High Quality Beaded Necklaces

Carol Barrett typically focuses each piece of her one-of-a-kind jewelry around a single artifact she finds on her global travels – often an Asian carving in jade, bone, wood, mammoth ivory or silver.

But what makes Carol Barrett Jewelry’s beaded necklaces stand out so dramatically is her artistic beadwork combined with the high quality of the semi-precious gemstones or hand-blown glass beads by renown glass artist Tom Boylon she selects to accent the centerpieces.

Every necklace says something
Great thought, care and precision goes into every quality beaded necklace Barrett creates. She finds inspiration in the centerpieces. But the beauty of her beaded necklaces is that the centerpieces are neither overwhelming nor lost. The beads and centerpieces work in perfect harmony with each other.

Barrett selects gemstones and beads that will help the pendants tell their stories, allowing the beads to work in her necklaces the same way an orchestra might function in an opera.

High quality and unique beads and stones
While Barrett is constantly on the lookout for beautiful artifacts to use as centerpieces, the hunt for quality beads can be nearly as consuming. She has worked with some of her suppliers for more than 20 years and they know Barrett only accepts the highest quality semi-precious gemstones for her beaded necklaces.

As a result, they come to her when they have something they think she will appreciate. She gravitates toward quality and unique beads that could make a statement even with the incorporation of Barrett’s special antique and vintage global pieces.

Getting noticed
When Carol Barrett first began her jewelry business more than 20 years ago, her beaded necklaces were her passion. And they still are today. People would stop her in stores or even driving down the street to compliment her on her stunning beaded necklaces then. They still do it today. Her pieces are timeless and eye-catching.

She hears regularly from clients who say they’ve had countless comments from strangers on the beauty of their original Carol Barrett Jewelry beaded necklaces.