So now I'm in jewelry mode. Unfortunately, I can't find my collection of beads. When we moved I had to store them in the basement for awhile. And I can't seem to remember where I stored them. So I've been slowly gathering supplies to start making jewelry again.
I've started with this piece. My sister-in-law bought this necklace for $2, and wanted it jazzed up a bit. She didn't like the seed beads between the larger beads. The photo below shows the necklace in its before stage, I forgot to take a photo of it before I started to take it apart.
We decided to put chain between the larger beaded sections. Since they used fishing line to string the necklace, I wire wrapped the beaded sections so that the chain had something to connect to.
Below is the finished necklace. I really liked how it turned out.
Since I started beading, I decided to make another bracelet. I found the pearls on sale at Michael's. But I thought I should wear it first to see how the pearls would wear, because they are glass pearl beads. And good thing, the paint started wearing off on the pearls, so I need to string those with non-glass/metal beads. They will wear a ton better I think.
But the pearls sure do look pretty on the bracelet. LOL
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