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Beautiful Handmade Statement Necklaces and other Fabulousness from Neena Shilvock - Inspirations and Designs From the Week Gone by

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6/6/2019

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Hello folks, how are you this cloudy, rainy morning? Of course, it may not be raining where you are, but here cats and dogs are falling from the skies with sickening regularity. At least the gardens are looking green and lush as there is no shortage of water. 
I've been away from home for a lot of the week, so had to make what time I had productive. At the weekend, I had a client from London come up to spend a couple of days with us. Caprilicious has brought many interesting and fun people into my orbit, and this girl is certainly in that category. We've met up a few times in London, and she came up to me, bringing beads to be strung and many changes of clothes so that we could do a little photoshoot. She looks so fabulous in so many of these pictures, I am sure to be using them for a while yet. It surprises me that she has never done any modelling before as she took to it like a duck to water, posing away for the camera willingly, changing clothes and lipstick colour ever so often, uncomplainingly and to great effect.

I've been making beads using an ultralight form of polymer clay and salting away simple necklaces made with these beads - the necklaces are bright, pretty and light, and have the usual asymmetrical Caprilicious vibe. 
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
Ultralight polymer clay beads, colourful, inexpensive necklace
There will be a couple more of them made by the end of the week so that there is a fair sized stash of simple, inexpensive pieces on show, as well as the more complex ones.

The Oil Slick Necklace

This necklace has caught the imagination of a number of my customers and a lady who lives in Texas commissioned one for herself. She wanted the beads to be larger, the necklace to be longer and for the spacers to be of a particular type and I was happy to oblige. As the necklace was already designed, it was an easy matter to string the beads to her specification.
Oil SLick Necklace - golden druzy agate and Nepalese beads with turquoise, lapis and coral
Oil SLick Necklace - golden druzy agate and Nepalese beads with turquoise, lapis and coral
Oil SLick Necklace - golden druzy agate and Nepalese beads with turquoise, lapis and coral
I also made a couple more necklaces for her at her request. She likes her necklaces long, with a medallion like pendant and she had three necklaces made and shipped out to Texas, along with a few others that I have been reserving for her over the last couple of months.

Maryam

Named for the Hamsa or Hand of Fatima/Maryam pendant hung on a necklace of citrine nuggets.
Hamsa, raw citrine nuggets, Hand of Fatima, Hand of Miriam, Maryam
Hamsa, raw citrine nuggets, Hand of Fatima, Hand of Miriam, Maryam
Hamsa, raw citrine nuggets, Hand of Fatima, Hand of Miriam, Maryam
Hamsa, raw citrine nuggets, Hand of Fatima, Hand of Miriam, Maryam

Queen of the Night

The large amulet came from Afghanistan via Lahore and is strung with coral chunks and golden obsidian beads. The obsidian is really beautiful - at first sight it looks like just another black bead, but when one gets closer, it appears as if a golden liquid is suspended within.
Pendant from Afghanistan, golden obsidian and coral chunks
Pendant from Afghanistan, golden obsidian and coral chunks
Pendant from Afghanistan, golden obsidian and coral chunks, lost wax cast beads from Kenya
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That's as much as I had time for this week, folks. I am working all weekend and hopefully it is a quiet time at the coalface. Have a lovely week, and I'll catch you next Friday, same time, same place,
Until then
xx

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4 Comments
Danielle
7/6/2019 10:01:44 pm

You're too kind, Neena - we did have fun, didn't we? Thank you again for the wonderful hospitality <3

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8/6/2019 10:27:44 am

It was our pleasure Danielle, and I’m sure we will do it again, next time in the ballgown🙃🙃

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Divya link
8/6/2019 04:42:46 pm

The oil slick necklace is no doubt beautiful but there is a sense of lyrical repetition in the Maryam necklace that is unmistakable.It is gorgeous.

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Neena Shilvock link
13/6/2019 10:59:41 pm

Oh what a nice thing to say Divya, 'lyrical repetition' - thank you xx

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