I got some new goodies in the mail this week! Some fantastic stones from Norah62 on etsy! I have Erin from Tesori Trovati to thank for trip to Norah's shop!
Blue Oregon Opal
Got the cute little own and bird beads from Kylie - and as I was copying the link to her shop, of course I saw a bunch of other things I want now!!!!
The AE Theme Challenge this month is Repurpose chosen by Lesley. Great subject, and I wish I had more time to work on it. The day job kind of takes away my creative energy at times, and this month is no exception! However I did manage to do a few things! The first thing I thought of for the theme was something I had been thinking about for a long time. I remembered I had this magazine that repurposed those desiccant containers you get in pill bottles into beaded beads. I set out to find that magazine in my stash. I'm glad I found it, because it was actually driving me nuts as to where it was. Here are some photos of me in the process of making some of these beads. So the first one I made, I liked ok. But noticed on the end that you could see the white container through the ends. So I got a sharpie out for the next one, and colored the ends so they didn't look so white. Then I made a few more of these beads, and quite honestly, I was done with...
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That watermelon jade is
THE PRECIOUS!
hugs
hello gorgeous xxx