We had a party/dinner/gift exchange with the animal rescue group I volunteer with, so I made this dachshund necklace for my gift. It was one of those things where someone opens a gift and then the next person can either open a gift or steal a gift that's already opened. It was a hoot.
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My necklace was pretty popular and got stolen several times before finally ending up with our director. It was even stolen from her once, but she was able to get it back when someone stole her replacement gift so she was able to make another steal. Too funny.
I made the lampwork bead and the 14K GF chain work. I used brown pearls and black Swarovski crystals for accents. I really wanted to keep it after I made it, so I always figure that's a good sign.