Monika Wiklund

flowery blue coral and seashell necklace

Blue is one of my favorite colors, and when I found these blue seashell flower beads I knew I had to make something of them. It took me a while to figure out what to do with them, mostly because I had a few other projects that I was working on and I didn’t have the time or space to start working on this one.

I like the combination of the pale blue round coral beads and the slightly varying blue nuances of the seashell flower beads, and I think that the silver-colored spiral hook  fits in perfectly with the style of the beads. I used the smaller grayish blue seashell beads near the ends of the necklace to achieve a more natural transition to the hook and make it more comfortable to wear. The necklace is fairly short, and the idea is that is will look like a wide band when wearing it.

Photography by Kristian.

Probably the first necklace I made with freshwater pearls.

It is based on white “rice” fresh-water pearls of varying sizes, with small round metal beads between each pearl.  There are also a couple of small metal flowers and butterflies between some of the pearls, and the stars are made from white seashell. The bracelet has a common lobster clasp, while the necklace has a toggle clasp.

Hopefully, a better picture will replace this one at some point.