…or book-necklace.
I want this one to be special, so I´m bringing out the good stuff for this one! Here I´ve started on the cover. I´m using a petroleum-blue dyed water-snake skin.
Fast forward a couple of days later, and the book is finished. The pages are made from handmade, grey paper.
Adding a few special “beads will make this a walk down memory lane. First a silk-button I made for Miss Saigon. Turned out she only needed two instead of three, so here it is!
Second is a small pebble from the rocky beach at Dover. I visited a siege (!) at Dover Castle with my good friend Stephanie, who is probably one of the best historical costumiers in the world.
Here we have a turquoise from Beijing, china and a couple of my self-made glass-beads, made with the skillful instruction of another good friend, Marianne.
I´ve also used a couple of silver-bracelets as part of the necklace. One of them I think I must have gotten when I was a baby. It´s got a little plaque with my name on it, and a very small ladybug-charm. And here you can see the entire “booklace”.
While I was at it, I also made another necklace, this one basically to make use of an old heirloom silver-necklace I got from my great-aunt. It broke, and I´ve take it to several goldsmiths, none who could fix it. So I decided to simply cut off the broken parts, and add a new centre-piece. Three more of my self-made glass-beads are now the centre of attention, and I can use Ruth´s necklace again. (I´m not sure about the colors on it, but it´s the easiest thing in the world to change the centre-pieces, so it´s not a problem.)
# 42 was totally done yesterday! I´ve not had such a relaxing day in ages. Didn´t do a thing! Nothing stressful, anyway. 