It has always amazed me how so many people are convinced that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. I have always found it to be particularly lucky. Perhaps that is because everyone else is drawing the bad luck to themselves.
Anyways when one of my Facebook friends, Tammy Adams of Paisley Lizard, came up with the brilliant idea to have a hop on Friday the 13th featuring black cats, I was all for it. After all my familiar is a black cat who happens to be rather camera shy.
Tammy sent all of the designers selected to participate a lovely polymer black cat focal. I absolutely loved the way the black and silver shimmer together as a background for the cat. (I do want to apologize for the pics. It seems that the only pretty days perfect to take pics happen when I am at work and can't take advantage of them).
I wanted to play up those lovely shimmers and I came across a black stone in my stash that had glints of silver. I wish I knew just what the stone is as I would love to get more but it happens to be one where the label fell off.
I knotted the unknown stone beads together with waxed linen and a fun cat clasp. I really like this necklace and am torn between giving it as a Yule gift to a friend that is as nuts about cats as I am or putting it up at Shaiha Designs.
Now I am really looking forward to seeing what all the other designers made using this delightful focal. Be sure to check them out and show them some love also.
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Tammy Adams (Hostess)
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Renee Hong
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Betony Maiden
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Coral Law
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Lee Koopman
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Jeanette Belmont
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Shai Williams
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Beth McCord
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Robin Lynne Showstack
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Lori Blanchard
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Deb Fortin
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Michelle McCarthy
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Kim Dworak
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Divya N
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Karin Grosset Grange
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Mowse Doyle
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Rebecca White
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Shawneen Fagnani
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Catherine King
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Brook Bock
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Kari Asbury
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Nan Smith
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Carolyn Lawson
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Linda Anderson
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Ann Schroeder
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Melissa Trudinger
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Kathy Lindemer
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Unknown but beautiful stones to match the great focal and clasp. That's a great necklace!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely elegant necklace. I have no idea what stone those beads are either, but they look perfect with the focal. And I adore the touch of whimsy in the clasp. Thanks so much for joining the hop.
ReplyDeleteI think this is lovely. I love the knotted stone beads and that clasp is adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love your necklace and that clasp is purr fect! Lol
ReplyDeleteThe clasp and the pendnat make your necklace so very whimsical - puurfect for a cat lover
ReplyDeleteGreat necklace! I love the touches of silver that pop against the black, and the cat clasp is perfect. I know what you mean about the light. In Wisconsin, it's gone now for months!!
ReplyDeletelovely piece and agree on the superstition comments .... not sure what all the fuss is about. The stone almost looks like either the dark portions of moss agate, or even blood stone
ReplyDeleteVery nice Shaiha! A simple but elegant piece. I love the clasp too. LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat job Shai. Even the clasp is a cat.
ReplyDeleteIt looks awesome! I love the slight shimmer to the clay that Tammy used, also. I considered using nightstar beads. I like the size of the beads you used, they perfectly balance the focal.
ReplyDeleteI am with you - how can people not love Friday the 13th! I especially love it when it is a full moon too.
ReplyDeleteI love your piece - the stones are awesome and I like how you are trying to pull in that silver. Such an elegant and sophisticated piece!
The beads are like pebbles making the necklace unique. The clasp is perfect too.
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace, those stones and that clasp are perfect!!
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