Soirée is a stunning statement necklace featuring a mesmerizing Czech glass button as both focal piece and clasp. The slim braid is made from a custom blend of Delica beads that perfectly complements the button. Embellished down the center and along both edges, theSoirée necklace drapes like fine fabric and is lightweight and comfortable to wear despite its long length.

These Soirée kits are truly limited editions. We have made all theSoirée kits we're ever going to.This project is not "going into the rotation." As such, each Soirée kit is numbered like a limited edition print.

Each Soirée kit contains a spectacular Czech glass button, a painstakingly blended Delica beads soup to coordinate with the button, Czech fire polished beads that capture one of the button's flash colors, size 15 seed beads to hide your thread path, size 11 and size 8 seed beads (both the same color) to match one of the dominant Delica colors, Demi beads in two colors (one to blend in and one to pop), Superlon micro, and, of course, very detailed written instructions with diagrams and photos that take you step-by-step through the project.

When I was a kid, I had an ever-changing and very long list of what I wanted to be when I grew up. President, astronaut, and microbiologist all had their turn, but artist was always near the top. My childhood was filled with art classes and design books, oil pastels and water color. Despite years of technical training, I could never get my hands to create the beautiful images I saw in my head.

I was so frustrated! I had all this creative energy inside of me and no medium to realize my visions.

Then I discovered kumihimo. Finally, my hands coorporated and my design ideas became a reality! What a joy to use my lifetime of design training to create beautiful, wearable art. Now I get to share that joy with you by designing gorgeous necklace kits that you can make following the detailed step-by-step instructions!