Inspiration Leads to Creativity (or Making It Your Own)

This week seemed longer than it really was.  I am convinced that the older I get the shorter the nights become.  I would really like it if Tired was not a way of life for me.  Oh well, At least I found some time to be creative. 

inspiration

My friend Angela was wearing a stunning necklace the other day.  Very simple and yet very elegant.  Large silver filigree beads, smaller faceted clear beads and faceted black beads, held together with eye pins and connected to a chain.  It became an inspiration piece for me.

the beads

 I had some interesting beads (6 to be exact) that were largish and ornate.  I didn't know what to do with them.  After seeing Angela's necklace I came home and started going through the beads to see what else I had.  I had clear crackle beads, blue crackle beads, silver chain, but only small silver space type beads.



After a quick trip to "Great Beadginings", (for silver beads the same size as the crackle beads), I had what I needed to make my version of the necklace.  I tried to use the clear crackle beads but they lacked the pop of the blue.  Mine, in blue and silver, is a bit more colorful and maybe not as versatile as the original.  But my daughters love it and so do I.  I have the same large bead in black and I am thinking I will mix it up with pearls



Of course I only used 5 of the large beads.  Now I had an orphan bead what will I do with that one lonely bead.  I started going through my supplies.  I found some silver chain.  So take 1 large ornate bead, 1 small blue crackle bead, a small silver bead cap, silver chain and a bit of wire and you end up with a lovely stylish necklace that my girls are willing to fight over.


Those were my new project this week.  Last week I told you I had finished 3 of the 14 Kumihimo cords.  Well I was wrong.  I had finished 3 of 15 cords.  This week I finished off 5 more of the bracelets.  Leaving me with 2 necklaces, and five bracelets to finish off this coming week.  I also got about 6 inches knitted on my second prayer shawl.