Pea Pod Pendant

I once saw a picture of this and kept the idea

of it in my head. I wish I could find the original

again to see how it was made compared to mine.

I used a 20 gauge sterling silver wire for the

pea pod shape and once I had manipulated it to

an interesting shape, I hammered it. Then I strung

some light green fresh water pearls on a thinner

sterling silver wire and wrapped it at the top and

bottom of the pod. If I were to make this again,

I'd use a thicker wire for the pod, or better yet,

I'd try square wire instead of round. Oh well,

right now I'm just playing around with it and

learning a lot through trial and error.