Green and Copper Bracelet

Recently I challenged myself to take a piece of jewelry I had designed and just didn't like the way it came out and redesign it. Recycling at it's best, lol. Since this bracelet also became a gift for a very very dear friend, I think it went well. :-D

This is the sad sad little bracelet I first made... a few years ago. And it sat in my box... mocking me! But I fixed it, I sure did! LOL


The completed, reworked bracelet for my friend's birthday.

Leafy Jewelry Set

Recently my lovely sister gave me some shoes for Christmas. Since I absolutely loved them and wanted to wear them a lot, I naturally had to make a jewelry set to go with them! (Please excuse the funny looking display... mine is black... I needed it to be lighter to show the colors better. :))


The shoes! See, gorgeous!

The set

Earrings. The crystal drop actually comes from behind the ear. It's attached to the earring back.

Closeup of the necklace.


The bracelet.

My Son's Bracelet

My second son loves to craft as much as I do. On any given day he can be found making paper "tanks" and drawing things to put up on his walls. Every time I pull out jewelry making supplies he gazes on it in envy. So, when he asked if he could make a bracelet this week, I relented and let him pick through my beads and findings to make his own bracelet. All I did was attach the clasp with crimp beads and crimp covers... the rest is ALL him!

"Hmmm... let's see... how much beading wire do I need?"

The design

The stringing

Such concentration!

The finished product.

He's so proud of how it turned out, and so am I. The downside, now he's asking every day, "Can I make another bracelet?" Looks like I might need to get him his own bead board and set of beads, lol. So, take the time and share your knowledge with someone else! You might pass on a love of crafting, whatever your craft may be.

Braided Pearl Bracelet

I made a bracelet for one of my best friends last year. Originally, I loved the clasp when I bought it, but found that it did not like to stay together. I thought maybe it was because my wrist was smaller than hers and it just needed to be a bit tighter... nope, that was not the case.

This is the original bracelet before I took it apart and re-did it:



And here is the finished product with a new, Mother of Pearl and Swarovski Crystal box clasp, that isn't going to let go as easily!






I think it turned out beautifully, and she's already told me she loves it. Not to mention several others who want it for their own... Yes, it's going in the shop, lol.

Sooo... It's National Craft Month!

I have been doing some jewelry... for myself... for friends... and getting back on my feet after having a baby and ending up back in the hospital again. So, I'll post some of the things I've done in the last few days, and some of the stuff I'll do the rest of the month... I have a lot planned to do, but who knows what will actually get done. Some of these will be going up on my Etsy site, once I get it back up again, lol.

Here's a bracelet I helped my friend with. It's her design, I just helped make it... stronger.




So, go out, or stay in, and do some crafts this month (although I think I'd rather it was all year, lol) and share it with the world!

An Idea That Turned out So Lovely

I know that some of y'all have seen these... well, because I've been wearing them. LOL But, I thought I'd share this jewelry set with anyone else who wanted to see.

Originally this idea came from a bracelet I saw in a magazine. And the earrings and necklace just evolved from there. I wore this set for Thanksgiving and at our Ward RS dinner a couple weeks ago.

The full set.

The necklace

Some of the detail of the copper wire detail

The bracelet, which came first, the rest of the set followed.

And the earrings. I wound the wire with round-nose pliers and chain-nose pliers, so each set is unique.

The materials are glass crystal pearls, Swarovski Crystal bicones and copper. I'm thinking that I'm going to try at least one set in white pearls and sterling silver to see what they look like. I think if it turns out as pretty as these then it would be a great set to have in stock for brides. What do you think?

My Niece's Bracelet

If you hadn't guessed by now, I LOVE doing this. I love playing with beads and baubles and figuring out how to make it work for other people.

Not so long ago, I corralled my fifteen year old niece (fourteen at the time) into playing "Hand Model for a Day" for me. Some of my bracelets that you see in my slideshow were in fact modeled by my niece. With each one she commented on how gorgeous she thought they were. Well, her birthday was coming up and I thought it would be the perfect gift for my helper. It took me a few months to get it done, as life has a history of interrupting when it's not a paying job. But she's a sweetie and was very understanding that I was behind on her birthday present. Below is the finished product.



She is a vibrant, outdoorsy girl who LOVES vibrant colors and I felt that these just epitomized her. Blues and Greens with silver findings. A perfect balance for a beautiful vibrant girl.

Wendi's Bracelet

Nope, not for sale, but thought I would share with y'all the bracelet that I made for my dear friend Wendi.



It has the general look of my Orange Honey bracelet, but it's more delicate as the glass orange cat's eye beads I used for her bracelet are a bit smaller than the resin ones I used in the original piece that caught her eye. Also, Wendi's bracelet is made with Sterling Silver components.