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!

Lots of Bracelets!

I've recently made a few new styles of bracelets, all completely different from each other. I love the look of wearing lots of bracelets together, and on a regular day I usually wear at least 4 different bracelets on one arm. Here are a few that I particularly like wearing:

 

I made this one the other week, and love it paired with a hemp wrap bracelet I also made:

The hemp bracelet is made with 3 strands of braided hemp in 3 colours, and I worked in a few small glass and metal beads, as well as paper beads, and a few tiny charms. 

And for a bit of colour, I made this to add to the collection:

Colourful paper beads with some glass beads in between, and a second strand of just tiny glass beads. Very fun, and matches great with the chain necklaces I posted previously. :)

I hope to have all of these different styles in my Etsy shop soon! 

New Style

A few days ago I got quite a bit of junk mail in my mailbox at my apartment, and while looking at it I realized I could probably make some pretty good beads out of it! There were some long brochure-like ads with lots of colour, so I figured it would be worth cutting them up and using them for something! They ended up being nice round beads that were good and fat. So I thought I'd try a new style of bracelet with them. I first connected them to a bit of chain...

I used different small beads on either side of the paper beads for extra style

Then I just kind of kept going, and made another strand similar to this one, and then used some of my other longer/smaller beads to string a 3rd strand. I put them all together, and got this:

I really like it! Something totally different, and fun! It's for sale on my etsy shop for $12! Check it out!