Princesses and Ropes

No, this story has nothing to do with Rapunzel, but rather a strand of magical beads…

A little while ago I stumbled upon some vintage green wooden beads. Because I wasn’t sure what to make of them, I let them sit for a while.

I was tired of short necklaces – those pieces of a certain and most common length of 17”–19”. The Princess length. I wanted to make something in an odd length; something that, if worn with some other necklace, would not clash and hit the same spot.

So I made a queenly 52” necklace. Any strand greater than 45” is termed either a Lariat, or Rope. The former has no clasp and may be worn any way one pleases; the latter has a clasp. So the vintage green wooden beads, black onyx, and two old silver-toned Moroccan beads make up my new Rope.

I may have exaggerated the magical part.