Don't you just love it when you finally complete a UFO?
I've had this piece sitting around for a good 3 months now mainly because I had tried so many different ways to attach the beaded cab to a simple strung necklace without any success... or at least any of which I was happy with!
My final solution was to glue a simple silver bail to the piece and VOILA an instant bail!
The turquoise cabochon has been beaded with silver galvanised seed beads as well as Bali silver beads.
I finished the ends of the necklace with Scrimps and wire guardians and if you have ever used Scrimps you will know that they are frustrating little things. It took me a good half an hour to finish the ends of the necklace only to discover that my necklace ended up being a good 50mm short...DOH! If they didn't look so great I wouldn't bother with the Scrimps but hey they do add an extra professional touch to a piece!
My hubby reckons it looks fine but for me it is more of a choker than a longer style necklace so isn't what I had planned for myself so me thinks I might have to restring it.
Mental note.... use thinner tiger wire and leave a lot more wire at each end to compensate for me stuffing up the scrimps...
