Thirty Before Thirty #4

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Thirty Before Thirty

1. Buy and wear funky glasses! - 12/15
2. See my first article in PRINT! - 12/15
3. Get under 300 pounds - the first time in three and half years! -12/16
4. Make jewelry - 12/21

     Ever since I made a brooch out of eyeglasses and old buttons in the ninth grade, I've wanted to make jewelry.  I've always put it off because I figured it would be too hard, too time consuming, or too expensive. Finally I decided to visit a local bead shoppe and try it out. For Christmas, I made my sister, mother, and mother-in-law necklace and earring sets.

My mother has beautiful blue eyes so I wanted to use blue beads. I originally bought some tiny green seed beads to use on her necklace, but I thought they looked cheap when I actually strung them.

This is my sister's. The beads are brown, green, and white.

Here's my mother-in-law'.  It's made of three different red beads.

2:42 PM - Dec. 27, 2007 - post comment

Pretty

Those are so pretty. How do you learn to do something like that and where would you recommend to purchase the beads? I would like to teach my girls how to do that.

momofsix - 7:34 PM - Dec. 27, 2007

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these are good! so when are you opening up shop?

noahsmom - 12:05 AM - Dec. 28, 2007

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Wow! They are so pretty. I especially like the brown and green and white. I have wanted to try to make jewelry but I too have had the same thoughts. How hard was it? And was it too expensive?

Blessings!

brooke - 8:27 AM - Dec. 28, 2007

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Your jewelry is gorgeous. I tried making jewelry but I could never figure out what looks best...I guess it is trial and error. You should definitely consider setting up shop!

Becky - 9:11 AM - Dec. 28, 2007

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