delft blue necklace

inspired by the blue-and-white delft style dinnerware i photographed a while ago, i toyed with the idea to make "soft" trompe l'oeil jewelry. this necklace is made up of several oversize beads, each is made from a rectangle of print fabric (some by suzanne tucker home), cinched at both sides and filled with batting. i strung bottle caps in between, you can easily making a hole in the middle of each by hammering a big nail into them.