Earrings

So...My camera did not want to focus yesterday. 

Sorry for the horrible photos.  

I made these earrings for my cousin's graduation present. I made another pair but you couldn't even tell what they looked like in the photos so I won't bother putting it up.  I'm going to try to get better pics of these later!!  

These were a lot harder to make than I thought they would be.  It took a lot of beads falling off and breaking wires, but I think that it was worth it! 

My First Necklace!!!

I made this necklace for my sister's birthday!  

She loved it (after receiving it a week late since the post office wouldn't leave it at her leasing office when it wouldn't fit into her mailbox!!!)  

Oh well...she was excited when she finally got the package!

I just LOVE the beads that I used!  

They are "Bead Gallery" beads, and I found them at Michael's after what seemed like forever...I was overwhelmed at all of the choices that they displayed! 

My mom finally spotted the large bead to go with the smaller round ones.

So, I had NO IDEA how to even start a necklace...but I figured it couldn't be too far from the basics of making earrings.  I was doing alright until I had to figure out how to put the chain on....it was difficult wrapping the wire through the rings of the chain....3 hours later........haha....but it was worth it!  

I wanted to make the clasp area in the back a little more exciting, so I added one of the smaller round beads.  I think it looks really nice!

I also made some Earrings to match....

I can't wait to make some more!!!!

Jewelry Making!!!

Yesterday, my cousin Brielle and I had such a great time making earrings.  We took a trip to JoAnn Fabrics and they had an awesome sale on jewelry items!  It took us 3 hours to make 3 pairs of earrings each...but hey, we are beginners!!  I can imagine that once you get the hang of it, you could rip out a ton of earrings.  

The hardest part was the twisting the wire, but it was very therapeutic for me.  I have a neck, back and shoulder injury and I needed something to do while sitting in bed with a bunch of pillows behind me... jewelry making was perfect!  I just used my lapdesk and it worked perfectly.  

We had some lighting issues....Even with all of the lights on in my room, it was hard to see the beads, especially the tiny ones!  I'll have to get a different lamp next to my bed!  

Oh, and sharing only one pair of each of the tools you need slowed us down...it seemed like we always needed to use them at the same time so I will pick up my own pairs soon. 

I can't wait to buy some more beads and start making some more!  Thanks for showing me the ropes Brielle!!! 

(Sorry for the crappy pics, have to find a good camera!)

     






Here are the beads that I used:                               

      Jesse James Dress                Beaders Paradise Bit 

       It Up Blackberry                 Lavendar Mix Beads
          Jam Beads