The first jump wasn't bad, let's go for another. 100 Things #2

[nightfox]

This one is not a particularly new piece, it's just a personal favorite. Some of my work is very heavy and elaborate and some of it is more on the delicate side. Since yesterday's neckpiece was one of the elaborate works in-the-making, I thought something simpler would be nice for today.

I love this necklace because it's got a nice Victorian sensibility to it and though it's hard to tell from a flat picure, this one looks really lovely worn nestled around the base of the throat. The stones are natural gems called Iolite and again, it's hard to tell from the photo but they are a deep violet blue in color. Iolites can range from a pale bluish gray (like the beads on this necklace) through to an indigo so dark they appear almost black. The chain and findings on this are sterling.