Leather Wrap Bracelets For Family

It was our domino day yesterday and we played at SIL's house - from 12:30PM to early evening. It was a fun day as usual, not to mention lots of food. MIL made a pound cake - so yummy as she used fresh eggs... SIL prepared fresh fruits - strawberries and pineapple... I brought assorted chocolate cookies... others brought summer sausage, cheese, and girl scout cookies! In between games, we had coffee too - perfect with all those sweets. LOL

Our aunt who custom ordered a "Red Hat Society" theme necklace was there and below is the piece she picked-out.

I was wearing one of my leather wrap bracelets and MIL & SIL loves it so I'm making some for them. SIL prefers black and brown, while MIL wants turquoise.

For SIL

For MIL

And though I love this piece, I think I better add this in my shop as I have way too much wrap bracelets already. This piece is extra long, about 26" - it's quadruple wrap for a 6" wrist or triple wrap for an 8"-8.5" wrist.

I will make more of these wraps once I get smaller stones.:) Enjoy beading all!

Cyber Monday: Oodles Of Simple Pieces

I purchased 5 meters of 2mm greek leather cord a while back and I've been using it in my wrap-around bracelets lately. I need to purchase more as I'm running out of it. Here's a triple wrap-around which is ideal for smaller wrist as I cut the cord a lil short. I miscalculate on the knot allowance - moreso, the piece ended up with one loop only.

I wish I made this one at least double wrap since I have enough jasper for it. I got carried away in cutting my cord for a single wrap.

I've been making pendant assortment for my commissioned Red Hat Society necklace, here's one of them. My plan was to add some fringe but I find the pendant quite big already.

I'm currently overflowing with single beaded beads so I'm trying to use as much of them in simple pieces.

Here's my take on our rainy days lately - The Falling Rain.

I have completed more simple pieces but I'll just share those later. Have fun beading all!

Cyber Monday: Necklaces And A Pendant

Remember the beady gifts I got last christmas? Well, I finally started to use them - pendant on the first necklace was from SIL. I partnered it with volcano cherry quartz, (dyed) lapis and brass chain.

A simple beaded bead in between pressed czech leaves hangs on a delicate chain.

I recieved 2 of these buttons from an aunt, and I already used the other one on the brooch/pendant I gave her last christmas. I love the fact that they're true antique, not to mention metal - so am keeping this for myself.

Happy beading all!

Cyber Monday: Bead Embroidered Button-Style

All I did last week was bead embroidery - finished my BJP block first, then followed by itty-bitty pieces like the button styles below - I did these over the weekend. I can see myself doing more of these this week. My initial thought was to finish them as rings - but I'll gonna make some earrings and pendants out of them too. Most got a fancy jasper coin focal (only one got a button focal, the pink) but I'll gonna dig my small pearly buttons today.

Here's a crazy piece done over the week... was hoping for a ring but I think it will be better off as a pendant. I'm still in the quest of making a 2 or 3-finger ring.
Me and the in-laws had a girls domino night last Saturday in town, at Aunt R's house - but of course eating is part of the gathering. We had yummy cheesy brocolli soup with matching crackers, and oatmeal cake for dessert... and many thanks to SIL for a fruit assortment - strawberries, pineapple, grapes, cantaloup, watermelon, etc. Aunt R belong to a Red Hat Society group that meets once a month and go somewhere - a member host the party on each meeting... I was told that she'll gonna host their May gathering and she asked me if I can commission a necklace and a pair of earrings as door prizes on the said meeting.:) I'm more than happy to do so of course, since the main idea is to make them in either red or purple or both colors combo.

Happy President's Day everyone!

Cyber Monday: Jewelry Sets

All earrings were done a while back but the necklaces were completed the past week. Simple but I think they're great for everyday use.

Weather here has been nice since the last couple of days... lots of snow had melted!

Cyber Monday: An Assortment Of Beaded Bead Earrings

Last month, I tried to post a completed piece everyday... though I usually blog at a certain day then schedule a few days post, it was still time consuming. So starting today, I'll gonna have a "Cyber Monday" post wherein I'll gonna share most of my (simple) accomplishments for the previous week. Here are most of the earrings I made the past week.

Happy Monday all... keep your hands busy and continue to create a piece of art that will be treasured today & tomorrow!