Beads, Beads and more Beads ^_^

Good Monday Morning!!! Only 9 more days til Christmas...YIKES!! Are YOU ready yet? All that shopping done? Nope? Me either but guess what, it's a coming regardless. So HOHOHO!!!! (said in a cheery way, just in case you were a wondering...hehehe)

I spent this weekend finishing up the teachers gifts and even made one for the principal. She has really made this year a most excellent one so far. She will be getting a pretty pair of earrings and the teachers will be getting some of my prettier twisted bracelets and of course each will be wrapped in one of my pretty paper boxes.

The little bead is an abraded quartz

better known as Dragons egg.

Once I finished these gifts I just couldn't stop making bracelets. I mean.....I already had all my beads out and they were just laying there...staring at me....so what was I suppose to do....ignore them? I think not...hehehe

Some of my twisted bracelets...ya'll know I LOVE to twist. ^_^   The first one has the last of my pretty plastic beads that have etchings on them. I don't normally like plastic but I fell in love with these. The next grouping is just some twisted ones with one having that neat Celtic button. The last one I did using some polished moonstones and tiny aquamarine stones on the tree of life charm. This looks really pretty dressed up or with jeans and tshirt. I make these kind of bracelets where they can fit just about anyones wrist. I leave the hanging ropes long in case they are needed and if not then you can clip them to the size you need. Just remember to knot them on the end so that the closing twist doesn't come off.

 Jade beads, jasper beads, bone beads, Tibetan charm holder with Tree of life charm

 Just keep swimming..hehe  

Tibetan fish charm with glass purple/green beads.

 Rose quartz beads, green glass beads and turquoise turtle bead.

 Tibetan charm holder with Koi fish charm, vintage pearls, dye pearls in mint, pink, coral and white.

 Back of the one above so that you could see all the colors of pearls.

Violet Jade round faceted beads, tiny tan Swarovski crystals with a glass focal bead.

 

 Rose quartz beads, agate green/pink beads, Tibetan rose bead.

 Back of one above so you can see the different sized quartz beads.

 glass turquoise hued beads with actual turquoise turtle beads.

 Glass tiger look beads, wooden black beads, Tibetan charm holder with tiny silver wire wrapped glass heart.

Pink faux pearl beads, Tibetan rose beads, Tibetan charm holder with faux diamond spacers, two tiny pink Swarovski crystals and one large pink Swarovski crystal.

I loved making all of these and made them for no one in particular The beads were just calling to me and I had to do something with them...hehe!!  If you see one you would like to purchase, just let me know and I will list it on Etsy just for you. These would make great Christmas gifts or a gift just to say "I love you or I'm thinking of you".  If you do buy one it will come gift wrapped in one of my pretty little paper boxes. 

Until next time...........Hugs,

Regi 

What day is it? Hmmmmm.....

What day is it? WHAT day is it...huh huh? It's.........Wednesday...hehe. Betcha thought I was going to say something else didn't ya.

Today I'm going to be doing some of my twisted square knot bracelets. I'm going to make them in sets of two's or three's. Using some of my stones and pretty beads and buttons for the base one and then just do the other one or two in the twisted knot. I think wearing several look so good and make them stand out even more. Show that BOHO pride people!!!  Did ya notice that I said I use buttons?  I just love old vintage buttons and there are some really unique and pretty ones that can be use for so much more than just a button. Like the silver one here that looks like a Celtic design.

I hope you have a great day and have plans for doing something....anything...that makes ya HAPPY!!!

Until  next time........Hugs,
Regi

Twisted Twisted Twisted

Good SUNDAY morning!! I hope today will be one that is just what you need it to be. A day of PRAISE, of reflection, of relaxing or just doing nothing at all. Mine? Well...mine will be one filled with all of those plus some craft time. Ya know I have to have my craft time...it's THERAPY!!! hehe

As you know (if you were here yesterday) I have been working on some of my twisted wristlets and I finished some more last night (or early this morning..however you judge time) and I'm very happy with the mountain amount of the ones I will be able to gift this year. If you haven't been reading under the old Southern ooak tree until today, here's who I'm gifting to...the Baldwin County Christmas Angel program) Here's a look at the ones finished last night or uh-humm this morning ^_^

I made all of them differently so that each kiddo receiving will have a true and unique gift made just for them. I know...I know, they won't know that BUT I will.

To take a break in between all the twisting....I mean a gal can only twist for so long at one time....I worked on some of my chenille bump ornies. Good Golly Miss Molly, I had totally forgotten just how much FUN it is to make these simply little ornies. Ohhhh best believe there will be so many more made in the next few days.

Until next time............Hugs,
Regi

Catch that MONSTER!!!

WOW...it takes some time to round up 25 little monsters but I did it!!! All the bags are completed and ready to have the goodies placed inside. Chaz decided that he wanted each bag to have the same thing inside so no ones feelings got hurt because someone got something different than them. Ahhhhhh, isn't my little man just the sweetest. YES HE IS!!! ^_^

Here's what the kiddos will be getting on Valentine's Day from the Chazman. Each bag will have a "Heart POP ring"....a little tissue paper bag with 3 sweet tart candy hearts inside and a handmade friendship bracelet.  Chaz decided that he really liked three of the sayings the best so I made tags yesterday. The ones he picked for the bags were (1) Have a MONSTER of a day!! (2) I only have EYES for you!! and last but not least (3) You're so COOL it's Scary!! I think he picked out three good sayings. The friendship bracelet was one I thought about yesterday after Chaz and I talked about the bags on our walk to school yesterday and him saying that he wanted all the bags to have the same thing in them. As soon as I walked in the door, I immediately started making them. They got the Chazman stamp of approval when he got home from school yesterday. Soooo, that's what I will be doing for the next few days...I'm sure!!

Simple little bracelets using the macrame twisted square knot...some glass beads and finishing it off with a sliding square knot closure. The candy will be gone in seconds but this bracelet they can keep and remember their friend....the Chazman!!

Until next time...........Hugs,
Regi


Psssttt.....if you are my 5th person to comment on this post then I will make YOU a friendship bracelet. Of course it will be a bit more grown up. ^_^