Handiwork

I've been silent for a while, but I have a little more of my (brilliant, of course) work to share.



These were a gift to a friend of mine who had kindly made me a beautiful cape last year...so I owed her something. I made them to match one of her ball dresses.






I made this for an equally good friend as a graduation present. She isn't exactly girly, so she needed something different.

I need to get some clearer pictures of this, but that will have to wait for another day, when it's not so late.
That is one of the best parts of jewelry making, I think: making something that is right for a certain person, occasion or outfit. And there's just something fun about working on some radically different projects; each one can be nice without any of them being the same.

What You've All Been Waiting For

Ta-da! This is really the first thing I started. A necklace and earring set! Thanks to Peter and my dad I figured out how to take the pictures I need.
When I started this, I could not believe how nice it looked! I didn't know you could make stuff like this with just pliers, wire, beads, and a little time. I may be making more stuff, but I made a deal with myself that I will buy no more jewelry making stuff until at least the end of May. That way I can evaluate how much money to spend on this here hobby. But I have a spool of wire and a spool of beading thread and some beads so I can probably still indulge myself just fine. :)

More Creativity

As I find myself with less school to do, and sort of at loose ends due to a lack of decision about my future, I am really having fun with being crafty. I bought a copy of Beadwork Magazine while buying stuff for my other project that I mentioned earlier (which is finished but I'm having difficulty taking pictures where you can see it clearly, so we'll wait on that) and yesterday I bought the stuff to make a project out of there (yes, this is getting expensive; I'm going to have to start selling the stuff or something if I'm going to keep this up). So last night and this morning I made it.
I'm going to have to figure out this photography thing if I want to keep showing off my work, because y'all can't see it very well.

I'm being creative!

"cre·a·tive
adj.

1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals.
2. Productive; creating.
3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing.

n. One who displays productive originality: the creatives in the advertising department.
cre·a'tive·ly adv., cre'a·tiv'i·ty (-ĭ-tē), cre·a'tive·ness n."


I was at the library yesterday and I picked up a book on making cool stuff with wire, so I checked it out, picked something I wanted to make and bought the supplies to get started. Now, it will be a little while to finish that 'cause I need to buy a few more things, that I will probably have to get from a craft store instead of Wal-Mart, but I'm feeling pretty proud of myself, doing something creative for once. Also, using my nifty new tools, a barrette, and some beads I had lying around, I made something pretty without any help from anybody! Behold:

I know you can't see it very well, but I can't get a better image right now, so it will have to do. It's really pretty; just trust me

Me and my ball dress: