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On Reserve, thanks!!

33" long necklace made of pink mahenge beads, welo opal beads, and sterling silver...

I had this necklace made for me by Yvonne Raley, from beads that she sourced (she always has great rarer beads!). It is a wonderful long 33" length, unusual since most of these are made much shorter (16-18 inches). The findings are sterling silver (lobster claw clasp - there are also silver beads strung throughout here and there for accents). With the long length, you can double up for a choker look too.

The beads are smooth which I love especially for the mahenges - the bright pink color really shows through, these are nice quality beads (which came from Jaimeen at Prima, I believe). The welo opals were all white when I first got this necklace, but most of them have shifted into a yellowish more honey color since I got them - I have no idea why! I still think the necklace is beautiful and even with the yellower beads the colors look good together, very cheerful and springlike. But, I am asking waaaay less than I have into this necklace bc of that and also bc a few of the welo beads show some cracks. It's not a major deal but it is there. Most are fine, and you could always restring this (I always meant to with 14k gold findings as I thought that would look gorgeous). I'm asking less than I paid for the mahenge beads alone! A necklace of this length using pricier beads is actually more expensive than you might realize.

The beads are slightly graduated with the very top beads being pretty tiny, @2.5 mm I'd guess, but most of the them quickly graduate into the 4 mm range, and at the bottom they're more like 4.5 mm or possibly slightly larger. I know that mahenge beads currently sell for $10 per inch for the tiny 2.5 mm size, and most of these are bigger and a juicy color. So even if you buy this just to restring the mahenges ONLY, you're still getting a deal! But it is certainly wearable and lovely as is.

Hate to sell, but finances demand I let some things go...

Shipping included in price, within US only. (Sorry but I only ship within the US!). Pymt via paypal only, please. This will ship insured via USPS.

Please ask all questions before deciding to buy; I am selling from my collection, and as such do not typically offer returns. I answer questions quickly, and will do my best to make sure you have all info before buying. I'm an active PS member and ebay seller under the ID katharath; you can check out my feedback if you like, I've sold for many years on ebay and more recently, over here :)