beenie

New hobby? Make sure you have everything

Every time I go to SquallMart, I have to check out the beads. I keep thinking that one of these days I'll get crafty and start making some jewelry. Not necessarily to sell (but if I find that I enjoy it and am good at it, maybe that will come later), just stuff to wear. I like bead jewelry, but I'm picky - not to mention cheap. The things I like in the store either don't fit my fat neck or are too pricey for my taste. However, I've been plagued by the insecurity bug - what if the stuff sucks, what if it's too frustrating to do... questions like that echo through my head, and I leave the bead section empty-handed.

But not last night.

I bought supplies to make a necklace and earrings to celebrate the purchase of a scoop-neck tshirt that I got recently. Celebrating a tshirt? Well, yeah - I'd also been toying with the idea of buying a lime green top, but wondered if it would really look good on me. I finally gave in to that one a couple of weeks ago. And wouldn'tcha know, it doesn't look half bad! Especially given the fact that I almost managed to dye my hair black for the third time in my life (Renee, doesn't that just take you back? LOL!! It's actually dark brown). So to celebrate taking the lime leap, I'll try my hand at this jewelry-making stuff.

Oh, and by the way, D makes some really pretty stuff!!! I hope that the stuff I make turns out even half as nice as hers. :)

So anyway, I'm excited about making this necklace and earrings. Except that when I went through the inventory of supplies in my bag when I got home, I missed one thing. Beads? Check. Findings? Check. Jewelry pliers? Check. Wire or monofilament on which to string the beads? Notsomuch. Argh! Back to WalMart it is...

Posted by beenie at August 19, 2005 10:43 AM