New and improved

Sometimes after I've created a piece of jewelry, photographed it, and put it up for sale in my Etsy shop, I have second thoughts. A little light bulb comes on over my head and I go, Ah ha! That piece could be improved if I changed X/Y/Z about it.

Recently, that was the case with my Metropolitan necklace design. The necklace had been for sale on Etsy for a while, when I had an idea to make it even better (which was a shame, because I did like it the way it was, and I was really happy with the photos I took of it). I donated the original to a charity auction, and am now about to embark on a re-do that I believe will make the necklace even more awesome.

The Metropolitan was beautiful in its first incarnation (left), but when I did a custom piece (right) for a client using these hammered silver links, I realized I wanted to replace the finer silver links of Metropolitan with something more substantial. (Click photo to enlarge.)

I'll be constructing the new version this weekend. The more dramatic links will be a great addition to this bold necklace!