Opal Back Drop Necklace, Welo authentic Opal Bride Necklace

Our opal back drop necklace is designed for the bride with a backless wedding dress with welo opal gemstones in your choice of 14K gold filled or 925 sterling silver. The back has clusters of opals and tiny beads with a Herkimer diamond at the bottom for the drop worn in a lariat style. The front is a dainty opal choker with lots of color play. Opals are natural in a smooth rondelle shape mined in the Wollo province of Ethiopia.


About Ethiopian Opal:

Ethiopian opal was discovered by farmers in 2008 in the small village of Wegel Tena in the Wollo Province of Ethiopia. The opal is found in horizontal layers of volcanic rock along cliffs. About 200 local miners work with homemade tools, picks, hammers, and shovels to extract the opal from the rock. Mining the opal is very difficult because of the rough terrain. The cliffs in Wegel Tena are becoming the leading supplier of high quality opal gemstones.

Opals have “play of color” which is created by the light reflecting off of silica spheres in the stone. They can display a variety of colors when turning the stone at different angles. Each opal is unique in the colors they display, vibrancy, and hues of color. Opals also differ in the patterns of color dispersion across the stone such as pinpoint (or pinfire), mosaic, flame, and peacock patterns.



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Materials:

Natural Ethiopian opal gemstones 3-4mm smooth rondelles

Herkimer diamond 5-6mm briolette

14K gold filled, 925 sterling silver, 14K rose gold filled:

1.2mm cable chain

2 and 3mm round beads

26G half hard round wire

5mm jump rings

26G headpins



Measuring for a back necklace:

1) Take a long piece of string and place the center of the string in front of your neck authentic (cut enough for the 26-28 inch length that fits over your head and cut an extra piece for the drop).

2) Bring both ends of the string around to the back, and then bring them together to form a V.

3) In the front, pull the string forward slightly to adjust the length either in a shorter choker or longer pendant style, whichever way you would like to wear it. Then readjust the back slightly where you would like to form the V.

4) Measure at 26 and 28 inches to see which length fits best, making sure it can easily slide over your head

5) Then from the V in back add a 4, 5, 6, or 7 inch length of string (or two for a double strand) to see where you would like your drop to fall.

6) Make sure that when you measure, you are keeping in mind where your open back dress or blouse falls. It may be best to measure while wearing your outfit. If you prefer a different length just let us know.



Thank you for visiting our jewelry shop,

Linda and Joe