Beads, beads and more beads!

Hello again!

So unbelievably satisfying!

So I decided to go through the huge bag I'd found full of all my jewellery and I'm actually extremely surprised at the number of bracelets and earring sets I'd actually made back then; there must be over a hundred! Not sure where to start at making more or even trying to sell them to be honest but I feel confident I can figure it out down the line at some point....

Picked out some of my favourites.

My fiancé's sister is going to be one of my bridesmaids when I get married in July and she's only 9 so I thought I could maybe start by making her some little beaded bracelets that she could wear on the day. My colour scheme is purple so I'll have to see if I've even got any purple beads!

Had a go at making some earrings and I think they turned out quite good. The black and gold really seem to compliment each other and they were really quite simple to make. I have a very similar pair in red too, which also looks lovely. My designs are pretty basic at the moment but I'm hoping that with some practice and some decent research I'll be able to learn some new tricks! I'll add some before and after pics!

I laid out all the tools I would need and the
beads I wanted to use

Pictured:
Long nose jewelry pliers
Black tear drop beads
Black round beads
Gold beads
2 x Gold plated earwires with coils
Gold plated flat ended headpins (6 used)
Jump rings (not used)

Selected beads threaded onto the flat ended head pins
Note: The middle one was cut down in length

Finished product :)

Thanks for reading!!
xx

Welcome!

Hi there! I've decided to start my own blog and document some of my very own crafty projects! Until my current age of 25, I have never considered myself to be crafty, or even remotely artistic in any way. Don't get me wrong, I cannot draw or paint and I don't even feel like my house is anywhere near an interior designers dream, but recently I've received more than a few compliments on some projects I've undertaken. 

I have been planning my wedding for about 12 months now and one of the things I was sure of was that I wanted to do as much of it 'DIY' as possible. Mainly, as a way to save money and keep the costs down as much as possible, but also because I thought it would be much more personal that way. Since then, I've designed, and created, my own 'Save the Dates', table number placards and my invitations. And I'm pretty proud of the results! 

I've contemplated starting my own blog for quite a while but I've never really had a solid idea about what it is I'd talk about. I recently found some handmade jewelry I'd made probably about 6/7 years ago and it got me thinking...maybe I could start a blog documenting some of my crafty projects and possibly even think about selling some of them?

Lets see where this goes shall we.....?