Beading

Back when I was in elementary school, I used to love going to this place called Beads and Things. It was just down the street from where I used to live in Cupertino, and it had the coolest, most beautiful array of beads, stones, and various jewelry findings anyone could wish for - a real beader's heaven. Anyway, after all the fun I've been having with making Shrinky Dinks jewelry, I decided to pick beading back up and see what I can do now. I made these last night.


Materials:
Seed beads
Bugle beads
Stretchy beading string
Semi precious stone chips
Clear nail polish (for knot sealing)


The first ring I made.



For some reason, this one turned out a little bigger than my previous one, which went on my middle finger. I tried this one out on my big toe, however, and it was the perfect fit :)


I got a little more ambitious after the rings, and decided to make a choker...




...which I happily discovered could also easily be "converted" into a bracelet.

I was so happy with how the necklace/bracelet turned out that I decided to make a matching ring for it.

Here's a shot of all three rings together. Good times!

Shrinky Dinks

I made this Domo-kun choker and earring set for my soon-to-be-wedded (yay!) friend, Amara, for Christmas. I raided my jewelry drawer for the holder thingie they're on. 

Materials:

Shrinkable plastic

Colored pencils

Black nylon cord

Jump rings

Clamshell cord ends

Earring hooks

Lobster clasp

Scissors

Pliers

Picture of Domo-kun found on Google.com :)

- Photograph by Amara Kay - 

Shrinky Dinks

All of these were made from Shrinky Dinks shrinkable plastic...why should kids have all the fun?

Materials:
Shrinkable plastic
Permanent markers
Pencil
Colored pencils
Black nylon cord
Jump rings
Lobster clasps
Clamshell cord ends
Scissors
Pliers

Here's my very first Shrinky Dinks creation. I think I wear it more than any of the other jewelry I own...even the "real" store-bought ones.


A close up.