It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you.
So, let’s catch up shall we? Since my last post, I’ve only done very little sewing (one skirt to be exact) and I’m still working on my French jacket, but mostly I’ve been just taking it easy, enjoying my summer and dabbling in jewelry.
As you know, I get obsessed with something and then go all in. Here’s my newest obsession: waistbeads (the sun was playing peekaboo, but I did the best I could with the pics.)
I made some from rose quartz and amethyst a few years ago, but the clasp came off so they were buried in my jewelry box. Recently I became interested in repairing them. Then I started wanting more. Then I went on Etsy and bought new beads to mix with the beads I already had and I’ve been making new sets ever since.
You can find waistbeads made from plastic or glass beads fairly easily, but I knew I wanted mine to have gemstones because of their healing properties (I’m about that “good energy” life). I also wanted certain colors.
So after I restrung my first set (and while I was waiting for my Etsy order), I made these from glass seed beads and some amber-colored beads I bought at Michaels:
These are turquoise chip and green glass beads. I might redo this one. IDK, I feel like it’s too green:
I made these from citrine beads I got from Etsy, with glass beads, and seed beads I had on hand:
These are jade, tiger’s eye, garnet and brass:
I have a hank of those yellowish glass beads so I’m going to experiment with multistrands next.
I also got a lot of work done on my black Alabama Chanin skirt. It’s still not finished, but at least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
As for the only skirt I sewed over the summer, I have to take pictures of that tomorrow when the sun returns.
That’s all for now, but since summer’s over, I plan on visiting with you more often. So, do tell, what have you been up to?
xoxo,
Handmade in BK 