Festive beaded necklaces

Recently, I came across two people. The first woman, looked at a beaded necklace and said “wow, I need more beads” and the other said “I don’t want this jewellery because it has a beaded chain.” I wonder, what is it about beads that divides people so much. Why is that people either love or hate them? I for one has been a lover of beads ever since I started to make jewellery in 2008. So much so, that when one of my dates pointed out that he doesn’t hold my beaded jewellery in high regard, I said no for a second date

Why wear beaded necklaces

Beads excite me and sooth me they help me channelise my creativity into a wearable object. Whenever I feel like I wasted my time (particularly on weekends), I make a simple beaded necklace and I feel satisfied that I have somehow used my time diligently. Beaded necklaces are easy to wear. You don’t need an occasion or a celebration in order to wear them. On the other hand, beaded necklaces can make you feel festive, happy and dressed up when you wear them. Last week I gave an expert lecture for another department and I received a compliment saying that I look very pretty. it amused me for I had been wearing the same casual outfit since morning without any compliments. The difference was that I was wearing one of my statement beaded necklaces from Handpicked in the afternoon

Festive beaded necklaces

With that I want to show you a couple of new festive beaded necklaces. You can find them on the shop page here is well.

Coin necklace with glass beads

Glass bead necklace with a vintage Afghani stone studded coin and two new coin charms. I bought the vintage coin from a collector and dealer at Beadfest in 2016. The other two are new, Indian 2 paisa coin look alike charms. To play up the contrast in the Afghani coin, I used gray and red beads throughout the necklace. This piece is available for sale.

Green Filigree

This is a necklace of glass beads and shell pearls looped together. I have used a laser cut brass bracelet focal as a pendant and used a rhinestone topper. The necklace comes with earrings. One of my friends booked it as soon as I posted on my Instagram.

Earthly Structures

The last of the three, is this simple glass bead necklace with earrings in browns and gold. I was creating this piece like a kid playing with an abacus – stacking shapes on a rod to get a structure. If it doesn’t sell I may remake it with a different – handmade pendant.

Since I have not been making on a regular basis, this is all for now. I predict that the coming month will be hectic with end semester work at college, evaluations and a work trip. However, I hope to keep blogging. Inspired by a trend presentation that one of my students made in class, I redid a part of this blog’s homepage. I am going for a neo-brutalist and a maximalist vibe here. I have ideas for the rest and hope to complete it soon.

Till then, tell me why do you think people dislike beads? Also, feedback are welcome on the blog.

I hope you find it interesting

Cheers