This week's Wednesday Workshop comes from Katerina Konstantinou, beadfatuation on Pinterest.
It's so easy to think of clasps as purely functional elements, necessary but not exciting. This necklace reminds me that clasps are just as much a design opportunity as pendants are: by adding floral elements to the clasp, this designer has balanced the weight of the pendant at the bottom, while allowing the appealing simplicity of the herringbone rope to remain intact. Without the decorative clasp, this necklace would feel bottom-heavy and mundane. An added bonus is that the wearer of this necklace will be just as adorned from the back as she is from the front.
Try this on:
- Miye Matsukata's gemstone plaque.
- Lisa Kan's Russian spiral necklace.
- Any rounded necklace shape with a pendant of significant weight.