Good morning friends! Last year, I found a lovely cinnabar pendant with the Chinese word "love" on it. I sold one at the Christmas sale, made one for myself and this last one I decided to bead it like a cabachon. Here's the end result. It's has a 16-inch spiral rope necklace and I absolutely love it! This will be perfect for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations which always reminds me of family and friends, and the love we share for one another.
Some of you have asked how I end up with a cabachon design. I don't really follow a pattern from any book. However, when I first started, I did just to get a feel of what is needed. Now I develop the design with the pendant or cabachon in my hand. Sometimes I make a sample or work a few rows and find that it doesn't go the way I would like so I rip the beadwork out! It takes anywhere from 3 to 9 hours to work on it! Of course not counting the many days I just look at the piece to get inspiration.
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