Bent Brown Bracelet… say that ten times fast! Ha! I’ve been playing with bent beads, I kinda like ‘em. The beads all curve nicely to your wrist which makes the bracelet pretty comfy!

Requests are keeping me on track with my YOJ (Year of Jewelry) quest! Thanks! I have a few new ideas which I might try this week… Things are quiet around here for the holiday, no plans other than relaxing! Hopefully I will get a little of that accomplished. School gets out around here June 18th and I am feeling the end of the year push to cram everything in… Sigh… Oh well, soon it will be lazy days of sleeping in… or not. My kids get up at 6am EVERY day. It makes getting to school on time easy, but sometimes I wished we could all be a little more lazy about getting out of bed… the grass is always greener I guess.

I’m still in love with my smallbeads… Isn’t that message bead too cute as well? That was a suggestion and I’m so happy that I got it! I’ve got some fun ideas in the works… I’ve kinda gotten in the habit of making beads late in the day and with this heat that does not work very well. I’m gonna have to adjust my schedule for summer!

Here is another multi-strand bracelet using my smallbeads. I am really addicted to the smallbeads these days, I think it is because working with them is more like working with pure color… something that I love to do!

This was a request and I have to say that I really like how it turned out. I just love bright beads! They are just so cheery. I need to get organized and try to have some more fun jewelry in my store in the next few weeks… Anyway, hope you are having a great Sunday!!

Oops… I forgot to add my comments yesterday when I posted this bracelet… Of course I love the colors in this bracelet, I think I’m going through a bit of a bright phase…   The other interesting thing about this bracelet is I used my new Magical Crimping pliers. I was skeptical about these pliers, but I have to say that I like them. The crimp holds quite well and other than getting the roundness of the crimp “just so” they worked great! Okay, gotta run again, DH is adding Ram to my computer to help with video editing… who knew I only had 512! Yikes… watch out, I might be even more outa control with a speedier computer. Ha!

Okay, so it is a simple piece, but sometimes simple is good. I really like this bead chain… I might need to get some more to play with… I’ll be back tomorrow with some fun brights so check back!!

So I got my copy of Stephanie’s new book yesterday. I’ve only glanced at the pictures which are very nice. If you are interested in making spiny knotted bracelets and you have not had the chance to take her class now you can buy her book. It is a fun bracelet to make… Maybe I need to make some more, although I of course have my own twist on her great technique. Anyway, I’m going to try to have some fun flowers on Tuesday in case you want to give it a try.

Another fringe bracelet… this time I used some of my large boro beads and I love it! I was trying to pack the fringe so tight that they sort of look like beaded beads in between the boro. It is lots of fun to wear! You can find it in my store here if it strikes your fancy!

Another bracelet in this style… I just love these glass links… A few have been requested for the Mart next week so stay tuned.