In one of my many bead-shopping trips, I found some really nice pink opals. Since I am partial to anything pink, yup, I didn’t waste any time buying them. I’m not really sure what the pink opals are called. I did my research, and it seems they’re called pink peruvian opals, but I could be wrong. If you happen to know what they’re called, please let me know.

The pink opals were the perfect match for the rhodonites I bought from my previous shopping trip. I resisted using the rhodonites, at least until I found the right stones to use them with. And I finally did!

I find rhodonite an easy stone to work with, because of its creamy pink color with black and brown vein-like characteristics. To bring the two stones together, I used some smoky quartz and rose quartz. I love the way the stones complement one another. Out of the many necklaces I’ve made, this one, by far, is my favorite.

In order to make this opera necklace (the necklace is roughly 28 inches), I used the following materials: three (3) 12mm rhodonites, three (3) puffed rectangle pink opals, six (6) puffed square smoky quartz, eleven (11) 6mm rose quartz, eleven (11) 6mm rhodonites, twelve (12) delica beads, six (6) bead caps, thirty four (34) head pins, and a twenty (20) inch chain. The 6mm rose quartz and 6mm rhodonite units were attached to the chain links using a wrapped loop technique.

If you have any questions about the necklace, feel free to ask!