Earring Challenge Day 24

Today I helped one of my really sweet cutomers make the above pink bracelet. While she was working on the bracelet I made the earrings to match so that she would have a set. I love how the set turned out and the cutomers was super happy with it.

Earring Challenge Day 7

Day 7! Yea I can't believe that I've actually blogged for 7 days straight! For today's earrings I made pink Peyote Stitch Tubes. I like to make these little tubes because they are super easy to make and they are a great way to use up extra beads that you might have laying around. I used size 8 Matte Pink seed beads and 6mm Fuchsia bicones on the top and bottom. As I was making them I got to thinking about how cute it would be if I could make the tube just a little larger and add a pink ribbon design to it. I got on my beadtool software and started playing. I have came up with a pattern but I've got to test it to see how it turns out. If it turns out the way I want it to I will defiantly post the pattern here for you guys to see. I'm really hoping that it's what I have in mind!

Today is a beautiful day here in NC. It is 68 degrees which is not normal for us for this time of year. Everyone is out and about today and I don't blame them. As soon as I get off today I'm headed home to get out and walk. Last year I started doing Weight Watchers and lost 78lbs. I didn't exercise I just ate right. My goal for 2012 was to start exercising to get the next 60lbs off. So far, like my blogging, I'm sticking with it. I started on Tuesday walking/running a mile everyday and I have been doing an ab workout that I found an app for on my iphone. Lets just say that after 4 days it hurts to bend over or laugh. I was going to take a break on Saturday and Sunday to let my abs and legs rest but it's so pretty that maybe I'll just let them rest tomorrow. Its supposed to be back down in the 50's tomorrow.

Earring Challenge Day 5

Today's Challenge Earrings are Valentine's Day Inspired. I know that Christmas was not even 2 weeks ago but Valentine's Day is in a few short weeks and as a beading retailer we have to be ready and have things made in advance for holidays. These hearts are some of my favorites. The pink hearts are rubber and the silver hearts are pewter. Today's earrings were simple but things got crazy at the shop yesterday and I didn't have much time to devote to coming up with a fabulous pair.

What I was busy with yesterday was teaching 2 ladies how to do St. Petersburg Stitch. It has been years since I sat down and did the stitch and I forgot how fun it is. I think I am going to do a video on it in a few weeks to post on our youtube page because there are so many possibilities with this stitch. This is a picture of the finished bracelet from yesterday and while it's pretty I wasn't satisfied with it because the crystals wouldn't sit perfectly. Next time I do this bracelet I think I'm gonna use bigger beads.



In March I will have been in business for 8 years. In 8 years I have never kept track of all the jewelry that I make. This year one of my resolutions is to take a picture of every single piece of jewelry that I make so that at the end of the year I can go back and count to see what all I made in a year. Just got to remember to carry with my camera with me all the time. :)