Last year I received a gift from an old friend of my parents. Lill, a textile artist, went to Ghana as part of an artists’ tour, and she brought me back some wonderful Krobo glass trade beads, recycled glass beads and brass. I’ll be writing more about these soon, but in the mean time, here’s a picture.
In thanks I made Lill a necklace. It’s a very late thank you, as I dithered over what beads to use—Lill wears colourful and chunky jewellery. In the end I chose a pendant that I received in a Bead Swap-USA exchange. It’s a fabulous and unique pendant from US artist Meg Hannan, who uses fabric to create pendants in a millefiori style that she calls Fabric Jewels. Here’s a close up of the pendant. Gorgeous, huh??
I strung it with a selection of glass beads including Czech glass and cultured sea glass in colours I pulled from the pendant.
My parents gave it to her a couple of weeks ago when they visited her. I’m glad you love it Lill!
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Oh yes…nice haul of beads you received! And I agree..that pendant is beautiful!
Beautiful necklace. I love that Meg Hannan pendant! I can’t wait to hear more about your gift beads; they are beautiful too!
Love the necklace & the pendant! What an apropos gift for someone who’s a lover of textiles! & even for those that aren’t.
GORGEOUS! I love yer hoarding piece, too! The branches….*swoon*
This is FABULOUS! I love that textile pendant, as well as all the metal and glass beads and your clasp. It all comes together so wonderfully. Seriously fabulous!