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Purple Haze Rock Necklace

October 2, 2013
Purple Haze Necklace
Back in July, I went to Las Vegas with a few coworkers to cover a dog toy convention for The BarkPost. (Yes, they exist. It’s crazy to me too.) So one night one of my coworkers (Danielle) and I somehow got separated from the rest of the group and ended up roaming around the Vegas strip for a bit searching for that elusive canned champagne from Sophia Coppola that only exists in the western half of the US. Maybe only California? You Californians have it ALL! While we never found the canned champagne, I did find some pretty awesome purple rocks in a 7-Eleven that also sold postcards with boobs and plush parrot keychains that squawked curse words. And that is how this necklace was born.
Purple Haze Necklace
Purple Haze Necklace
Ham graffiti in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

While most of my rock necklaces are made from rocks that I found on the ground or beach, it’s only fitting that this necklace has more eclectic beginnings.
Purple Haze Necklace
So there are the three rocks from the Las Vegas 7-Eleven, some plastic purple + polished amethyst beads from Michaels, and some rough rainbow fluorite from an Eastern hippie shop in the Lower East Side near my work in Chinatown.
Purple Haze Necklace
When I bought the fluorite from the hippie shop, this lovely girl who works in the shop told me that fluorite was really good for your memory. I didn’t bother to ask her whether everything got canceled out if you were to place Las Vegas 7-Eleven rocks next to the memory-boosting fluorite rocks.

Purple Haze Necklace
Progress of the necklace. I used leather scraps that I bought from Ebay as the base. If you search “Lot of leather scraps” in Ebay, you can find some like what I got.

Purple Haze Necklace
Stitching the fluorite in place before filling everything in with smaller beads.

Purple Haze Necklace
And since the rocks I bought in Las Vegas weren’t actually beads, I used a bit of E-6000 superglue to hold the rocks in place and then stitched gold thread on top just for the aesthetic.

Purple Haze Necklace
The back of the necklace before I glued a leather backing to it.

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After I finished the necklace, I was trying to figure out just what it looked like. The color, the texture– kind of resembles the Purple Haze strain of marijuana, lettuce, and carrots.

Purple Haze Necklace
Purple Haze Necklace
I wore this necklace for the first time a couple weekends ago when Adele and I were walking around Greenpoint, Brooklyn. We were so tickled when the graffiti matched. πŸ™‚

Purple Haze Necklace
Purple Haze Necklace
Purple Haze Necklace

To see more of my statement necklaces with rocks and everything else, click here! More necklaces coming… Haven’t kicked this obsession yet. πŸ™‚

Purple haze photo sources: 1, 2, 3, 4

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  • Sarah Heckle October 2, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    Firstly, this necklace is gorgeous!! When are you going to start selling some of your creations?

    Also, we have the Sofia Coppola canned champagne at Whole Foods in Indianapolis! Who woulda thought, Indy has something that NYC and Vegas don't πŸ˜‰ Another reason for you to come back and visit!

  • Maggie Thistleton October 2, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Your new fave outfit, huh? heheh.

    I miss sittin next to your sewin' self! And agree with SH, come and visit!

  • Maria October 2, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    You make the coolest stuff! And I will second the two below…come visit πŸ˜‰

  • Mandy Norman October 2, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    I'm obsessed with this necklace! Gorgeous πŸ™‚

    – Mandy
    whatmandyloves.com

  • kimberly uy October 6, 2013 at 1:44 am

    I love color purple of that brilliant necklace. The embellishments like simple rocks and Rhinestones are well coordinated and unique. Thanks for sharing this fabulous necklace.

  • Carly J. Cais February 9, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    This necklace is just breathtaking! Fabulous work, Stacie!!!
    xo
    Carly