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Water Lily necklaceby *fairyfrog

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Sterling silver, oriental salt water pearl and three smaller sweet water pearls.
Made for a friends' "elements themed" wedding.

In swedish, the name for Water Lily is "Näckros". - The rose of Näcken.

The Scandinavian näck, näkki, nøkk, nøkken, strömkarl, Grim or Fosse-Grim were male water spirits who played enchanted songs on the violin, luring women and children to drown in lakes or streams. However, not all of these spirits were necessarily malevolent; in fact, many stories exist that indicate at the very least that Näcken were entirely harmless to their audience and attracted not only women and children, but men as well with their sweet songs. Stories also exist where in the Fossegrim agreed to live with a human who had fallen in love with him, but many of these stories ended with the Näcken returning to his home, usually a nearby waterfall or brook. Näcken are said to grow despondent if they do not have free, regular contact with a water source.

If properly approached, he will teach a musician to play so adeptly "that the trees dance and waterfalls stop at his music". (Wikipedia)

~swandog 6 days ago Professional Traditional Artist

Love this so much...always loved the nøkken stories as well, especially when the turn into white horses. <3

~vtglassartist Dec 11, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Outstanding work! How long did this take you to make?

*fairyfrog Dec 11, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Hmm.. in total two days of production, but that was not a full-time creation since I was working on other things meanwhile. So perhaps 10 hours in total, or so? ..Tops.

Thank you so much, the recipient squee'd when she got it. It was a wedding gift for a dear friend.

~Faehwin Nov 16, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Makes me think of Goldberry. Just the kind of jewellery she'd be wearing.

*fairyfrog Nov 21, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Awww!

~AviAngel-Flycir Nov 15, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Absolutely gorgeous

`skiesofchaos Nov 15, 2012 Professional Photographer

Really marvelous work my friend, and particularly fascinating, as I am working on a project to photograph these water spirits.

*TaleSpinnerGypsy Nov 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

Lovely and delicate -- perfect!

~Nyarthan Nov 15, 2012

This has such an exquisite, organic feel. Lovely!

*DOC-Ash1391 Nov 15, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

This is incredibly beautiful! Wow, delicate and intricate, gorgeous and elegant. There are really no words to describe this wonderful creation. Great job and simply beautiful.

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