My new wardrobe staple
And here’s the auction bracelet…
Necklace for school auction
I’m donating a jewelry set (necklace, bracelet and earrings) for the Defer School spring auction, which is this Saturday, April 5. I wanted to make something different than the usual necklace on cord or chain and have had this design in mind for a while (as you can see by the colors, this is part of my ocean-inspired collection). I have to finish up the bracelet and earrings, but here’s the necklace. It’s a 3-strand style with a handmade blue/green/teal heart that’s accented by a mix of green, blue, aqua and teal seed beads and silver plated spacers.
Florida Seashells
Well, I had my hopes set on finding beach/seaglass in Florida, but instead we found a ton of cool seashells. I guess the seaglass is more rare than I realized, or maybe we just weren’t in the right area to find any. The shells are cool though, and I have a few ideas on how I might incorporate some of them into jewelry. I have to be careful though, because shells and/or shell jewelry probably aren’t as attractive as they would be when you’re on a beach vacation. It was really fun looking for them.
Inspired by Beach Glass
Dreaming of the Beach
Over the past couple months, I’ve grown extremely tired of this dreary winter – this year more than years past. Maybe it’s because I knew we were going to Florida in March and so I was looking forward to that, and in the meantime, we just kept getting more and more Michigan snow. With Florida and sunshine in mind, I got inspired by images of sea glass, or beach glass, which is glass that has been discarded and has ended up in the ocean – basically as litter. Over time, the glass is broken up and tossed around by the waves and rocks and gets this really cool smooth, etched look.