Stringing Beads

Making Winter December

Hi Dear Folk,

Sharing Winter crafting joys and joining with Silverpebble, who Blogs from East Anglia

On a dark winter's evening it is fun to route out all the boxes of beads and string together some creations.

I was looking through my jewelry cabinet when I came across this necklace that my mum had given to me many moons ago.  It was probably from the sixties and had been made into a one strand necklace, although the clasp was really for a two strand necklace, a strand must have broken and this was how it was fixed.

It has just been sitting there and I thought if I did some work on this I could really make it into something I would enjoy wearing, plus it would have meaning as my mum gave it to me.

Rather than going out to buy new beads to add to it, I routed through what I had to make it up to two strands and the length that I wanted.  I unstrung all the beads, washed them in soapy water, cleaned up the clasp and started creating how I would put it back together.  This is it, the pink clasp is so pretty even the back.

I added the spacer beads, the lavender colored beads and the rhine stones, all the other beads were part of the original necklace, I think it works quite well.

Where to find some fun beads:

• What do you have in your own jewelry box that can be re-made into something else
• Thrift shops are a good source
• Local craft stores such as in USA Michael's and Joanne's
• Look out for bead shows and grab a girlfriend you will have lots of fun, trust me

More creations are sitting in my tray ready to string.

Christy