Mother-of-the-Groom Necklace...

Last week, my brother-in-law got married.  I mentioned the happy couple on my blog HERE.  In that post, I also said that I had been busy creating jewelry for the bridal party and the immediate family.  I received a couple of emails asking to see pictures of the jewelry.
I didn't get a chance to take any pictures of the bridal party jewelry (peacock feather earrings, peacock feather pendant necklaces and simple bracelets made of Swarovski crystals in teals and black) or the pearl necklaces I made, but I did take a few pictures of the necklace for my mother-in-law.

Becki asked me a few months ago to create this piece.  She said she was wearing a dress with a lower neckline and that she wasn't afraid of a little bling.  So, I went to work!  

I wanted to create something special for her since she's such a special lady!  I wanted to make her something simply dazzling.  The necklace is thickly clustered with wire-wrapped Swarovski crystals and Czech glass in peacock colors; there are several hundred wire-wraps.  In the light, it glitters and sends off dozens upon dozens of little, sparkly points of light.  It weighs a fair amount, but it's worth its weight in compliments.  All throughout the reception, I heard people commenting on the piece.  Even while I was working on it at the store, I received many compliments while it was still in progress.  I made a similar style bracelet HERE, but this necklace took the idea to new levels!

I feel happy that I was able to make something to show how much I appreciate Becki being in our lives.  She's a great lady!