For this leather cord necklace I was inspired by the new colors we just got in the deer hide lace. The wine and sienna remind me of fall which is quickly approaching. Fall also happens to be my favorite season and color pallet. Although spring is known as the season of new beginnings, I believe fall is as well. A new year of school starts, the sun is changing, trees are turning beautiful colors and the air is crisp. The succession of colors of the leather and the gemstones I used captures this feeling.
One element I love experimenting with in my jewelry is using leather in unexpected ways. It is so versatile in the ways it can be manipulated. Instead of using the tulip crimp clasps, I used jumprings and a gold vermeil three strand clasp. I just poked holes at the tips of the leather and stuck the jumpring through it. This gives each leather cord a defined length and the beads sit in relation to one another. It sits on my neck just as I envisioned it.
What are the different ways you have used the deer hide leather lace?
The Splendor of Fall Necklace
Punch Small Holes with Awl & attach with Jumprings
