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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Making Jewelry

I've been a bad blogger. I know & I'm sorry. Craft show time is coming up soon and I've been so busy making, making, making.

I'll post more pics later, promise! In the mean time, here's a little something I've been working on:

I've been calling it the Infinity Bracelet. It's made from 100% cotton, so I've been playing with the idea of dying it. I like the bracelet like this -- with big, open, links. Unfortunately, they don't stay open that long when wearing. I'm working on that too and should have a solution to show you very shortly.

Here's a peek at another item I've been making:

Bird's Nest Earrings!! I make these with wool and freshwater pearls. This blue pair was given to my niece, but I have other in taupe, brown, bright pink and soft pink. I'm making them with every color of wool in the house & soon I'll have lots to share!

More coming soon....

Happy crafting!
Cherish

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue!

I've been making a lot of beaded bracelets lately. They work up quickly and each one is unique, which makes them a lot of fun to make.

I picked up some red beads when I was out the other day & thought they would look great on a blue bracelet. Throw in some white beads I already had in the house and -- ta da! Patriotic bracelet.

This one has inspired me to create other patriotic items. Keep your eyes out because there's more to come!

Do you like patriotic accessories? Only in the summer? What red, white & blue items are you making this summer?

Happy crafting!
Cherish

Friday, May 4, 2012

Making Jewelry

I've been wanting to try crochet jewelry for a while now. I've made couple of bracelets from yarn and I like the look. The interwebs are pull of pictures and instructions to make jewelry crocheted with wire and beads. I had to try!

So, off I went to pick up supplies from my local craft store. Of course, I bought the wrong gauge wire, but it's close enough.

Here's my first attempt, which is made with brown round and oblong beads (I have no idea what the "real" name is for these types of beads. We'll have to go with "oblong").

This is based on a pattern that was sent to me. I'm sorry I don't know who designed it. If you recognize it, please let me know so I can give it a proper credit & link back to the designer.

First mistake, I used 26 gauge wire when I should've used 28. Now I know! But 28 gauge was all I had on hand, so I continued to make more bracelets.

This one is with a mix of round beads called "champagne mix." I wish they made champagne in these colors!

Lastly, I made another with the brown beads but this time added a small bird's nest charm I made.

This one came out a little big. That's what I get for winging it!

Speaking of bird's nests and wings, as you can see I also tried my hand at making a bird's nest.

These pendants are all over the interwebs and I just love them! I bought one from an Etsy seller about a year ago and promptly lost it before I could even wear it for a day. So careless of me! I've been wanting a new one ever since and when I found a tutorial on how to make them, I had to give it a shot.

Here's my first ever bird's nest pendant. I used a ruler for scale.

Follow this tutorial by Sarah Ortega to make your own.

It's not perfect, but I'm quite happy with it and you know what they say. Practice makes perfect! Well, unless it's the 2nd one I made which didn't come out at all like a bird's nest.

I really like it, though. I think it looks neat and it's the one I'm wearing today. Sometimes we make happy mistakes.

I'm really enjoying making jewelry. It's nice to learn new skills. Plus, I'm sure the ladies in my family will be very happy to get something different for Christmas this year!

How about you? Have you tried crocheting with wire? What about beads in general? Do you use them? Let me know in the comments.

Happy crafting!
Cherish