
With a little group of the lovely new Aurora Bangles in stock Thursday evening we were inspired to play a little, and came up with the idea of a focal point necklace. Bold, dense and dramatic necklaces are so terribly chic right now, and We always think of
Trollbeads as being a tool kit to design and create whatever type of jewellery one wishes. This was a good test to see how far we could take that!
It’s quite simple, really… we took three Aurora Bangles, sixteen stoppers, a pair of small size necklace chains, a basic clasp, and two “Frames” silver beads.
I know it sounds like a lot of stoppers, but it could be built with quite a few less. We had enough to do it this way, so we did. The really key part of the structure is the “Frames” bead, which links the three bangles. I love the contrast of the square frames with round
forms of the bangles and stoppers. Some of you many remember the Torque necklace that we designed some time ago, when the Bangle was first introduced. This necklace is really the natural extension of that design. The Aurora beads could be left off the center of each bangle for a cleaner, more purely modern and minimalist look, or conversely one could add a number of different, carefully selected beads. The beads on the bangles would be secure without stoppers, and that would create another look as well.

In the end, games such as these are a great way of keeping one’s mind open to the possibilities of one’s collection. It’s a little like Lego for the jewellery box: play, have fun, see what your beads and chains can build… Create something beautiful!
C