Update at noon: So Phin just told me that our on-again, off-again family visit is now off again. So, it looks like the Craft Lounge will be mine-all-mine all weekend! Yay!
I'm not sure how much sewing will get done over the weekend since visiting family is inhabiting the Craft Lounge.
Sigh. This project seems like one delay after another.
But I've been trying to find things to do with myself at night as I sit on the couch while Phin watches baseball or hockey. At the moment, I don't have any hand sewing to do and I've been undecided on what I want to knit next. So, I picked up Jewelry Making for Dummies to try making a few simple pairs of earrings.
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| Three pretty pairs of earrings! |
Quite frankly, I'm always irritated at just how much a cute little pair of earrings can cost. Obviously, something that takes time to create and uses good materials is worth paying for. But I've bought too many earrings that turned out to be poorly made and used shoddy parts.
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| Venetian Glass earrings |
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| Dyed jade with glass beads |
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| More dyed jade |
This project required little time and less talent. I only had to learn one technique -
making a wrapped loop on a headpin - to make these three earrings. So, a good investment of an evening or two on the couch.
Since there's a whole strip of bead stores right near M&J Trim, it was easy to buy a few basic tools, beads and findings near my office. I fear this is a habit in the making; I already have a few projects in mind.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
