The EST (European Street Team) is always doing something fun! Recently I participated in is the Spring Swap, a.k.a. Secret Bunny. Just like Secret Santa, you are assigned a member to whom you send a gift, and in return, recieve a gift from another secret partner. Last week, my gift arrived from the Etsy shop
Marie's corner ! Here are some photos of what sweet Marie made just for me:
The packaging is lovely! I managed to take a photo before ripping it apart to find my gift!
Here are two pair of post earrings in colors I love.
A really cute necklace & bracelet with enamel charms & glass beads. I love this for summer!
And finally, a set of shoe clips- let's say shoes or where ever else I decide to clip them.
I encourage you to visit Marie's
shop to check out all her goodies. And for now, I'm waiting to hear that the gift I made has been received by my swap partner. Fingers crossed that she likes it as much as I like my gifts from Marie.
For bead knotting, I use silk bead cord (you can see the wire 'tail' at one end used to thread the beads onto the cord) and a pair of big tweezers with a very sharp tip, and of course, beads!
I knew I wanted to use these turquoise and lemon beads on my purple cord, but I couldn't decide on a pattern or layout. Then a few nights ago as I drifted off to sleep, the design popped into my head. I wanted to do an asymmetrical design and each time I switch between colors, I would do a single bead of the new color followed by the previous color and then the line of the new color. I love the way it turned out! What do you think of my strange color combination?
I hope you enjoyed this little peak into my jewelry making process!
