Lucky # 13

I love the little square beads in this necklace.  I've had these gorgeous beads for such a long time and can't remember where I got them from.  They'd sparkle at me, somewhat accusingly, in their little jar, waiting to be freed. I DO know where I got the small gold seed beads from! By great good fortune, when we lived in Nepal, we lived in the town that had the second biggest pote (seed bead) warehouse outside Kathmandu.  It is like an Aladdin's cave and gave me goosebumps each time I entered.  Once I became known, I would be escorted up stairs (more like a wooden ladder than actual stairs) into the holy of holies where thousands of magnificent strands or seed beads were hung on all four walls of the room.  Unerringly, my eye would go to the most expensive ones but I have to say they were very well priced.  And you got what you paid for.   The cheaper beads were not always water proof and the quality beads looked like quality beads!  Many, many rupees would change hands. One day,   I saw the most gorgeous beads I had seen yet.  They positively glowed. I got a small amount (did I mention my capacity to unerringly pick the pricey ones?) knowing that one day, I would find the beads to go with them.  I do believe they are perfect for these little square beads.  I think this necklace would be ideally worn eating fresh seafood and sipping a crisp white wine on some sun-drenched Italian coastline wearing something simple and classy.  And of course I am doing this all the time!!??We visit the fabulous bead warehouse on our Colourful Journey Tours.  And thanks to connections, trippers get escorted up the stairs into the Holy of Holies. Gosh!  Did someone mention the Colourful Journey Tours? Yes, I believe someone did so it is a great time to mention in passing that we are organising our November 2012 departure!!!  We are leaving late November (around the 22nd methinks) and this truly is a wonderful trip.  I am going to ask a past tripper to comment hoping that this will entice others to join us.  It is more than bead shopping.  Anyway, hope you like this necklace and that you agree about the suitability of the match.  And I did make matching earrings this time.