The beautiful Venetian glass beads were the inspiration for this asymmetrical necklace that has a dash of gold here and there. However, the finished design reminds me of the Orient. Maybe I?m thinking about Memoirs of a Geisha right now. Any way, the design is exotic and one that will be noticed.

Below are the supplies you?ll need along with vendor information:

Materials from www.gems2behold.com:
1 Disc Glass beads, flat, Bicolor Jewelled Gold, 20mm red-gold (SKU:DFLG-20-BJ-81)
2 Disc Glass beads, gold foil, Tosca, 15mm , red (SKU: DG-15-TOS-07)
2 Square Glass beads, gold foil, 15mm, Red Textu (SKU: SQG-15-07)

Materials from www.artgems.com:
21 black onyx rectangle beads approx. 4x13mm (SKU: HP1610)
26 black onyx 4mm round beads (SKU: HP1602)

Materials from www.wigjig.com:
6 inches of 21 gauge round half-hard gold-filled wire

Materials from www.firemountain.com:
10 gold-filled 4mm twisted corrugated round beads (#14-1606MB)
2 gold-filled 8mm twisted beads (#14-1617MB)
2 2x2 gold-filled crimp beads

Materials from local bead store:
10-15 grams size 11 red silver-lined seed beads
2 ½ feet beading wire size .014 or .015 gold

Tools:
Crimping pliers
Wire cutters
Round nosed pliers
Flat nosed pliers