Dark Gray, Orange & Apple Green Kumihimo Necklace

This elegant necklace is a medley of beautiful autumn and spring colors and was made using the ancient Japanese art of Kumihimo braiding. 

The Kumihimo braid is a textured twisted spiral pattern made with two different sizes and fourifferent colors of Japanese seed beads.  The larger beads are in Black Diamond Copper Lined color and the smaller beads are a mixture of three colors, Silver Lined Matte Crystal Irid, Matte Lime Green Irid, and Silver Lined Matte Orange Irid. 

The center of the focal bead strand is a large decorated gray ceramic ball bead.  To either side of the gray ball are beads that add color and texture, bronze filigree bead, banded red orange onyx, bead and green peridot glass beads.

The necklace was finished with decorative gold plated cones and clasp and measures 21.75 inches long.  It goes perfectly well with gold earrings.