Mother-Daughter Necklace Sets

My daughters are already enormous jewelry fans at 2 and 4 years old.  They can often be found roaming the house with a dozen or more Mardi Gras beads hanging from their neck.  For special days and occasions, they each have necklaces created by me.  I will post my necklaces for children on another day.  

 

This post is about necklace combinations that I have created specifically for mothers and daughters.

This is a delicate balance!  What a child loves is not usually something that an adult would wear out into the World.  Ask the millions of mothers with macaroni necklaces stuffed in their bathroom drawers.

The balance of combining identical, similar and unique elements on respective strands allows for the success of these necklace sets.  Check out these two sets that I recently created.

Mother’s Necklace:

• 32” Mixed media chain.  18” vintage “Lucky Brand” antique bronze ball bead chain and 14” gold plated vintage 1960s bar chain.  The necklace is completed with a traditional lobster clasp in the back 
• Gold plated antique (1950-1960) Guilloché hand-painted locket.  “Guilloché, phonetically pronounced gee-oh-SHAY, is from the French word meaning ‘engine turning.’  It simply means "engine turning patterns" and refers to an ornamental pattern. Guilloché patterns can be seen in neoclassic architecture and banknotes.  The technique as it pertains to jewelry making involves carving a design into a base metal.  The Guilloché technique can be seen in various antique and vintage jewelry and vanity items from compacts, pocket watches and dresser sets to charms.  After enameling, decorative accents such as hand-painted roses may be added to an item.”
•  Faceted Citrine teardrop hung asymmetrically at the connection point of the two chains on the right side of the chain.  Citrine is known as the “success stone.”  It is also said to be a joyful stone with bright energy, good fortune and good luck energies. 
•  To the right of the locket is a cluster of vintage glass pearls ranging in size and color.

         

        Daughter’s Necklace:

• 14” white cording with a traditional lobster clasp in the back. 
•  Large faceted Citrine teardrop. 
•  Cluster of vintage glass pearls ranging in size and color.

Mother’s Necklace:

• 32” Mixed media chain.  10” vintage rosary chain using black metallic class beads and 22” antique bronze rolo chain completed with a traditional lobster clasp in the back. 
•  Antique (1950-1960) Cloisonné locket with gold plating and etching.  “Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, in recent centuries using vitreous enamel, and in older periods also inlays of cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné.”
• Hung asymmetrically at the connection point of the two chains on the left side is a cluster of charms and beads.

• Vintage enamel daisy from a 1960s brooch representing the daughter’s name
• Gold toned letter “D” for Daisy.
• Antique bronze heart charm.
• Vintage rose quartz colored glass bead.  Rose quartz symbolizes love, the perfect addition to a mother-daughter necklace.
• Vintage green glass pearls and onyx bead.

Daughter’s Necklace: 

• 16” Antique bronze rolo chain completed with a traditional lobster clasp that attaches on the ring in front.
• Gold toned vintage hammered ring.
• Antique bronze “paper” crane charm.  “Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Some stories believe you are granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. This makes them popular gifts for special friends and family.”
• Vintage enamel daisy from a 1960s brooch.
•   Antique bronze heart charm.
• Vintage rose quartz colored glass bead, symbol of love.
• Vintage green and white glass pearl and onyx bead.

Included with this necklace set were paper cranes folded using “Daisy” paper, strung up and adorned with beads.