Two New Necklaces - One for sale, one for me.

Season's Way - This one is for sale for $25

This one is slightly smaller and it's mine to keep. :)  Just felt like sharing. 

More Beads! You know you're excited about those

I long for the days when I can make dolls again.

The necklace is one I made for work. I'm wearing it on my other blog, A Day in the Life of She Who Is...

Two Bracelets and a Dragon

Working on some gifts and I'm really not sure what I think of these. Thoughts? Paper beads as the central focus. 

This one is a dragon I'm working on. It's slow. I can't do this too much right now. It's acrylic too, which I've not really used since school. (Jr. High) 

Tiiiiired. Last update for today. Done for now

Two more bracelets

Paper beads and glass on cotton thread

She really likes these! She approves. 

Working on Swaps!

It's been a little while since I was able to do much arting stuff. I didn't take photos of the envelopes I'm making also. I've been slowly working on some jewelry for swappies. Swappies are basically other people who are sick with chronic illnesses. We just try to cheer each other up. :) I'm very slow on mine because my left hand is still extremely numb/hurty. I have no idea what it'll take to get that to work again. I've been checked for carpal tunnel and don't have that, last we knew, but I'm fairly sure there is a nerve pinched somewhere around my elbow.

Welcome to my messy craft area! This is our art desk. Justin asks me what I'll do whenever he's ready to actually create art. Um...guess I'll be packing my stuff up then. :)  I want this to be usable by both of us. I'd love to see him create art. 

Here is just one bracelet set for swapping. I'm working on a lot more. I can't wear metal, but I might do some with metal closures too. These are loop and bead ones, 7 inchers with a little give.

Addendum:

A few hours later, this necklace is done as well. It's a 16 inch choker. I hope I find the right swap partner to receive these bits of jewelry. I worry I'll send to someone who will hate it :( 

Paper beads, black cotton cord, peridot-colored glass chips and hemalike beads. 

Another New Creation....and a Cat.

New Bracelet

I'm glad I can finish a few things off and on. I've made many bead sets, but finished few.  Definitely haven't made much into actual jewelry. This one is fairly simple, but comfortable. I set it back to sell though. Wish me luck!  In the meantime, I'm still working on that same picture from last week. I hope to feel better later to do something else on a theme. There's a  masquerade and fairy theme in a group I'm part of. Or the tail end (I think) of sketchfest? Cleaning house has to come first today, however. It'll be slow. Apartment inspections for appliances this week.

I worked on this one with a heat pad on my right knee. Zoey zonked out and just let me bead away.

New Bracelet Set

Pink Simplistic.

Took awhile tonight and I had some assistance.

I listed to bracelet set on Etsy. It's affordable. $.9.50 + basic shipping.

Pink and Aqua Paper Bead and Glass Bracelet Set - 3 Bracelets - $9.50

Discovering Some New Stuff

Now, I'm not trying this right now. I don't have the supplies or the money. I have a hideous headache, so thought I'd just link this stuff to check back later. Due to a group I'm in for chronically ill crafters and artists, I discovered...Viking knitting.

Viking Knitting by Awesome Cool and Quirky artisan

This girl is so cool, I've subbed to her channel now. I want to keep watching her speed dry brushing vids and her tutorials.  One thing other than wire that one needs is a tool for stretching. She made her own.

Here's her website: Blue Kitty Creations
Check under Gallery and Sindri Collection and you can see exactly what Viking Knit is. Her bracelets are stunning.  I do want to try this eventually. I don't have....well I might have wire that's appropriate. I'm not sure. She sells her stuff on Etsy and is working on more as well.  We had a blast watching her tutorials and videos last night for A.) the stuff she shares is cool and B.) she's quirky and FUN.  Love her personality. Makes me miss having a webcam though. Someday we will. We've wanted to vlog.

Here is where you can buy a Draw Plate

I've heard people use the circle wrenches, key holes, anything they can to stretch the jewelry.

And look! It's a cat :)  Zoey is my art assistant. I'm in too much pain to function today, but she's keeping me company. Ignore the dirty carpet. It's our art space. There are fuzzies, string and who knows what lost beads one might find.

Finished Necklace

Necklace Available on Etsy - $25.00

The beads are paper, of course. They have a daisy floral pattern with shades of green, gold, black and white. I made the necklace with black, teal, green and gold beads.

Had fun setting up a way to make this. It fits about the same as the one I made for myself, so slightly longer than a choker.

Too tired to have words

Still in progress.

Finally finished!

I finished the medallion necklace. It's a head with a dragon buddy, wings and all. This is made with cotton crochet thread woven together with glass beads and handmade paper beads. The beads are water resistant (not waterproof, they're paper, after all) and varnished to protect them. The only metal is the wire through the medallion itself.

I really need better photos. This is choker length, however. Great conversation piece, doncha think?  Now I need sleep. Badly. My schedule is a wreck and we have a birthday party to go to. Do believe I'll make this one around $20-25.00 with shipping about $3-5 depending on area. Hmmmm.

A Mini Update

I wanted to kick it up a bit. I have so many packets of beads now and I want to make them into pendants. I also plan to list some on Etsy and give some as gifts.  Last night I sculpted an odd face pendant. Today I'm finishing out the barrel beads that will go with the regular small bicones. I plan to pair these with black beads and a nice matte set of larger seeds.

 Here is the pendant. It's a dragon type creature with a dragon pet atop its head. I have no clue who would want to give this type of thing a home, but hopefully someone will.

Here are the strips of paper for the barrel beads and the beads I've already made to go in this set. I'll update tonight if I manage to get a complete pendant going. 

Remainder of the Goth Princess set and tonight's endeavors

Once awake, this is all I've been able to work on. I finished the necklace and earrings yesterday or the day before. The new bead sets are in the works in shades of green and red/orange.

Goth Princess - First Paper Bead Bracelet

It's random and chaotic;  the bracelet is a free-spirited creation with no intended plan. I haven't decided if I should sell it or keep it. It's my first, so I think I might just keep it.

It's a rainy day and though I love the sound of the water hitting the sidewalk outside and the smell of the pavement mixed with the sky's tears, the rainy days are often the hardest.  I'm home due to this. I cannot handle any sound at all today other than the lightest whisper or any full body movement. Though squinted eyes I made this bracelet. I can't do "nothing" unless I'm asleep. :P

I'm proud of this. I haven't decided what I think of how it lays, yet I think it'll work well with some black jelly bracelets.