Green Aventurine Necklace with Graduated Rectangle Drops, 18 Inches

This green aventurine necklace is 18 inches long. A strand of small round beads in soft green leads to a front row of flat rectangular drops that grow longer toward the center, which gives the piece a neat bib shape. The drops are a pale mint tone, and the round beads are a little deeper green.

Aventurine is a form of quartz, so the shade and the small flecks in each stone vary from one necklace to the next. At 18 inches it falls just below the collarbone, which works with open necklines, plain blouses and simple dresses in white, cream or denim. Stone jewelry like this is easy to find in the markets of Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Store it flat and wipe the stones after wearing.

It came from Naree's picks for Uniquely Thai Lao TV.