Maude - Rebeading and Threading my Favorite Stretch Bracelet for a Customer

Today I rethreaded one of my Etsy shop bracelets by request of a new customer. :) I was only too happy to oblige. I had reason to pull out all my beads and rediscover colors and textures.

By the time I sorted through all the colors and goodies my husband came up and told me we have some visitors coming over and they'll be bringing their little ones (yay!:D) I quickly finished up the beadwork and put away all the small parts to baby proof our living space again :) Here are the new photos of longer the bracelet Maude with added beads to allow for more drape when wearing. :) These bracelets were changed from 6 1/2 inches in diameter to 8 1/4 inches. I know it's going to a good home, about to become someone's new favorite :). 

And picking up the rest of the beads was worth it. I got to meet my friends new baby :) who is 11 days old today! :) 

Lastly in knotting the ends of the stretch bracelets, it'd been a while and I needed a refresher course :). I found a really good youtube video instructing how to and you can find that here. 

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! Thank you for reading! Best, ~Dawn

 

Francesca

...is a new boutique store I visited on black Friday and while I was looking for gifts for other people that day I found I gravitated to stores that had no lines versus those I'd be standing in for nearly an hour just to check out... um, no thank you. :) Of course this resulted in me wandering into a few shops I wouldn't have if I'd been sticking to my list. ;)

Francesca is a lovely lil shop I was happy to have found in the mall because it reminded me of etsy artisan creations. :) birds perched on circular mirrors, pearl beaded jewelry, mustache ladened items and chalkboard pieces to add a whimsical touch to any decor. Their scarves are lovely as well but I gravitated to the jewelry stands and these two beauties jumped out at me (oooh shiny! :)). There was practically no line (yes!) allowing me to check out and be on my way in next to no time... onto my next adventure!

Come Saturday I was getting ready to go out with the mister and some friends, I was trying on my new earrings to see how they looked (though at the store I held up the card  in front of my ear to give myself an idea without really trying them on). I then thought of the many bloggers who share their new found purchases and decided I'd snap a few pictures & share my finds here as well. While I can't say it'll be a permanent consistent thing (historically I don't go shopping for things other than groceries and yarn :)) I love sharing these items! I see clothing as a way of self expression and reflecting to the world the way we see it or how we wish it would be. I'm an artist. I love to create and dream. I realize not everyone is like this and at times I will be misunderstood. For some reason I used to think once I was older people would understand me better but I also realize I need to stop caring if that will ever happen or not, people will not always see eye to eye and agree on everything, but differences don't have to separate us. I still say we can learn a lot from others and each other.

I suppose that's enough philosophy for a day :)

Beautiful flowers... for casual or for business adding a feminine touch.

This is the pair I decided on for the evening.

I do like accessories and pretty things, thanks to Francesca's designers I was feeling like a queen about the time I left the house with my husband  (which is also partially his fault ;)). I think I all the more enjoyed sharing the night with him because of it. :0)

I hope you like the earrings! :)

Tell me - what makes you feel like a queen?