Im sunk :-)

Swarovski Violet beads! Swarovski, Swarovski, Swarovski. Violet is the perfect lavender. (You could add other/all of their lavender shades to it, too.)

My other suggestion? Swarovski! ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

Some pearls.

If you don't want to spend a bundle, I have some rice pearls, not the greatest quality, but OK, from the SoPacific split I did with KathyNV a while back. I think they were a $1 a strand or something.

Let me know.. B.

I was thinking of those S crystals... lovely, absolutely. A little out of my budget at this point... maybe when the girls are older ? I wouldnt mind that one little bit. At that point I would add some dangerously droolworthy lampwork too. Get them hooked young on the good stuff... they will never turn to walmart for their prettys. Diana

I am interested.. thank you! mdcurtis at baldwin-telecom dot net Diana

Some of the AB finish FPs.... If you don't like/can't find "lavender" AB, then alternate your lavender with crystal AB.

Or, use the crystal AB fire polish with amethyst-- the chips and small rounds aren't all that expensive-- sometimes less than glass, actually-- and the little princesses might get an extra thrill from wearing "real jewels". Add in a few Bali "daisy" spacers if you have them, and a SS lobster or toggle clasp for the closure.

String on Fireline, and connect the necklace strand to the closure with a JUMP ring. The Fireline will make it a strong, nearly unbreakable necklace, and the jump ring will act as a safety device to allow it to "break" if somehow the necklace gets caught on something, or pulled on, and thus avoid strangling the wearer. How I would do it-- Start and end the strand on a split ring or soldered (closed) jump ring, then link the split rings to the clasp with the jumprings. Kaytee "Simplexities" on

For a little girl, I'd use pressed glass in flower shapes--the round purple ones with a slight frost come to mind. To add some light catching-ness to it, I'd throw some purple fiber optics in there--can't you picture a little girl holding the strand in her hand for HOURS, turning it ever so slightly to see how the light bounces around in the band on the beads?

Thank you for addressing the safety issue. I would hate to be the giver of a deadly gift. The rest of the recommendations Im taking with me while I leaf thru pages and pages of beads on ebay. :-) such torture. Thank you for your great ideas! Diana

Part of my problem is that I havent ever seen these beads in real life. Im buying on other peoples says so, and believe me, I trust you guys! I dont believe I can go wrong in anything I buy from reputable sellers. Its like fabric, if its not right for what I wanted I put it away and use it elsewhere. Thanks... fiber optics... Ill check those out too! Thanks! Diana

Bwahahahahaha. Ok, I know, that doesn't help, but it sure was fun.

Little girls and pearls. That sounds perfect! I love my pearls to this day.

You!!!! And I bet you saw my IM's last night and chuckled in your sleep as well. Darned woman. Diana

Don't forget you can musch all kinds of sparklies in the polyclay hearts!

.Stephanie.

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I tried mashing some glitter in the other day, it exploded. :-) I guess I need to find a less enthusiastic glitter. Diana

Have you tried glitter flakes? Just don't use it in a cane--the glitter cuts the clay as you slice.

Awww, i didn't get any IM's from you last night. Weird. But that's yahoo for ya.

I'm voting Swarovski too - I've got other similar beads but they don't even begin to compare to the Swarovskis. They're not all that expensive are they ? Or maybe they just seem average price here cos everything else is overpriced. I'd send you some (to get you totally hooked) cept I don't have violet - yet!! hmm .. maybe that's a good enough excuse to buy more.

cas

LOL thats very generous of you Cas, I will break down and get some so I can see for myself what the hoooha is about. There isnt a bead store handy, the photos online for any bead is merely a guideline at this point... so.. darn, Im going to spend a little money. Besides, a few RCBers are being very generous and sending me some goodies to further my education. But as for YOU getting some violets... yes... do. Then just send me one. Yes, just one. I can hold it up with the other crystals and make them jealous. :-) Later Diana

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Diana Curtis" :

]Now, if you were making a ]lavender FP necklace, what would you add to give more sparkle and ]princesslyness to it?

clear crystal. from those who should not be named.