Swap Beads = Win!

I sliced a finger up so was putting off diving into the ton of mixed clay blends I have while it heals. Instead, I went and dug through the tub I keep my swap items in. Buried in there were two sweet strands of beads – one by Muriel from PCC and another by Bob Wiley of Faux Wood fame – from a swap hosted by Rebecca Wells a few years ago.

Wood Bead Necklace Kaleidoscope Bead Necklace

The faux wood beads were simply restrung on black stretch cord for myself – it’s a super change from flowers. The ‘scope beads were wired up. I’m not sure where they’ll end up! But what fun!

On a side note, this is the 100th post on this blog!

Year of Clay – Chain Earrings

This is the fifth day of the Thing-a-Day project which I’ve faithfully kept up with – my projects are pretty prosaic but I figured at least one of them would make a good Year of Clay item as it’s different from my usual:


Swirly Lentil Chain Earrings

It was a different sort of deal than what I usually do with swirly lentils – I’m hoping to refine the design a bit and enter something into the Art Bead Scene’s Chains of Love Challenge.