Completing the set from last week

I am so happy! I finally finished this necklace I have been working on for the past two weeks. I really hope my mom doesn't read this blog, because this necklace was made to accompany the earrings and bracelet from the last blog. I gave her that set for her birthday this weekend, so if she is here, I think she knows now what she is getting next.

For $2.99 at the Wye River Design Studio, I purchased last week a bead kit that contained the large circular polka dotted disk. My original intent was to use a jump ring to turn the disk into a pendant for a necklace. The kit, sadly, did not contain enough beads to make a necklace, so the apple shaped beads included inspired the earrings from last week. The earrings inspired the bracelet, which sadly I have to redesign as a stretchy piece. The clasp on the bracelet does not seem to be substantial enough to hold it on. Instead of trying my luck with another clasp, I will just redesign it to be clasp-less.

As I was aimlessly pawing my way through the beads today, I found the little cylinder red and white beads that seemed to go perfect with my pendant. Add some silver spacers and the rest of the beads from the kit, and I think it goes perfect with last weeks set.

Looks Kinda Like Apples. . .

So, last night I went to my favorite destination in the whole world, the Wye River Design Studio, intent on making a gift for someone. I knew I wanted to make earrings and either a bracelet or a necklace. Imagine my surprise when I walked in and found almost everyone I am friends with there. Apparently, my discussion group from Kent Island MOPS decided to meet there last night for an impromptu mom's night out. We had a lot of fun laughing, telling stories, and basically enjoying a night of crafting without our kids or husbands.

The picture here is what I made last night. This is going to be a gift for someone, and I really hope she likes it. The beads for this project came in a kit. This Saturday, I am taking my 6 year old daughter down to the studio to make a complimentary necklace for this set. I can curious to see what she creates. She has a way with beads. She almost picks beads out at random, using her own brand of "the force" and strings them in a way that I think will never work out. When she is done, the result is usually gorgeous. Sometimes I think we all need to create that way, just pick up what we like and put it together. I used to think the beads she picked had nothing in common, but of course that isn't true. Every bead she selects has HER in common, so how can they not work?

Next week, I will display what she comes up with.