Tons of fun with beads

I have loved beads for a very long time.  Longer than I have loved yarn actually.  I actually still have some plastic seed beads and monofilament that I bought way back in high school.   I think there are a little over a dozen beads left, haha.  And there was a cool rock shop that I loved to visit when I was in college.  I would go in and rummage through the sodalite, peridot, quartz and other beautiful stones and think of making beautiful jewelry.  Problem was, I didn’t have a clue how to go about it.

And then yarn entered my life and I sort of shuffled beads off to the side – until I learned about beaded crochet and knitting.  How cool that I could crochet or knit beads into many pretty things!  And now, thanks to the internet, I’ve been learning a few beading basics.  It’s been so much fun!

This is a simple pair of earrings I made.  About a 5 or 10 minute project and so pretty!

I made this Lanyard/Keyclip for my keyring.  It could also be clipped to a bag or zipper pull.

I made this agate bracelet with leftovers from a bracelet kit.  I made the bracelet from the kit and gifted it to my sister.  It’s beautiful and of course, I didn’t take a picture

A fun bracelet with green and purple glass beads and a silver flower charm.  I made a pair of earrings to match.

This is a fun set I put together using blue glass globe beads and green and clear seed beads.  It includes a necklace, bracelet, earrings, and lanyard/keyclip.

I made these fun key clips with some of the beads from the previous jewelry set.  Aren’t they pretty? 

This is my most recent beading project.  It is made with remnants from other projects.  I love that you can combine beads in so many fun ways.  And it’s been fun to have some new accessories to wear.  And that is what I have been up to lately   Wishing you a beadarific day!