My best friend stayed with me last weekend and we planned a jewelry making marathon. We took jewelry classes together years and years ago and have tons of supplies but haven't really done much with those supplies in a long time. Last time we spent the weekend together it was at her house in Chelan and we spent the weekend making our Christmas cards. This weekend - jewelry.
I'm working on the turquoise necklace and she's over there working on her green one - notice out the back door, it's light....mid-afternoon I think.
Hours later, we've finished and moved on and I'm trying to figure out my next necklace....notice the back door - dark! And we're still creating!
We spent one day visiting, planning and shopping for a few findings and miscellaneous supplies and the next day creating. We both already had most all the beads we needed. C made the 2 necklaces on the left and the crocheted bracelet. Isn't that cool? The bracelet had been done for a long time but needed a clasp, so she finished that up and had a gorgeous bracelet done. Making my turquoise necklace was my goal for the whole weekend. I've had these chunks for over 30 years; they were a gift that I wanted to remake in my style. I was able to make both the necklace and bracelet - had just enough turquoise. The earrings were my first ever earrings (pretty simple design but they go well with the pieces).
We had a blast, we brainstormed and problem solved like crazy. We were both a little rusty in our jewelry-making skills, so made stuff up as we went along. There might be a more 'right' way, or easier way, but we just figured out what worked and made it that way! Why can't I apply that same attitude to my art?
