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Macrame Necklace: Tiger Eye Tear Drop

by Daniela on September 4, 2009

in Necklaces, New Posts

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Charming, and elegant, this macrame necklace features two stunning stones: tiger eye and agate. The brownish agate is wrapped with a macrame design using light brown and cream color linen, which swirls down the stone, to allow a gorgeous tiger eye stone shaped like a drop to dangle softly below. The upper part of the necklace consists of an asymmetrical macrame design combining two shades of brown and small tiger eye stones.

To clasp the necklace insert the beads into the opening and adjust to the desired length. The necklace can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush, and can be used in water since all of its materials are water resistant.

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A gorgeous turquoise stone, trapped inside a web embedded in a jacaranda shell.
The jacaranda shell is the seed pod of a beautiful tree native to tropical regions, and very abundant in my home town. The green seed pods, resembling wooden turtle shells cover the trees, just hanging out. When the shell dries, it falls to the ground, and eventually the sun opens them up to release the seeds.
It is an amazing natural piece, excellent for eco-friendly projects. The jacaranda shell is found in different sizes and slightly varied shapes. Additionally, the leaves and the flowers of the Jacaranda tree are used for medicinal purposes.
I got this turquoise stone, originally from the Four Corners (US) at a fair in Texas, where I was very impressed by the crafts and jewelry of the native American Indians.
Inspired by the Indian dream catcher, I created this spider web over the shell, which hold the light turquoise in it’s heart. The macrame necklace combines light blue and cream colors. To close the necklace insert the acai seeds into the opening. It can be washed with gentle soap and a soft brush.

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Macrame Necklace: Amazon Ivory with Desert Fossil Stone

September 1, 2009

This necklace features an amazing stone from the Mexican desert with fossilized shells, that blend into different designs open to one’s unique interpretation. This fossil stone is polished into a circular shape, and conserves its natural colors. Topped with a stunning vegetable ivory Tagua seed that I picked in the picturesque town of Jipi Japa [...]

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Macrame Seed and Stone Magic Fairy Necklace

August 31, 2009

A gorgeous orange Tagua seed, with two shiny seeds from the delicious fruit of the gum tree, and a mysterious looking dark smoked agate stone with an orangish center wrapped in macrame, brought together by a design of brown and orange tones of linen, give life to a special fairy. It is hanging from a [...]

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Macrame Amazonite Forest Necklace

August 31, 2009

This necklace features a watery agate stone from Brazil that displays various shades of green and turquoise, surrounding a center of light. The centerpiece stone is wrapped in green and brown linen, with amazonite stones embedded in the diamond shaped macrame design (double half hitch knot). The same pattern is followed in the rest of [...]

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Macrame Necklace: Shells down the hill

August 31, 2009

A beautiful honey brown agate stone with white strikes circling it, is wrapped by the top with brown linen, and combined with two shells that hang on each side. The closely knotted macrame design is made mostly with brown linen, discovering some areas of apple green linen. It is [...]

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San Jose Raindrop Macrame Necklace

August 4, 2009

Many hours of knotting during rainy days in San Jose… my new home is a very rainy place, that means plenty of indoor hours listening to the the hypnotizing sounds of the raindrops falling to the ground… This is what I tried to express in this necklace. Seriously, it rained so much, every single [...]

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