A Cluster Pluck!!

My teacher Bob Ebendorf showed me how to make these cool cluster necklaces when I attended his workshop at Anderson Ranch in 2007. First, I made one for myself, then one for my sister and we love them. So I'm hoping that you will want one too. They are a great way to own a personal piece that pulls together your life and loves.

This one I made for my sister. She chose the center shell fragment from my stash, then gave me a handful of her old jewelry odds & ends. Earrings she had lost the mate to, charms she kept because they were souvenirs or gifts from loved ones that were treasured but rarely worn.


She "plucked" them from her personal stash, then I plucked out the ones that I thought would work together. Hence the name Cluster Pluck Necklace!! These charms ended up forming a collection from places she lived or traveled to in her life: the Grand Canyon, Alaska, Idaho, California, Hawaii. She now has a personal memento that reminds her of all the places she has lived and the people she has loved every time she wears it (which is a lot).

If you like this or want one, please let me know. You can see more examples on this page, then contact me (cmd --at- - sacredearthdesigns.com). I'll eventually have these on my website but for now this is a sneak peak.
All images © copyright Christine Marie Davis