Crocheted Jewelry!

Hi there!

Nope, I didn't fall off the face of the planet, although it might seem like it. I've been busy with the girls (of course) and working on the projects I am sharing today. These are a gift for a friend who doesn't check my blog with any regularity (that I am aware of) so I think it is safe to show them off.

My friend has a birthday coming up and I've had the idea to create this set for awhile. (it's from the leaflet called Beauties to Crochet 2) In fact, I had some of the supplies already purchased a month or so ago. (go, me!) But, I haven't really had a chance to sit down and actually work on the project until the middle of last week. Technically, this wasn't hard to create, although it ended up taking me a lot longer than I had anticipated. Take a look at the finished project. 

 And here is a picture of the project from the booklet if you want to see what inspired me:

I have the necklace hanging over the back of my chair and the earrings stuck into the back of the chair.

Here they are sitting on the seat of the chair.

And here is the necklace by itself.

Didn't it come out neat? That necklace strand is 28 inches long!

I first intended to use some wooden discs to give it more dimension (the project that inspired me had them). I strung the pattern I thought I would use and tried to get started. It turns out I would have been using 3 different sizes of beads and after a frustrating evening, I realized it wasn't going to work the way I originally envisioned. So, I took all the beads off and restrung them minus one of the different sized beads(remember, the strand needed to be 28 inches when I was done-that's a lot of beads), but keeping the wooden discs. Um, when I finally got that one going, I didn't like the look I was getting with the discs! They stuck out way too far. 

So I had to take all the beads off and start again.

Sigh.

But the strand without the discs and small wooden balls looked great, so I kept at it.

Only to find out I didn't string enough beads to get the length I needed. 

Sigh.

So, I added what I needed on a new string and attempted to join the new string.

THAT took a while before I finally got it last night. LOL

But, I finished the rope and loved it!

There's something to be said (but I don't know what) for being persistent.

Today I strung the beads around the large wooden disc and made the dangle.

Then it was onto the earrings.

I had to modify those, too.

It took a few attempts (and another quick trip to the store) and I got those to work.

Yay! 

The girls think they are pretty nifty.

I picked up the current issue of Crochet magazine because it had this super neat looking bracelet in it. Click on this link and scroll down to Dress it Up-Sweet and Simple Bracelets. If you click on the image, you can see it a bit better.

The project in the magazine was blue, but I thought this variegated pearl cotton would look really neat.

I couldn't find the beads the magazine used, so I improvised.

Here's the result:

And how it looks on my wrist.

This is the same color that I used on the earrings for Mrs. Wilson, but instead of using DMC floss, I used a skein of Size 5 pearl cotton-which you can find in the same area as the floss.

The circles are 1/2 inch plastic rings.

The beads are glass beads that I thought looked great with the pearl cotton.

THIS project took about an hour, and that is only because the thread kept getting tangled and I had to undo the knots. Otherwise, it probably would have taken half an hour, tops.

The clasp is a magnetic one. Way easy to put on and take off.

*Ü* 

So, that's what's been keeping me busy the past several days.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you have a great week!