She Sells Sea Shells – In Green and Red

I do not live right by the seashore. I live about 14 miles from a few great beaches. The beach is starting to play a bigger part in what I create and what I wear. I do not yet sell on the beach, but it is a lovely dream I have of walking the beaches in some foreign country selling jewelry to tourists. I may or may not have dreadlocks when I do that.

I previously had these beads below in a minty green color.

A strawberry colored seashell if I ever saw one.

A strawberry colored seashell if I ever saw one.

I liked the minty green ones so much, I bought more of the fun shell beads in a strawberry or coral red and a sky blue. Thanks to Fire Mountain Gems for their great sales.

I had used the minty green ones in a fun piece with brass and gold accents (see at the end of this post). I thought the red beads deserved a sharper color contrast.

Not the softest of materials.

Not the softest of materials.

When I went north in April, my sister gifted me with these red jasper beads. At least I believe they are a form of Jasper. Correct me if you know any better.

Jasper? Is that you?

Jasper? Is that you?

When I lay the Jasper beads against the shells and the gunmetal colored chain my ideas took off.

As usual, I needed a few more supporting characters. These beads were in my iffy pile for a while.

A paler red shell bead which I had been ignoring for a while.

A paler red shell bead which I had been ignoring for a while.

These tiny coral beads had been previously used on a red dangle bracelet that you can still find in my etsy store (link is also at the bottom). The center hole on these is incredibly tiny so it rare I find a use for them.

Isty bitsy teeny weeny coral branch beads.

Isty bitsy teeny weeny coral branch beads.

Then the labor intensive and mind stretching exercise of laying it all out. I did mimic a bit of the pattern from the minty seashell and brass necklace I finished a few weeks ago.

Like a jigsaw puzzle but the pieces roll around a bit.

Like a jigsaw puzzle, but the pieces roll around a bit.

I was thrilled with the results. However, taking a successful picture has proven to be quite unsuccessful. We are experiencing the first Tropical storm of the season. Thanks to Tropical Storm Andrea in the Gulf of Mexico, there is no good light to be found or created in my house. I am quite unhappy with the final product pictures.

The best picture of the whole lot.

The best picture of the whole lot.

I will wait until the next sunny day and redo the pictures I have on etsy. In the meantime, check out either the green or red seashell necklace in my etsy store. Let me know what you think!

Click here for the Mint Brass Seashell necklace in my Etsy store.

Click here for the Gunmetal and Red Seashell necklace in my Etsy store.

Click here for the red dangling bracelet that also used some of the teeny tiny coral branch beads.

Posted in Earrings, Resources | Tagged as: bad pictures, coral branch bead, Fire Mountain Gems, minty brass, red jasper, she sells seashells, shell beads, Tropical Storm | 2 Comments

Beading with a Hot Pack

I have been slow to type and slow to bead the last few weeks. I have been dealing with pain in my shoulder and neck. I have always had aches and pains from childhood surgeries, but the last few days have been the worst. Add to that, a discomforting prickly sensation in my pinky and I would rather curl into the couch under a quilt than take all these creative ideas and do something with them.

It is like the opposite of writer’s block. I want to create, but it hurts.

This week I received a hot cold pillow pack from my school friend Karyn. She has an etsy shop full of home made goodies. Check her out at Corynne’s Creations. This had made a huge difference the last few days.

A well used hot pack

A well used hot pack

But yesterday I finally broke down and went to the Doctor. A new Doctor since our old “New” Doctor here in Florida just closed down abruptly. After answering a hundred questions about my medical history on a medical questionnaire I got into see the new Doctor. She then proceeded to ask me 100 more questions.

Diagnosis? Unclear. Treatment? Therapeutic Massage or Physical therapy to start. Sigh. Oh the torture. I chose massage and have my first session this afternoon.

I really hope it goes well because I went through Physical therapy 20 plus years ago and that requires participation. Massage not so much.

So while I have been a bit out of it in terms of following through on my creativity, I did manage to get some things done this week.

This piece looks more complex than it was. It was more of a puzzle in my head than a wrist aching creation. Not much pain involved in this one.

Green glass shell and Jasper with brass chain.

Green glass shell and Jasper with brass chain.

Then my neck started to hurt so I was able to place the pieces of this next piece but have not yet followed through on completion.

Planning on the floor

Planning on the floor

Some of my best planning does occur on the floor. Ignore the rug that badly needs vacuuming. It is in the bead room so it rarely gets such treatment.

Wish me luck on the torture of a massage session.

Hoping you are having a great week!

-Rachel

Posted in Discussion, Humor Me, Necklaces | Tagged as: aches and pains, adapting, Corynne's Creations, green shell and jasper, jasper necklace, therapeutic massage, turquoise necklace | 3 Comments

Southern Running – And a Horsey Bracelet

No matter where you live, what your schedule is, or how organized you think you might be, you will always be victim to the need to run out for this, that or the other. The other usually involves something salty, sweet, or beaded. At least for me.

Now that I work out of the home, my need to run out for errands is also an excuse to socialize a bit.

Being down South here in the nature coast of Florida, sometimes I have to take an extra minute or ten to put myself together before just running out the door.

I grew up in a “Southern” household in suburban Maryland. My Dad still to this day speaks with a slow Georgia accent and my Mom still peppers her Tennessee speech with some good old fashioned backwoods slang. I was the only kid in school (besides my sisters) who had iced sweet tea and biscuits with dinner every night year round.

Now that I am surrounded by soft spoken southern ladies, I feel quite at home. But my idea of comfort sometimes gets me in trouble.

Yesterday morning I ran out for brownie ingredients (aka mix) for my party this weekend. I know to have something sweet, something salty, and lots and lots of beverages for any party in my neighborhood. So as I came out of Walmart, my grocery cart was chock full of gardening supplies, brownie mix(es), a jug of sweet iced tea, and plants. Only one of those items was on my original list.

And then I ran into Judy.

Judy is my neighbor from two streets over who always looks so gorgeous and put together. She always laughs delicately, says “Rachel, you are so funny!” and kisses me on the cheek with her perfumed sugary sweetness. Sigh. I do not think she is even native to the South but she represents it so well.

Judy is one of the reasons I look in the mirror before I leave the house. But this morning like most mornings now, I did not have any makeup on. I haven’t plucked my brows since the last time I had to socialize and I had yoga pants and a long sleeved decal t-shirt. I do not do yoga. They are my gardening or lazy day pants. And they may be a bit saggy in the bottom since I may have not washed them in a bit.

Arg. Caught again.

But Judy was her normal sweet self and laughed with me and told me I was funny when I made a nervous comment. She kissed my cheek in a perfumed hug and left an air of floral sweetness that lingered an hour later.

Running out down south has made me a bit more aware of my not-for-yoga pants. Up North I never would have been running out to Walmart on a weekday for brownies at 1pm. I never would have been stopped by a friend from the neighborhood who wanted to be sweet and chat. I had no friends in my last neighborhood. Well, I had one, but she was a bit cranky like me. We were lucky to wave at each other in our saggy pants.

So I will make sure to start taking a second look in the mirror before leaving my house in the middle of the day.

This weekend is the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. My parents watch it every year, but they only turn it on right before the race. They think all the lead up to the race is just horse nonsense.

This Saturday is also my next home Jewelry party. The party ends at 4pm and the race starts at about that time. I will change out of my party jewelry (as much of my own Executive Beader bling as I can wear and still effectively pour ice tea).

And I will put on this fun little piece I created a few weeks ago with an old button, gifted stone beads, and two pint sized equestrian inspired charms. The toggle closure was bought a year or two ago at Potomac Beads in Hagerstown, MD. The charms were a bargain find on clearance at Michael’s.

An equestrian theme

An equestrian theme

 Take a look in the mirror before you head out this weekend and enjoy the race!

 

Posted in Bracelets, Humor Me, My Job | Tagged as: equestrian, horse bracelet, horse racing, southern living | 5 Comments

The Missing Beader

Ok, even I know, this has been a very long time to not post anything. To say I have been swamped would be a bit of a stretch.

I have been changing a bit.

I have finally settled in here in Florida. I know, I know. We have been in the “new” old house since Sept 25th. But I do not handle change so well so it took me seven months to really settle in.

In the month since my last post, we had our first family visit from my side of the family. My niece came to visit! My heart was full.

She is the young beauty on the right.

She is the young beauty on the right.

I showed her the sights of small town Florida. Thankfully I invested in an annual pass to the Homosassa Wildlife Park near our home so we can see flamingos and manatees all year long.

A Trip to the Local iIldlife Rescue

A Trip to the Local Wildlife Rescue

I took a bit of a break from making jewelry to do some consulting. I have two clients for whom I have been job hunting. My history as an Executive in Human Resources is being used once again while I assist in job searches. What a change from jump rings and graduated beads. Thankfully, I fell right back into web searches and qualifications and cover letters and skill lists.

I did find some time for jewelry and created these four identical Hodge Podge bracelets. They are purposely camouflaged in their gift bags in case the recipients wander over to this blog. Usually my Hodge Podge bracelets are each unique, but these were commissioned for three generations of ladies upon request. I thought the idea of each person being in different states but wearing the same jewelry was sweet.

Four sweet surprises!

Four sweet surprises!

We have been in search of a new auction hall and came across a really good one just last weekend. The auction listing online showed that they were auctioning beads and jewelry so of course we went. I had everything to do with that decision. Unfortunately, when they got to the part of the auction with beads and jewelry, all chaos ensued. I was not the only lady who had seen the advertisement. There was no way I could compete with 50 other ladies and still get a cheap auction price. So I settled for two broken lamps in a dirty dusty box in the outside auction.

Lo and behold one of the lamps was NOT broken. Always take a risk on a $5 pile of “junk”.

This pretty little lamp still needs to be cleaned up.

Reassembled and she works!

Reassembled and she works!

Her partner did not make it.

Whatever shall I do with these?

Whatever shall I do with these?

Having made quite a few vintage button bracelets this past month, I tried something a little different this past weekend. Having more than enough gold, stone, black, and brown vintage button bracelets, I pulled out my massive jar of random loose pearls and strung up this bracelet.

Pearls, mint, and peach. Perfect for the season.

Pearls, mint, and peach. Perfect for the season.

Finally, I have been getting ready for another home jewelry party coming up on May 4th. It is the very end of snowbird season here. To send my friends back north in style, what better excuse than to pull out the beverages, throw together some hot and cold appetizers and spread out the jewelry.

Thankfully I have a LOT of inventory so my preparation for this next party centered around deciding which inventory was best for this crowd.

I hope your last month has been positive and you have had a chance to grow and adapt as well.

Best Wishes!

Rachel, aka Executive Beader

 

 

Posted in Bracelets, Discussion, Gift Ideas, Humor Me, My Job | Tagged as: auction, four sweet surprises, home jewelry party, homosassa wildlife park, job searches, niece Hanna, unique gifts, vintage button bracelet | 4 Comments

Well Color Me Spring

Even when I was little, I liked to coordinate.

I still remember putting on bright pink socks over bright blue socks so they would match my shirt exactly. These were those thick eighties socks that you had scrunch down just so for the perfect effect. I must have spent ten minutes scrunching them down just right. I had a neighborhood boy to impress you know. My sisters did tease me as I left the house. “If you get cold, come get more socks!”

I am still drawn to that vibrant blue. I am typing this while wearing a sweater and matching earrings this exact shade. And I have no idea what that neighborhood boy’s name was.

Vibrant Blue Stone and glass beads from A Bead in The Hand in Inverness, FL

Vibrant Blue Stone and glass beads from A Bead in The Hand in Inverness, FL

When I think of spring I do not think of your typical Easter shades.

Lemony yellow beads. Both look like candy to me.

Lemony yellow beads. Both look like candy to me.

Though I did buy these yellow and violet beads to appease those who do prefer a quieter spring.

Violet turned violet!

Violet turned violet!

At spring, I tend to pull out the same corals and oranges I have been using year round.

Swarofsky coral and coral glass beads.

Swarofski coral and coral glass beads.

However for spring I lose some of my calculated coordination. I tend to think in terms of a solid piece with all coral beads or all blue beads.

According to several websites an elephant's trunk can indicate good or bad luck, but it is all in what you believe.

According to several websites an elephant’s trunk can indicate good or bad luck, but it is all in what you believe.

Whereas all winter long I strive for multiple colors and contrasting colors within one piece, spring is about shouting out a color.

Assorted blue bracelets in Howlite and glass.

Assorted blue bracelets in Howlite and glass.

If I use accenting beads it is to accentuate the primary color or appease a client. They do help me pay my bills.

So while I do have some mixed bead pieces in my Etsy store, my newest creations for spring are made of solid and bright colors.

Posted in Holidays, Humor Me, Tips Tidbits and Talk | Tagged as: coral, howlite, lemony yellow, my etsy shop, spring colors, violet | 3 Comments

Using What You Have – Sort of Chandelier Earrings

Lately I have been reminded of how precious life is, how precious our health and safety are, and how much we rely on the the ones we love.

This post is about using what you already have. This may not apply to anyone but crafty individuals, but the concept of this post can be applied universally.

Enough of the double speak though. Let’s get down to what I had on hand and how I used it.

Two summers ago, my husband got me a sweet little haul of jewelry supplies at a West Virginia yard sale. The lady had decided she no longer wanted to bead. I had no problem with this as I benefited from her decision.

I love getting a rare glimpse into the crafty world of other artisans. It is neat to see what they have collected over time, what they keep in their personal stash of treasures. There were several pieces that I avoided and determined I would figure out later how to use them.

Included in the “for later” pile were several sets of these five strand closures.

An innocent looking clasp

An innocent looking clasp

Due to my deteriorating fine motor skills and overall lifelong klutziness, working with a five strand necklace or bracelet is hard to do. So I put these off for a while.

For Christmas I got several stretchy crystal bracelets from my stepson. I immediately cut them apart for parts. This is what he bought them for so don’t get all huffy. He knows me well.

Anything that stretches is good.

Anything that stretches is good.

This is what I got from a lovely pale yellow crystal bracelet.

Already on the headpins. Love the convenience.

Already on the headpins. Love the convenience.

How I thought to use the five strand clasp as an earring, I have no idea. I usually have such brain sparks when things get piled together on my work station.

Once I removed the little chain and lobster clasp from the main part of the five strand finding, I realized that I could use the tiny length of chain to attach the above crystals.

The difficult way to make an earring.

The difficult way to make an earring and my leftover St. Patty’s manicure.

The chain and clasp were easily replaced with earring wire.

An earring in progress.

An earring in progress.

I staggered the length of chain on each earring so the center of each earring held the longest length of crystals.

Two different styles.

Two different styles.

Now to be truly honest, the blue earrings turned out pretty big. The materials are all lightweight so they do not drag on the earlobe. They do however cause quite a visual statement. Each earring base is one inch wide.

The green pair and the light yellow pair (not shown above) are both shorter in length. Being a wider earring, they actually make the face appear more narrow. Who doesn’t love a flattering earring?

So I challenge you to take a look around. What supplies can you use different than their intended purpose?

Posted in Discussion, Earrings | Tagged as: chandelier earrings, crystal, five strand, stretchy bracelets, using what you have | 5 Comments

Pinned It Together Bracelet

I have been seeing some really cool bracelets made out of a row of vintage costume earrings. You know the ones – the one inch in diameter pearl and rhinestone clip-ons. We have come across a lot of these old types of earrings over the last five years, but I never kept them as I never thought of anything to make out of them.

They were not really my style so I got over the fact I did not keep potential supplies. I did however really  like the overall shape of these bracelets.

For my birthday, my Aunt Valarie got me some really cool jewelry materials that got me to plotting.

Interesting materials that I had to figure out how to use.

Interesting materials that I had to figure out how to use.

The pieces above and below were created for stretchy bracelets. I love making stretchy bracelets, but I quite dislike making stretchy bracelets with multiple strings. They are a hassle to assemble and one string always stretches a bit more than the other. Frankly it takes more coordination to assemble than I have.

A shinier bauble.

A shinier bauble.

I might have been able to use these on a diagonal so I could get away with only one stretchy cord, but the weight of the pieces would be too much for just one string. The baubles would have been smacking around on an innocent wrist. And we could not have that.

So I pulled out my trusty collection of jump rings and chain bits. For this project I did not limit myself to certain colors.

No exercise involved!

Jump rings – No exercise involved!

Then I spent three days playing with the layout. It was not working so I kept pushing it to the side and walking away.

I added this piece to the pile after a bit. One of two from a pair of earrings.

Solo earring remnant.

Solo earring remnant.

Then I pulled out a frame piece that I had been unable to find anything to do with, my last broken turquoise bead, and some headpins and MacGyvered this creation.

Not as cute as Richard Dean Anderson.

Not as cute as Richard Dean Anderson.

The fish clasp was a fun find over at A Bead in The Hand (my local Bead shop).

14 jump rings later, an achy left wrist, one random coat of arms charm, and changing the pattern of the baubles three times, I came up with what you see below. I went back and forth on whether to switch out the easier to use silver lobster clasp seen in the picture instead of the fish. I do have a certain thing for fish though.

Pinned it together Bracelet.

Pinned it Together Bracelet.

This is nowhere near as well put together as the bracelets I have seen online, but as usual I like mine better because I made it.

Shiny bling makes me smile.

Shiny bling makes me smile.

So I may (not committing to anything here) keep those giant clip on earrings the next time we run across them in an auction or flea market pile.

Posted in Bracelets, Learning How, Resources | Tagged as: coat of arm charm, earring remnant, jump rings, present from Val, shiny baubles, stretchy cord, using clip on earrings | 4 Comments

Turning Ugly Into Funky

Once again I started a piece of jewelry with a single piece of questionable material. For one dollar at Stokes Flea Market, I found this fairly ugly bauble among a pile of equally unsavory characters.

It measures just over an inch and a half square.

Funky crusty bit in need of love and companionship.

Funky crusty bit in need of love and companionship.

The colors of the pearls are quite yellow. There was a rusted jump ring hanging off one corner suggesting it might have been on a necklace once.

The back is even uglier if you can imagine. Someone re-glued two of the four the oddly shaped pearls into place. It looks a bit like wood glue was used due to the color of the glue.

 

No Hallmarks claimed here

No Hallmarks claimed here

This sat on the side of my work desk for less than a day before I thought “Lisa”. Lisa is my sister and I love her dearly for she can see the beauty in anything. She usually sees the beauty in items others do not and manages to use them in a way that best accentuates the positives.

Once upon a time I made another ugly little pendant into something spectacular that she loved.

An old picture so forgive the lack of photographic skill.

A very old picture so forgive the lack of photographic skill. You get the gist.

The center red garnet colored stone in this new bauble is one of my sister’s favorite colors.

The edges of this new play piece were so globbed in glue I did not want to risk forcing a jump ring through any openings. The glue had filled most of them. So a necklace this was not intended to be.

I did manage to get two sections of stretch magic through the middle of the backing. One piece would have meant a lopsided bracelet so two pieces it was.

Because the bauble is a bit weighty I used the 1 mm stretch cord. This also meant I needed to use beads with larger interior holes.

The only red beads I could find with a large enough center hole were a jasper. Since the piece had yellowed pearls, I went into my salvage pile and came up with a few vintage pearls. Their large size actually compliments the bauble well.

Add a few bronze colored as well as antiqued bronze spacing beads and all I had to figure out was the pattern.

Red stone repurpose with pearl, bronze, jasper, bone

Red stone repurpose with pearl, bronze, jasper, bone

I had a confusing moment where I believed my sister wears an 8 inch bracelet, when in fact she actually has a 7 inch wrist. I had already tied off the stretch cord when she texted me her wrist size. Oops.

Not to worry. When tied off, the large size of most of the beads actually makes the interior measurement of the bracelet a bit smaller.

Though the bracelet is a bit roomy, the end result is quite funky. Dare I say I did manage to turn something ugly into something quite nice.

What do you think? Sorry, this is not for sale. This goes to Lisa when she visits in May!

 

 

 

Posted in Bracelets, Learning How, Resources | Tagged as: bracelet, funky, gift, glue, Lisa, red jasper, repurpose, Ugly broach, upcycle | 4 Comments

A Necklace for Aunt Val

When I purchased these home decor blue pendants, I knew I would have to make them into some great statement necklaces.

Blue Teardrops

Blue Teardrops

Being me, I happened to show them off to my husband’s Aunt Valarie while she was over for a visit. Not only did she ooh and aah over the finds, she said “Make me something with one of these.”

So for 6 weeks, I have kept one of these blue pieces on my desk with a mental note to make something for Aunt Val. I went through a myriad of options every time I went looking for beads to pair with it. Those were too small, those too modern, these were too dark or too light. Others were too fancy or too big, or too iffy.

Creativity does not always come when you want it to. However, I knew Val had not specified when she wanted a necklace by, so the bead continued to languish among other projects.

And then I realized Aunt Val’s birthday was coming February 21st. What better motivation to finish a project? I only had two weeks to find the rest of the necklace to match that darn pendant. No pressure.

And then I found these. They were in the very bottom bead storage box. I never used them because of the disk shape. I rarely use disk shape beads. In fact I am sure I got these at a Bead show about 3 years ago.

Not to be used as frisbees. Much too small for that.

Not to be used as Frisbees. Much too small for that.

I sneakily asked Aunt Val what kind of necklace she would want that blue pendant paired with – beads, chain, mixed, cord, etc? I think her response was “whatever you make I will like”. So I had creative license and no ideas.

Which meant another week of the blue teardrop bead languishing on my desk while I worked on other projects.

I have been working with chain on bracelets and earrings a lot recently. Half of the chain I use is re-purposed or salvaged from flea market finds or yard sales. Really, no one makes a long lasting unrustable chain like Avon. I opened the desk drawer with salvaged chains in it and found a long necklace with 12 of these on it. Hmm.

12 silver disks

12 silver disks

And then creativity hit. Thank goodness! We had a birthday coming soon.

I managed to also use the chain attached to the silver disk by casually looping it into the pattern of the necklace. It gave the blue disk beads a bit more character.

I was very happy with the results and hope Aunt Val is also.

Aunt Val's necklace.

Aunt Val’s necklace.

Now what to do with the remaining four blue teardrop beads? Well, give me another 7 weeks. Creativity cannot be rushed.

Posted in Gift Ideas, Necklaces | Tagged as: Aunt Val, birthday present, blue disk beads, salvaged chain, silver disk | 6 Comments

Making Vintage Button Bracelets

The most popular picture on my Facebook page is of a stretch bracelet. I made this out of vintage buttons that my husband brought home for me. I think to date that some 400 people have viewed it. If you add together my Business page fans and my personal page friends, I do not have 400 fans and friends. I have no idea who viewed it.

I do know I love the bracelet though.

Bone, stones, buttons and beads.

Bone, stones, buttons and beads.

I had no idea other people would like it as well. Well, one does always hope.

Wearing it to my Aunt’s home, I was immediately commissioned to make a second bracelet by one of her friends. The problem was I did not have any more vintage buttons. She was very disappointed when I told her I had no idea when I would get more of the vintage materials.

Unlike when you make a necklace or bracelet out of purchased beads, this is a supply issue piece. I have to be lucky enough to find the supplies in order to make the bracelet. There was no store I could go back to and buy more.

In my searches on eBay, Amazon, and Etsy, I discovered vintage beads are pricey and hard to come by. Condition was a negative issue as well.

I purchased these beads listed as Buttons Galore off of Amazon in an attempt to recreate the first bracelet I made.

Haberdashery Buttons

Haberdashery Buttons

A few days after I settled for the modern version buttons, I happened to find a Moving Sale in our neighborhood. It was one of those yard sales that you keep following the signs from the main road until you are about to give up. It was almost 11:30 so everything had already been picked over. And then I found “the box”. The 2 foot square box was labeled “sewing stuff” and it was jam packed with everything from crochet needles to forty spools of thread, freakishly curved needles, sewing machine parts, thimbles, lace, scraps, elastics, and a battered box of buttons. I quickly paid the requested $10 without even trying to negotiate.

Lots and lots of materials I have no idea how to use.

Lots and lots of materials I have no idea how to use.

I giggled the entire way home. I had found buttons!

And boy did I ever. They were the exact kind I need to make the vintage button bead bracelets. I felt like my stepson playing with his Legos.

Lovely lovely buttons

Lovely lovely buttons and one little red button that was just so cute he snuck in the picture.

Wouldn’t you know, I found these the exact same day that the Haberdashery buttons arrived in the mail. There was no comparison. The vintage beads have that history and charm you cannot create without decades of love and use.

So by the time my husband came home I had been sitting at the kitchen island for two hours making vintage button bracelets.

Vintage Buttons Bracelets in Bone Colors

Vintage Buttons Bracelets in Bone Colors

And the original color was not enough. I made more in black.

Amazing buttons!

Amazing buttons!

The amount of buttons I found at the Moving Sale is enough to make another three or four bracelets in the future.

My lesson here is not to settle for reproduction materials if you can help it. Salvage what you can from other’s unwanted treasures.

The bracelet commissioned by a friend is just as lovely as the one I kept for myself and she was absolutely thrilled.

I will list one or two in my Etsy store if there is a demand.

Posted in Bracelets, Gift Ideas, Lessons Learned, Resources, Successes | Tagged as: amazon, black and white, bone beads, buttons, commissioned pieces, eBay, etsy, facebook, moving sale, stretch, vintage buttons, yard sale | 12 Comments
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