#216: Débutante Spider

Débutante is French for "female beginner." This aristocratic young lady is "debuted" as a mature adult, and if she is from the Southern U.S. is considered a "Southern Belle." Photographs of débutantes depict elaborate full white gowns, which is what I thought of when I decided to use the focal piece for this spider (which, like many of my pieces, was once an earring). With almost a Ferris Wheel design, the faceted bezels, filigree, and rhinestones give this spider much ado. I should have just called it a filigree spider, but how is that fun?

Materials: silver/rhinestone earring piece, silver spacer bead, silver filigree button, silver filigree tube beads, silver seed beads, iridescent round beads, silver wire