Time for another fun jewelry challenge!  Today’s challenge?  The “Do Over”  hosted by Jeannie Dukic!  How’s this for a great idea:  Jeannie sent us a piece of jewelry that she made in her early days that she no longer intends to sell.  We were to take the piece of jewelry and run with it.   It was interesting anticipating what she would send !  Let me show you what came my way….

Well now I thought the necklace I received was pretty as it was!  I had plenty of  yellow jade nuggets, a  silver-colored ring, and coral sticks to work with.

Now on to how I reinvented this piece!  I didn’t have the heart to cut apart all of those yellow jade wire-wrapped links, so I decided to work with them.  I doubled them up as two strands in the back of the necklace.  I played around with the placement of the silver ring, but in the end, I kept it in the center.  I coiled wire around the ring to add some texture, and added a cluster of beads with a sterling silver leaf. Everything was then oxidized.

The necklace is now shorter and has additional color with the turquoise beads, but yet keeps the Southwestern look.

If you would like to join Jeannie’s next Do Over Challenge, you can find all of details right here!  Now on to visit the other participants….. I’m looking forward to seeing their Before and After pieces too!

Jeannie/Hostess http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog

Cilla Watkins  http://www.tellyourgirlfriends.com

Michelle Mach http://michellemach.com/blog

Alesha Conklin http://obtainingmercy.typepad.com

Molly Alexander http://beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com

Cindy Wimmer http://www.sweetbead2.mysticcomputing.com  (You are here!)

Mary Govaars http://www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com

Marlene Cupo http://amazingdesigns-marlene.blogspot.com

Dagi  http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com/

Charlene Jacka http://clay-space.com/

Julia Johnson  http://beautifullywhimsical.blogspot.com

Carolyn Lawson  http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com

Pamela Orians http://somedaybeads.blogspot.com

Linda Younkman http://lindydesigns.blogspot.com/

Shelly Joyce http://www.aujourlejour-shelly.blogspot.com/

Judy Riggs http://www.rigglettes.blogspot.com/

Cary Scholes http://mamaneeds2create.blogspot.com

Shaun Mullin http://bogshaun.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Jeannie, for a fun challenge!  And thank YOU for visiting today –

Cindy