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Are you getting ready for the 4th of July? I made this Firecracker Necklace to celebrate this year. The necklace is a graduated series of curlicues on a choker base. I made it with a shiny red rayon (bamboo) thread and added an appliqued gold metallic chain around the base. The necklace fastens with a vintage button from the 1960s.  I've made this style before and it's firm and durable - made to last for decades. It's lightweight and fun to wear all year. Since it looks like firecrackers to me, it's especially nice for celebrations.  If you crochet, please let me know by your comments here if you'd like me to create a PDF pattern for this one and I'll add it to my TO DO list! The necklace is available in my Etsy shop.

When my Lily of the Valley first bloomed I made this necklace to celebrate the arrival of High Spring. Here's the necklace on a mannequin to give you an idea of the dimensions. The necklace is large and makes a big visual statement, but because I crocheted it with fine threads, it's actually very lightweight. I'm fond of using French embroidery floss for my fiber art jewelry because it has a beautiful sheen and comes in an almost limitless number of colors. Today I was delighted to see that the flowers are still blooming. This is unusual for Lily of the Valley which generally only lasts a short time in the garden. I'm assuming that the cold weather has lengthened their lifespan. This picture shows them just after a rainstorm last week. I like the sparkly water on the sturdy leaves of these very delicate looking flowers. These are the flowers I picked this morning. Not only do they look like little ivory bells, but they also smell so intensely sweet that the whole room i...