Sometimes things just come together perfectly. I was so thrilled with how this necklace came together that I submitted it to a magazine. I never heard anything one way or the other, so I’m going to show it here now because it’s too cool not to share with the world (or at least the people reading my blog!)
I got a beautiful lampwork focal by Julie Schmidt Bowen of Autochthonous Evolved. Like most things, I put it in my stash so it could wait for its project to come along. And it did! I then bought separately, not thinking about the glass focal, a group of beautiful acrylic MyElements components by Yvonne Irvin-Faus. I realized they were such a fabulous match!
I still can’t get over how much they match; it’s like they were made for each other. I added some dangles and a bead I got from My Elements.
I alternated some turquoise enamel components to bring out that little swirl in the lampwork focal, and finished it all off with some black chain from My Elements. Sometimes things come together so easily, and that’s really fun.
Bead Love 
Oh Ann it is stunning! you did MyELEMENTS proud! ;o)
I love it when a design comes together like this! Beautiful! Good luck on the magazine submission!
You’re right, such a fantastic match! The colors are gorgeous and I love the big black chain which echoes the black lines in the beads.
The necklace is fantastic. I would not have been brave enough to combine different patterns. I am just not that way, but you did a great job. I might get the nerve some day.