wearing necklaces

By Tiraphan Hasub in Thailand, this delightful necklace hosts beads and charms. Gleaming brass spheres, jingling bells and golden elephants mingle with blue calcite, all knotted by hand on a slender brown cord.

Pretty blossoms in a riotous array of colors define this necklace from Thai artisan Anusara. She crafts the necklace with beads of amethyst, lapis lazuli, quartz, carnelian, dyed calcite and black glass, creating cheerful contrasts between the flowers' petals and their centers. The necklace is secured by a sterling silver plated brass clasp and extender.