bet you could have even used some Freaky Beads!Your lampwork is a perfect addition and makes it all yours!
ReplyDeleteLove the neutral beauty of this piece. You really captured the wild beauty of Africa.
ReplyDeleteI love the striped agate and it fits so well with Africa. Your lampworked beads are amazing and remind me of a cheetah or leopard print. Your necklace is just breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteMiss Raida, I can totally feel the hot winds blowing on the savannah and see the rugged landscape in this beautiful piece! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteLovely Africa pics! Tanzania! Tanzania! Tanzania!wonderful landscape. Beautiful necklace:)
ReplyDeleteYou used some beautiful beads and I love how you connected the beads to the ribbon!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've trekked across Africa so far...and here I meet up with a zebra. That agate is really sensational and so very suited to the rich browns you framed it with.
ReplyDeleteWould love to visit Tanzania on a photo safari. Your necklace is beautiful, so natural..
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the ruggedness of the African continent so well in your necklace. Love it. Happy Travels!
ReplyDeleteOkay first let me pick up my jaw from the floor.. what a beatiful piece of agate that is. I love love love the necklace.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece! It's so rich and organic!!!
ReplyDeleteJust love the necklaces. The colors are perfect!
ReplyDeleteRaida, thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous design, and the special photos that show glimpses of a wondrous place. I think Africa is one of the most unique places on earth. You have done an amazing job with this dramatic necklace... your lampwork is so well-suited for those beautiful agate slices.
ReplyDeleteWonderful necklace - love the colors!
ReplyDeleteI love those agate slices! I've been a rock hound since I was a little girl. Your necklace is beautiful. I love the earthy feel, and the textures and colors are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThat agate is to die for! Your necklace is stunning. Your post so interesting. Great job all the way around!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklace!
ReplyDeleteThe sliced pieces of agate are stunning and truly serve the piece and your inspiration well. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job...love the sliced agates and your lampwork beads - lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI really love the blacks and browns you chose as the basis for your necklace. I never would have thought of it, but it all goes together just beautifully--every bit of it!
ReplyDeleteHi Raida,
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking me along on your trip to Tanzania it is an awesome country so beautiful. The necklace you created represents the country it screams Africa. Gorgeous!
Therese
The agates are a perfect match.love adn hugs Tanya
ReplyDeletearid, rough lands, evoked so beautifully by your necklace pairings. Beautiful design
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