Jewelry Set: Pendant/Pin of Vintage Turquoise/Gold Glass, Vint. Opalite Glass, Swarovski Crystals, etc., on GP Dapper Bar hotsell Chain, w/Earrings

Jewelry Set: Pendant/Pin of Vintage Turquoise/Gold Glass, Vintage Opalite Glass, Swarovski Crystals, etc., on Gold-Filled Dapper Bar Chain, w/Earrings

Condition: both vintage and new components are in beautiful shape

Measurements: the necklace is approximately 18 1/4" long by 1 1/2" wide at the top of the pendant/pin (46.36 x 5.08 cm); the entire pendant/pin is 4 1/8" long (10.48 cm), of which 2 3/8" (6.03 cm) is the length of the drop; the earrings are about 2 1/4" long (5.72 cm)

I began with the intention of making a ring top with the vintage turquoise and gold glass disk embellished with a few sparkly accent beads. After setting a vintage Opalite glass cab ringed with seed beads at the center, I outlined the disk with tiny gold beads and White Opal Swarovski crystals. I wondered, though, whether adding some vintage crystal cup chain would be pretty. It was! Then I needed another outline of gold beads, and a froth of gilt-lined White Opal seed beads to seal the edges of the turquoise Ultrasuede backing to the inner layer of white craft interfacing. I loved it, but I had to admit that it was really too large, and a bit heavy, for the top of a ring. I decided to make the embellished disk into a pendant/pin and found some delicate gold-filled Dapper Bar chain for the necklace portion and a lovely 14K gold-plated twisted "S" hook for the clasp. Somehow, the necklace and pendant didn't seem quite finished, so I added a pendant to the pendant! I put two vintage Opalite glass flower bud shapes back to back and used matte turquoise Delica beads and more tiny gold beads to hold them together. I gave the small pendant a charming little brass teardrop at the bottom and topped it with a Light Turquoise Swarovski round crystal and vintage gold-plated brass bead caps (which I later repeated for matching earrings). Then, for added flair, I connected the small drop to the pendant/pin with a vintage gold-plated long mesh bead and gold-filled smooth round beads. I'm so pleased with the result that I don't really mind not having made the ring!

*See my separate listing for a Brooch/Pin: Vintage Turquoise/Gold Glass Disk with Vintage Sapphire AB Cabs, Vintage Aquamarine Cup Chain, Vintage hotsell Gold-Plated Brass Bead, Blue Zircon AB 2X Swarovski Crystal, & Opaque Turquoise Czech Glass Teardrop