This is a necklace that I made for my friend. I made all of the beads as well as the talisman itself and strung the necklace as well. The larger picture doesn't do the colors and subtle nuances of the design justice so please also see the closeup of two of the beads.

This was a custom piece, of course, since it was a talisman. On the whole I am pretty happy with it. I don't usually use such large beads, or polymer for this type of thing, (since I'm a metalsmith). I am used to sterling and gems. I thought, though, since I was making the talisman from polymer it should match the beads exactly... color-wise my friend is not into a lot of flash or brightness.

The talisman was wired so that it can be removed from the cord if my friend prefers to put it on a chain or plain cord.

Thanks for looking!