New things for the NEW YEAR.....

Okay, the new year is almost three months old; so is my motivation, lol!

I haven't been sewing but I have been attempting (mind you I said "attempting) my hand at jewelry making. Now having a DD who is really good at this is a bit intimidating to start with, having to buy supplies (yes I'm prone to excesses) secondly and thirdly being old enough to need 2.00 reading glasses (at least I find them at the dollar store.... that leaves more money for buying beads, crystals and something they call "findings") this means nothing more than I have three strikes against me before I even begin, right? Ahhhh but I have never been deterred by a small amount of adversity so HEREeeeeeeeeeeeee I go anyway.

Tried my hand at a necklace with matching earrings and then made another (after staring and smiling at first one). Then decided second one was a bit better, first one needed help.....in this case "help" means you cut the wire, remove all the beads and DO IT OVER ! YEP, me the "I don't like to redo it girl" did just that. See the flower center focal piece just kind of lopped out at you, like a little rabbit who was too sick to stand on its own...oh well, lousy comparison but I discovered during the making of the second one that if you criss cross the wires THROUGH the focal flower or bead, the two strands like each other better and they come together for the common good of all, lol.

SO I "fixed" number one and now I'm off to some new challenge, trying to make a flower petal out of some round mother-of-pearl chips with beads....can't find a pattern and can't figure out how to make it lay right.... sigh *****.... pursue, pursue, pursue.... On the left we have the first attempt (BEFORE the FIX !) and on the right we have the second set....

Fear not! I SHALL RETURN !!! (uhhhh, whenever....)