My brother and his fiance are getting married next year and I offered to make her bridal piece as a wedding gift to them. I'll also contribute the bridesmaids jewellery.

Needs a minor tweek to get the crystals to lay a little better, but otherwise good to go.

 very dramatic! it's lovely.

Thanks Lori and Jim.

Jim, they aren't split rings, they're 20G 5mm Sterling Silver jump rings and 22G 2.5mm SS jump rings. I've never tried using split rings, except when I was making my own rings and ended up with double coils. I didn't actually use them like split rings though.......probably still have some, should give it a go??

Oops, sorry, thinking one thing and writing another, doh!  I should have known they would be jump rings (and they are the real bane of my jewellery life) rather than split rings.  Not sure I could visualise split ring jewellery, hmmmm, ;)

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Hah! Bane of your life, indeed! I tried wire wrapping! I wasn't happy. You can keep that.

This is a stunning piece! Like the asymmetry.

 WOW!  That's a really spectacular piece.  Love it!

 This is a very ornate necklace. I think it's better than most sterling silver or cubic zirconia jewelry. Your brother and his fiance is very lucky to have a brother/brother-in-law like you.