After I finished the latest outfit here,
I decided I needed a bracelet to match and had been wanting to try out one I had seen so...
I bought some dark green beads but the holes were too small.
I went back and bought some light green beads that worked just fine.
The bracelet was so fun once I got the hang of it that I just had to make a couple more.
At that point they just called out for some earrings to match.
That involved getting out some jewelry findings and tools that I had to pack away
a couple of years ago when I closed my jewelry business. Long story short version, I had to clean the garage to get to the boxes I needed!
Fortunately we have been enjoying the very best (read - record breaking low temperatures) weather in our area so it was actually a pleasant job and I am enjoying the results of that as much as I am the new jewelry!
Inexpensive beads, leather lacing and buttonhole thread combined with some buttons from the old button jar and bits and pieces from the jewelry supply boxes and I have some fun new accessories to wear with my new outfit.
(The blue set will work well with the next top set I am making)
These have been a long time in the works with other projects intervening but worth the wait.
3 comments:
I love your homemade bracelets and matching earrings. They look so much better and I am sure, made so much better than the stuff they sell at the stores and craft fairs. I also like the colors and the way you close the bracelets. You will be styling in your newly made clothes and jewelry.
Thank you. They are kind of plain but that was what I was going for. I am ready to try them out now!
They do not look plain, they have color in each of them that matches the earrings. Pretty and simple.
Post a Comment
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.