Indigoskye Bead Fashions

Last April, I joined a group of fine ladies to work on a necklace that would be composed of charms made by all of us. At the end of July, the necklace was assembled by our coordinator and friend, Cyndi Lavin. All that was said to each of us was to follow an “ocean theme”, after that, what charm you submitted was up to you. Each and every charm was a unique piece of art and I’m proud to have been part of the project.

Now that the necklace is complete, each of the artists that submitted a charm will wear the necklace to a special occasion and then pass the necklace on to the next artist in the list. Once we all get a chance to wear the art piece, it will then be auctioned off on eBay and the proceeds given to cancer research.

My time with the necklace has come and gone. I wore it while visiting Spokane, Washington during my husband’s college reunion. I wore the necklace while visiting Arbor Crest and Mountain Dome wineries. Later that same day, I wore it during an evening cruise on Lake Cordelane. There is something magical about this necklace. Everywhere I went, people had to come up and touch it. They examined each of the charms, trying to decide which they liked best and to hear the story behind this piece of art. I had an enchanting time wearing the ocean necklace and was glad that I included it during this special event.

Above is the charm that I submited to the necklace. It is made of sterling silver with glass beads wire wrapped onto the hammered frame. I chose pearls and blues to compliment the ocean theme of the necklace.

If you are interested in the necklace, it will be for sale on eBay in August of 2007. All proceeds will go to cancer research. I will post on my blog more details about the sale as we get closer to the event.