getting to know my brand new FN

Here is my first design attempt. All of the beads on the FN are the new beads that came with it today. I was even able to fit one inside the ballerinas and use it as a splitter. I wasn't sure that would work, but it did! It was a pain to thread it through though, so maybe it wasn't intended to be used that way. I don't know if I am going to use it this way often, to hard to assemble, probably I will do lariat instead. By I do love the length when it is doubled.
I also love how the ballerinas are suspended in the middle of the chain separately from the other beads. To achieve this with lariat I would probably need to use a stopper. I wonder if other splitters, like the rose are easier to use and if they stay suspended like this on their own?



and here is lariat style. The silver bead on top is my new faces - it didn't come out on the photo:


I am enjoying it so much! I even got to love this shirt, which I never wore before. Is it only me, or is everyone buys clothes that would work best to show off their beads? I need to go shop for solid color shirts for summer

Congratulations !! Your pearl is very beautifull and elegant.
Yes i also try to adapt my clothes to my beads !

Congrats on your FN! Both ways look great, but I do like the ballerinas at the top. I have the baby dragon splitter and the zucchini and I can get both to stay suspended like that without a stopper, but I'm not sure if they would stay suspended all day or not (I tend to play quite a bit with mine, so it doesn't really get the chance to be suspended fo an extended amount of time )

strike wrote:Congrats on your FN! Both ways look great, but I do like the ballerinas at the top. I have the baby dragon splitter and the zucchini and I can get both to stay suspended like that without a stopper, but I'm not sure if they would stay suspended all day or not (I tend to play quite a bit with mine, so it doesn't really get the chance to be suspended fo an extended amount of time )

Thank you! Nice to know zucchini and the baby dragon stay suspended like that, I've been wondering... That is actually my preferred look for a splitter and I'm sure I will end up having more than one. I wore the ballerinas all day at work today and it stayed pretty much in place. I still play with them a little - I have to admit, but I actually had to work pretty hard to loosen the chain first before I could readjust it. I hope the chain is not too tight around the ballerinas to do any damage to it. I've been wearing my FN for 2 days now and I absolutely love it and I love the length too, which is lucky since I wasn't sure I would when I was getting it, I just couldn't resist a 50% off and it was either 110cm or 60cm.
I have 2 beads that fit inside the ballerinas: the one on the picture - black spot and an OOAK honey colored with a small white flower. Both are really small. I love love love the FN and I have just the earrings for it too - the matching drop shaped pearls that I didn't wear much before.

I love the way you are wearing your FN! I haven't got the ballerinas but they really look great,
when I got my first FN I bought Hydrangea splitter and that one could be worn as a splitter and on a normal necklace,
later I have been wearing my FN only not doubled, I got the 90cm length and it was a bit too short for wearing doubled, and of course too long for wearing it without splitter,
later I bought 70-80cm, they are so easily done and I always feel well with them.
Enjoy your necklace and please show more pics!

So pretty, both ways!! I love the simplicity.

Love it!

It looks great! I love what you've come up with - how long your FN chain? It looks perfect.

I took prefer certain tops to wear with mine, and will alter my outfit to fit the beads!

Mini Gnome wrote:It looks great! I love what you've come up with - how long your FN chain? It looks perfect.

I took prefer certain tops to wear with mine, and will alter my outfit to fit the beads!

It is 110cm, I can't remember what it is in inches, I bought it from UK.
I only wear it double and love the length.