The Trail Ridge Switchback Spiral Necklace was inspire by Marcia Balonis' pattern "Chunky Spiral" This design uses a woven right angle weave core of #8 seed beads to twist back and forth like the hair pin curves on Trail Ridge Road on the western side of Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO.
A great mix of colors and sizes of turquoise, green and bronze beads all from Holly Hancock's shop, Beads in Tampa, FL, make this a fun necklace to make as well as wear. Marcia Balonis' pattern for the Chunky Spiral is also available at Beads.
This necklace is NLA. Please contact Jan at beadsbaublesandbracelets@gmail.com to special order your own custom made Trail Ridge necklace.
1st Place at the 2013 WIT TN State Rally Craft Show Handmade Jewelry Division
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