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!

Gotta Love Purple

I'm in the mood to play with my purple beads today... and I managed to make 2 simple necklaces. The cabochons will be in my next projects. Gotta love purple!Happy April Fool's Day everybody!

Beaded Key Series

Thanks to Cat's encouragement, I decided to start a new collection and list them in my shop - "Beaded Key Series". They're my new addiction! I almost beaded all my skeleton keys yesterday so I gotta find the supplier where I got these from. LOL

A Cross & A Wing

A Cross & A Dangle

Baby Pink

A Cross & A Green

Will post more of these on Monday!

Keys, Fibers And Necklaces

I played with some of my keys & fibers... as well as dangles & beaded beads I made a while back and they ended up as pendants in my simple necklaces. I needed some instant gratification pieces but I excused myself from earrings this time!

For instant gratification, what piece do you usually make? Often than not, it's earrings for me. Enjoy crafting everybody!

Edited: These beauties found a new home already!

Beaded Beads From A While Back

Here are some of the beaded beads I blogged a while back, which are now simply hanging on delicate chains.

And I decided to make a set out of the blue one. I meant to make a lariat - with beaded bead at both ends of a copper chain - but it's one of those plans that went side tracked when I found this toggle clasp in my stash. As for the earrings, my initial plan was to add one or 2 beaded links to have a pair of long dangles but I think they're big enough so I changed my plan as well. I need to change the earwires later, I know have antique copped leverbacks somewhere. LOL I made this set yesterday!

Enjoying the nice weather yet? Happy 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: Lariat Necklaces Plus Some Easy Peasy Pieces

I can't believe it's the last day of February already - time flies so fast! These are what I accomplished last week - simple necklaces with chains. I've always wanted to make lariats with leaves as focals in assymetrical style so I finally prioritize them recently.

Here's in bronze/brass tones - a combination of (12mm & 6mm) turquoise howlite and (4mm) garnet rounds. I thought of using a lobster clasp for closure at the back but changed my mind at the last minute and made a (delicas & czech seedies) peyote tube as toggle bar instead. The leaf focal was from Helena. The matching earrings hangs on vintage brass earwires.

This lariat in antique copper tone ranges up to 21" in length as I added a 2" extension at the back, closes with a lobster clasp. It has jasper, carnelian, carved flower, and czech leaf. I've had the chain for a while - purchased at Walmart - am sure glad I finally able to put it into good use.

And here's a simple necklace that I find fun to wear - with jasper cabochon focal, hematite, hemalike and purple glass beads.

Finally, commissioned earrings with a "Red Hat Society" theme. I just have to make a pair but decided to make a long and short version. I'm drawn to the long ones though, they sway so nicely!

Happy beading all!

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!

Cat's Eye Set

I went out of my ring norm and decided to make a necklace and earrings set using cat's eye beads - very simple but I like it.

I also made some swap goodies - necklace, earrings, bracelet and ring - but they'll remain a secret 'til the recipients receive them. Moreso, more rings will be shared later. Happy beading all!

Double Wrap Bracelet

I recently purchased some Greek leather cord and had this big button laying around for quite some time waiting to be put into good use... so I ended up with a 16" wrap bracelet - which can be use as a necklace as well. More similar bracelets are in the execution process.

Today is domino day at SIL's house... with all the women in the family and a couple family friends - both women as well. Everybody was there by 11:30AM, wherein most brought food (potluck style, I brought an assortment of egg rolls plus the infamous Asian sweet chili sauce) so we had lunch first, chit-chat about quilts & whatever comes to mind, then played domino 'til 5:00 PM. It was another fun-filled day and I can't wait for our next gathering!

Keep warm and have a great evening all!

For A Change

I got out of my routinary earrings and made a necklace for a change.

Have fun beading all!

WELCOME 1-1-11

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

Me and DH tried to stay awake 'til midnight to welcome 2011! We don't celebrate New Year here as much as we do back home, so when the countdown's done, we went to sleep right away. In my (Philippines) family, we treat New Year similar to Thanksgiving, though we have our big feast at midnight of January 1st... Moreso, we attend the family reunion on my father side in the morning, then my mother side in the afternoon. Something that I know I'll miss for many years.

Beady-wise, what better way to start the year than beading? This necklace will be an "after christmas" gift for MIL - whom I love to pamper with my jewelries as she loves wearing them. It has two removable pendants which can be used individually or altogether. Focal on one pendant is a beaded bead while the other has a gold-tone filigree heart with brown & clear crystals. The said heart pendant has been sitting in my stash forever... so glad I finally able to put it into good use.

Hope you're all enjoying this momentous day!

My Entry For Margie And Me - The Finals

Thanks to Marcie for this year end color throwdown, I had fun creating this piece. It's my first time to join such and I can see myself joining more in the future. There are a lot of fabulous entries so don't forget to cast your vote - voting starts today and will end on January 2nd! My entry was based on "The Lady And The Unicorn" pallete.

Don't forget to check out the eye candies and vote for your fave at Marcie's blog. Happy beading everybody!

A Christmas Gift For A Dear Aunt

The embroidery part of this piece has been done months ago but I didn't finished it as a brooch - which can convert into a pendant necklace - 'til recently. The focal of this embroidered piece is an antique button that came from a dear aunt's stash, who's also the recipient of this christmas gift. I was sure glad that the finished piece fits perfectly on one of my ceramic trinkets. So, I decided to present it this way - now I hope I can find a good box where the trinket will fit.

Keep warm all - drink lots of cocoa & coffee, that's what I do! Happy beading!