Green garnet earth tone necklace with pearls or with out pearls?

Sometimes I make a necklace but something just isn't right. I made this necklace a while back and I loved the idea of dangling pearls. I had to give it a try. I liked the idea of it but not exactly the execution. Could be the pearls were too big, the drops are too far apart, I couldn't put my finger on it. 

Today, I took all the dangles off. I did a new pattern of garnets and I added the pearl into the chain instead of dangling from the chain. I also updated the dangling pendant to be more proportional, lengthwise, to the piece. 

It's a lot simpler in design and feel. But I think that's what I didn't like before. It was just too much stuff on one strand. Some pieces call for that. I like this version for this piece. The "less is more." What do you think?? 

Earrings to a Bracelet and An Update to a Simple Carnelian Necklace

Moonstone and tourmaline earrings turn into tourmaline and Pearl bracelet.

Carnelian necklace w pearl center to carnelian necklace with cluster drop 

Rough Black Diamonds go from Earrings to Necklace in Redesign

Before and afters are so fun. Especially the photos. I have a hard time leaving my jewelry alone. If I have a piece that doesn't sell at a show or two, or I notice I'm not wearing at all, I start to change it up. Here are a few of such things.

1. The rough black diamond earrings.

I had a beautiful strand of sparkly black rough diamonds. I made them into hoops but I never ever wore them. 

So I turned it into a necklace. 

Which do you like better? I love the pink topaz with this dark and yet very sparkly chain. 

2. Next is this necklace I made as one of my first projects. Just labs and moonstones on a silver chain. 

It was classic, simple, and not selling. I added pearls and iolites for more variety and made the sections bigger. 

Finally I decided I didn't like the chain so I removed that and it ended up looking like this and was given as a gift.