ginko leaf necklace

It’s been a long time since I’ve done anything with my precious metal clay experiments. I made necklaces for my moms for Mother’s Day out of leaves. I got the pmc paste and painted it on the veiny side of little leaves and let it dry. After about a dozen layers of clay paste I added a loop of clay to the top, then fired the leaves in my little hot pot. The real leaves burned away leaving perfect little fine silver leaves. Once I did two leaves I just couldn’t stop. They were so easy and sew delicately beautiful. Well, several of those little leaves have been sitting in a little container up in my art room for a long, long time.

ginko necklace

I’ve also had some strings of beads waiting to be combined with my little leaves to make some finished jewelry. The first one I made was for my sister in-law in Idaho– and it got lost in the mail. I haven’t made any for myself because Ian is in the necklace-pulling-off stage, so it just hasn’t seemed worth it, but the other day I just couldn’t stand it any longer. I had to try hooking some beads together and dangling some little leaves from them.

ginko necklace

I really, really like it. The beads are jadeite stones and the wire, chain, and jump rings are all sterling silver.

ginko necklace

I’ve been trying to just wear it around, but Ian can’t keep his hands off of it. I guess it’s a date necklace for now.

Oh and I found a photo (from my old camera) of the lost-in-the-mail (which is our fault because we sent it to the wrong address) necklace. I had never seen tulip tree poplars until we moved here to Ohio. Our neighbors have 2 of them, so all spring I was picking the baby leaves off of the branches that hung over to our side of the fence. They are such a pretty shape.

tulip tree leaf

This one has green German glass beads and sterling silver beads on a sterling silver chain. I hope whoever ended up with it opened it and likes it!! Tiffany, a new one will be coming soon!

4 thoughts on “ginko leaf necklace

  1. They are beautiful!!! Wow!! I love the Ginko leaves – we have one of those trees on our street and I think the leaves are so delicate, but strong –

    Beautiful!! :)

  2. sooo beautiful. i haven’thad time or space to get painting or designing jewelry yet, but like you i couldn’t stand it any longer and the other day i unpacked your pieces and i’ve been playing with arrangements. i’m going to send them to you as soon as i wrap them up! i hope that they are just a little bit as pretty as this one. (the perfect date necklace indeed!)

    kisses.

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