#TBT Art Deco Inspired Opal Pendant

[mrs-b]

Ohhhhh - I am ALL about it as a brooch!! Oh MAN! Love it, @Catmom!! And it's STUNNING on black!

And - got it, re the chains. I agree, the dbty chain is more in keeping with its feel.

So now you only need one more....FOR EARRINGS!!

(...ok, that would be a bit much, even for me....)

I think this is the prettiest brooch on PS. Just beautiful. <3

 

[Catmom]

Ohhhhh - I am ALL about it as a brooch!! Oh MAN! Love it, @Catmom!! And it's STUNNING on black!

And - got it, re the chains. I agree, the dbty chain is more in keeping with its feel.

So now you only need one more....FOR EARRINGS!!

(...ok, that would be a bit much, even for me....)

I think this is the prettiest brooch on PS. Just beautiful. <3

That's so kind of you to say! I have a feeling its going to be worn much more as a brooch than as a pendant. I wouldn't rule out some dangle earrings in the future........................

 

[Catmom]

 

[KristinTech]

Thank you so much missy! I am wearing it as a brooch today.

Gorgeous! Now you just need to affix that to a tiara and you are all set for the royal wedding this weekend! I love it as a brooch. And it is so striking against the black!

 

[Madam Bijoux]

WOW!!! That is one of the most magnificent pendants I have ever seen!!!

 

[Catmom]

Gorgeous! Now you just need to affix that to a tiara and you are all set for the royal wedding this weekend! I love it as a brooch. And it is so striking against the black!

LOL, oh wait......a tiarra............hmm................

 

[Catmom]

WOW!!! That is one of the most magnificent pendants I have ever seen!!!

Madam Bijoux, thank you so much for saying that!

 

[Acinom]

What a gorgeous pendant/brooch!! You have the most amazing pieces and this is a worthy member of your already gorgeous collection!
Enjoy wearing it! It looks so beautiful on you.

 

[Catmom]

What a gorgeous pendant/brooch!! You have the most amazing pieces and this is a worthy member of your already gorgeous collection!
Enjoy wearing it! It looks so beautiful on you.

Thank you so much Acinom! I'm really happy with how it turned out. I had a vision of it with an opal that matched my ring so when that didn't happen and we went with this one I was a little anxious as to how it would look.

 

[Catmom]

Yay, it finally stopped raining for a few minutes and the sun sorta came out!

 

[lambskin]

Love the dual purpose setting! That opal is to die for!!!

 

[Catmom]

Love the dual purpose setting! That opal is to die for!!!

Thank you! I don't know why it is so hard to capture the red in the stone. You can see it with the naked eye but rarely in photos.

 

[Catmom]

Blurry but more true to color....

 

[ac117]

Absolutely stunning!!! You have a beautiful collection - I would love to play in your jewelry box!!!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

That's gorgeous, Michelle!!! I adore art deco and the opal is fabulous! Happy Mother's Day to you!!!

 

[Catmom]

Absolutely stunning!!! You have a beautiful collection - I would love to play in your jewelry box!!!

Aww thanks ac117!!! Come on over, lol.

 

[Catmom]

That's gorgeous, Michelle!!! I adore art deco and the opal is fabulous! Happy Mother's Day to you!!!

Thank you so much diamondseeker2006! I adore art deco too. There's just something about the detail work that appeals to me. Black opals were just being discovered during the art deco period and there are so many gorgeous deco opal pieces.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Breathtaking!!!! Mind boggling beautiful!

cheers--Sharon

 

[Catmom]

HI:

Breathtaking!!!! Mind boggling beautiful!

cheers--Sharon

Aww thanks Sharon!!

 

[luv2sparkle]

Catmom, I am in love with your pendant/broach! It is fabulous! The picture on your black sweater is amazing. I think you need to wear black every single day for the next few weeks so you can show off that beauty. It literally jumps off the black. Another wonderful piece for your collection!

 

[Catmom]

Catmom, I am in love with your pendant/broach! It is fabulous! The picture on your black sweater is amazing. I think you need to wear black every single day for the next few weeks so you can show off that beauty. It literally jumps off the black. Another wonderful piece for your collection!

Thanks so much luv2sparkle! I may have to go buy more black, lol.

 

[Arkteia]

Unbelievable! Like everything about it, the setting, the stone, everything!

 

[Catmom]

Unbelievable! Like everything about it, the setting, the stone, everything!

Thank you Arkteia. I'll have to take a pic of the pin mechanism. It's so different from anything I've seen before.

 

[kgizo]

Love it as a pendant and a brooch! Really beautiful!

 

[Catmom]

Love it as a pendant and a brooch! Really beautiful!

Thank you!

 

[petite_singe]

Wow, it's so unique and beautiful. It also looks great on you.

 

[Catmom]

So here is the photo of the pin mechanism. As you can see it has the double pin but unlike the ones I am familiar with it doesn't have the double "butterfly" locking piece at the bottom. I can understand the thinking on why she did it this way. The opal would be blocked the other way. But this way it doesn't lock and this morning I was wearing it as a pendant and leaning down cleaning cat boxes [my jewelry all has to pass the cleaning cat boxes test, lol] when it flipped over. Apparently I had squeezed one of the pins away from the little matching claw and the chain had come off of that pin. It was dangling by one! Now I am totally paranoid of wearing this as a pendant until it gets a make over. Goodness can you imagine if it falls totally off and the stone smashes into smithereens? My heart can't take that lol. Since it works well as a brooch I'm thinking I will have her do something different for the chain to go through. Something solid but I don't want it to show when wearing it as a brooch. Any ideas?

 

[Catmom]

Wow, it's so unique and beautiful. It also looks great on you.

Thank you so much petite_singe!

 

[Arkteia]

So here is the photo of the pin mechanism. As you can see it has the double pin but unlike the ones I am familiar with it doesn't have the double "butterfly" locking piece at the bottom. I can understand the thinking on why she did it this way. The opal would be blocked the other way. But this way it doesn't lock and this morning I was wearing it as a pendant and leaning down cleaning cat boxes [my jewelry all has to pass the cleaning cat boxes test, lol] when it flipped over. Apparently I had squeezed one of the pins away from the little matching claw and the chain had come off of that pin. It was dangling by one! Now I am totally paranoid of wearing this as a pendant until it gets a make over. Goodness can you imagine if it falls totally off and the stone smashes into smithereens? My heart can't take that lol. Since it works well as a brooch I'm thinking I will have her do something different for the chain to go through. Something solid but I don't want it to show when wearing it as a brooch. Any ideas?

Wow, a scary story! The pins (the idea) remind me a little the brooches that are worn over a string of pearls. Maybe a string of akoyas? No ideas about the mechanics.

 

[Catmom]

Wow, a scary story! The pins (the idea) remind me a little the brooches that are worn over a string of pearls. Maybe a string of akoyas? No ideas about the mechanics.

I don't know if it would fit over a string of pearls. I'll have to try that out. I'm going to take it back in tomorrow and see if she can come up with something.