FSOJ 2008 Week 14: Beadcruise pendant

This is my first entry for the FSOJ this year. I was debating if I should should start to catch up the last 12 weeks but figured it would be best to just bite the bullet and start at the second quarter -- Week 14.
This pendant was started at the BeadCruise I just recently went on, to Jamaica and Grand Cayman. The center cab is a gorgeous natural amazonite, with a blue-green so deep that it reminds me of the waters of the Caribbean. It's trapped in a netted bezel and surrounded by rough faceted peridot, aquamarine and apatite.

Net Bezel with two stones

I got the following message via email:

"Hi Eni, How do you make the Netted Bezel without the bail? What do you do with the end's of the wire? I am working on attaching 2 netted bezels stones together one on top of the other for a pendent. Only the one on top needs the bail. I am not sure how to end the wire on the second one."

Answer: I usually just form tiny loops at the ends, or spirals. When connecting two stones together, I usually form an underlying figure eight instead of trying to make two separate circular frames. That way, I only have two ends of the wire to deal with, and not four.
In this example, the underlying structure holding the two stones is a figure eight. After that, a second wire was added for the border (see also Border for Net Bezel).

BeadCruise 2008

I'm back from the BeadCruise and it was just a ton of fun! I taught two classes, a full day and a half day. We sailed a total of 5 days, stopping in Jamaica and Grand Cayman islands.
Here are some pictures:

On the ship leaving Fort Lauderdale.



Ladies hard at work during the first full day class: Coiled bangle.



At shore in Jamaica.



Second class: half day: Netted Pendant.