Paper and glass, so much class

Junk mail has become my seriously obnoxious best friend.  This is what happens when glass beads I found at a thrift store and some dainty little pink toned hand rolled paper beads come to live together...The options for bracelets and paper beads are as endless as the options you have for beads for necklaces, keychains, etc..

Creative idea turn poo

You know those days where in your head you can see something inside and out and it looks totally great? Yeah that's not how today bent for me.  What I saw in my head was nothing like what I could bend and twist to make it look like.  Isn't that how life sometimes goes though.  I mean here I am writing this, staring with evil stink eyes at this little poor basket whose only crime is that it was born into my hands and I failed at making it into something beautiful and perfect...In any case I've uploaded photos of the before and after, mind you I love and have become obsessed with making these bowls and baskets, but it gets so frustrating to spend days on something and have them take a different path than how i thought they'd go.  In any case if any of you crafters out there need some real sit down and craft stress relief projects, head over to home depot and grab a few reels of jute twine and some raffia from the local craft store and see what you can stitch to be!

Ok so it doesnt look horrid, it has texture, beautiful color and adding in the wood beads made it have some oomph, but I guess I thought it would be bigger and no matter how hard I tried, it stayed small..sigh

The center isnt finished yet, i have to stitch in the end piece and tighten some of the loops but she's pretty much done and not too shabby..

Back at it!!!

I know it's been quite some time since I last blogged anything, but it's been crazy busy here.  Between job loss, and trying to function on disability alone, we've had to get super thrifty with so many things, and crafting was last on my list even though it always seems to make me feel better.  In any case, I'm back, and back at the crafting table, and though I'd show you all what I have been busy designing and making.  Hopefully I can get them uploaded here and inspire you to make something great today!

Raffia and Jute Twine Bowl

"Envy" Handmade paper bead and Hemp necklace

A super fun and beautiful paper bead  and hemp necklace

Saucer paper bead double strand bracelet!