How Do You Design Long Turquoise Blue Nugget Necklaces?
For thousands of years, humans have used turquoise—in startling shades of blue and green—in jewelry craft. A turquoise necklace design is as simple or complex as you make it–impacted entirely by the complexity of any existing designs you imitate, the size, shape and color of your turquoise nuggets, and the necklace-making supplies you use. Look at existing turquoise nugget necklace designs. Besides the shape and/or color of your nuggets and the other materials you’ll use (beads, crimps, head pins, necklace strands, wire, leather, pendants, feathers), existing designs can help you create something similar or serve as a source of inspiration for new designs. Decide on the type (natural or treated) of drilled turquoise blue nuggets that you want for your necklaces, and the amount of money you want to spend. Natural turquoise has a matrix (lines) of metals/other elements interspersed throughout the turquoise. Expensive nuggets have a unique pattern, an interesting history or few lines
