A Time To Stitch 7 Blog Hop Reveal - Sexy Siren Killer Mermaid Necklace!

Hi and thanks for stopping by. 

I have been so excited since I first saw the hop advertised on 

Christine and Thereses'  blogs. 

I have done some embroidery before

 but I am  very much learning still.

So I jumped at the chance for an opportunity 

to try and improve my skills.

I think the great thing about hops like this

 is that they provide the perfect motivation

 to learn new skills 

or improve existing ones,

and I am really grateful

 for the opportunity 

to try and 'go larger' with my work. 

I think this is the largest thing I've made to date, or probably ever!! 

So, the name... 

I was trying to decide on a name for this piece without success so in the end I 

decided to just go with 

the working title 

(Do you ever find yourself thinking of a name 

for what you're working on as you go along....) 

'sexy siren killer mermaid necklace!' 

 I saw the cabochon on Etsy 

and just had to buy it along with the skull anchors.

They were a little expensive for what they were 

but I knew I wanted them 

to tie in with her fishy tail 

and the skull she is posing by, 

whilst waiting for

 her next ship load of sailors 

to lure to the crashing rocks no doubt.... 

I think she's the original femme fatale! 

I used a mixture of glass seed beads 

in shimmery sea tones 

contrasted with the 

gunmetal  seed beads

 to give her a harder look. 

She is a  femme fatale after all!

I used labrodorite beads around the cab 

because they are a dirty earthy colur 

which ties in with the skull anchors 

but also 

(and it's a shame this doesn't show up in the pics) 

they shine a lovely 

mystical blue 

when they catch the light 

which ties in with the sea scape theme.

I tried to make it look 'wavy' 

around the cabochon, 

like a puddle of water. 

That was the idea anyway! 

The Swarovski crystal bicones

 are shade  'Black Diamond' 
(very femme fatale) 

and I used blue jade rounds 

to sit on top of the snakey skull anchors. 

The large rounds on the neck strap 

are massive moss agates, 

interspersed with the Swarovski crystals 

and labrodorite. 

Finished with sterling silver findings. 

As you can see  my

 beading buddy

 was keen to 'help' 

with 

the picture taking! 

A big THANK YOU

 to Christine and Therese 

for hosting this fun

blog hop,

 and a little thank 

you from my cat 

for giving her 

something new

 to sit on! 

Looking forward to hopping along the participants list: 

1.       Therese (Host) 

2.       Christine  (Host)

3.       Amy

4.       Lola

5.       Lori F

6.       Kim

7.       Becky Pancake

8.       Karin G.

9.       Debbie (Kepi)

10.   LizE

11.   Maryanne

12.   Paula

13.   Wendy

14.   Janet

15.   Jasvanti

16.   Ginger

17.   Alicia

18.   Bobbie

19.   Shirley

20.   Sarah

21.   Cynthia

22.   Lizzie

23.   Samantha

24.   Sally

25.   Niki

26.   Karen W.