"tell a story" collection

This is from my "tell me a story" collection. I have many customers that have bought from me in the past who like to hear the "story" behind my one-of-a-kind pieces. I am happy to oblige. I love talking about my bead finds and where they came from. This piece has a 24K gold-leaf Venetian bead as the focal bead, I bought this on a recent trip to Murano, Italy. On the island of Murano they make the most beautiful beads in the world. Of, that's only my opinion. The teeny-tiny beads in between on the piece are steel-cut seed beads from then 1920's (like the one's you might see on a gown from that time period). I have also included in this piece, vintage Czech glass, crystal, pearls and Tourmaline. There are no two necklaces the same in this collection. I love making them!