Faith Inspired

Last week a friend of mine gave me some jewelry that she didn't wear anymore, for me to take apart and reuse all of the pieces: beads, charms, findings, etc. Included in this bag of fun, was a string of little wooden crosses of all sorts of colours. So since I had so many colourful paper beads to use, I thought I'd make a few pieces with these crosses. These were what I made:

This sweet pink one was the first I did...

Then got a little fancier with 2 strands and glass beads among the paper beads. The bracelet on the right has one cross on one strand, and 2 on the other, so no matter how it turns on your wrist, you're going to see at least one! 

And lastly, these 2:

I used some beautiful jade glass beads in these, which I've been saving until now. I love how they look! And I also love the clasps on these ones. :)

I also finished a few other random pieces this week...

This 2-strand necklace with paper beads and wooden beads, and this great compass pendant!

And I had another custom order from a friend, who needed a bracelet for someone who loved owls, and another plain one with any kind of charm. So I came up with these:

They went over well! :D 

All in all, it's been a busy week and I got A LOT accomplished! Hopefully next week will be just as productive!