Pearls for Mom

I made these for my mom to wear to a wedding recently.  She's into pearls...can you tell?

They're glass pearls, and I used black, white, and off-white.  She was a fan of my pink and black necklace (and hey, it's a nice necklace, tooting my own horn or not), and luckily there were still a few pendants at the store.

Startin' 'Em Young

We had Christmas at my place, and I broke out my kit during a quiet spell.  One of my cousins got interested in what I was doing and I let her help out.

I also let her pick out whichever beads she liked that I had on hand, and made her a pair of earrings.

Jewellery-Making Class, Take 2!

Durham College is offering their jewellery-making class again, so of course I signed up again.  It starts at the end of January, as long as enough people sign up for it.  Still, if it does get cancelled, there's another one in April, and there may be a better turn-out for that one since the weather will be better by then.

Idea Book

Last night I got a book chock-full of beading ideas for my birthday.  Didn't really look through it very well, but I suppose there are some nice designs in there.

It doesn't feel the same working from a plan that someone else designed, though, so if I do anything from the book, I'll probably change something up so it feels like it's my own thing instead of copying another person's idea.

Jewellery

This blog is going to be about my attempt at jewellery-making.  To be honest, I'm surprised that I've become interested in this hobby, since I've never really considered myself to be a very creative person.  I think I chose it because I just need something constructive to do with my spare time, and quite possibly make some money if I get good.

I signed up for a jewellery-making course, but they called me two days before to cancel, since they couldn't get enough students for the class.  I was a little disappointed, because even though I bought some instruction literature, I was hoping to have some demonstration too.  I am not too worried, though.  There is a bead store near my house that holds classes (as I'm sure most of them do).  The problem with this store is that they hold many of their classes during the day while I'm at work.  I'll get around that somehow.  In the meantime, I'll attempt to teach myself something, and hope for the best.

Keep an eye on this blog for my creations.