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I'm on Twitter as smilingturtle2! I tweet about crochet, beading, etsy, and random other stuff. Please feel free to follow me if you'd like (I just might follow you, too). :) Current Mood:
 happy
I've been making stitch markers again lately, because...Well...I bead, and I crochet. It just makes sense.
I'm selling them on etsy here. As an aside, I am amazed at how many listings there are for stitch markers on etsy that come up when you type "crochet" as a keyword, that are not usable for crochet at all. Note to knitters: crocheters cannot use stitch markers that don't have hooks that open instead of closed rings. The other day, I decided to make some Bali heart chandelier earrings for Valentine's Day with red Swarovski crystals. Here they are: Current Mood:
 creative
Here's one set of my lovely little stitch markers. These are the Butterfly Bumpies, as they are made with glass bumpy beads and metal butterfly beads. I love these--they're so bright and pretty! I have a soft spot for butterflies AND for bumpy beads, so of course I love them. I have 2 sets available on etsy, and 1 set for myself. ;)
I also made a set of Ladybugs (with these gorgeous Czech glass ladybug beads I got a while back), and a set of Autumn Leaves (more Czech glass, in fall colors). Click here to visit them on etsy. As of tonight, I have started making...(drumroll please)...stitch markers! :) Since I'm now selling yarn in my etsy store, I figured that it would be cool to make something crochet/knitting-related. Stitch markers are the perfect way to combine my love of beads with my love of crochet. Current Mood:
creative
This is a close-up photo of a necklace I finished making last night. I love it so much that I don't think I will be able to sell it, even though I don't think I can afford to pay myself what it would sell for. ;)
Mookaite ovals, garnet teardrops, rectangular goldstone beads and red tiger eye rounds with gold vermeil Bali spacers. It's 26" long and has a gold-filled toggle clasp. I've got a full photo of the necklace and a picture of a pair of matching earrings over at Flickr. :)  FAIR TRADE Swarovski crystal and sterling Bali silver small dangle earrings Originally uploaded by saintlex Click here if you'd like to browse my etsy store.
I made this at least a week or two ago, but it's taken me this long to get around to posting it on Flickr. D'oh. ;)
It is currently my favorite necklace. I got most of the beads at a gem and mineral show last year, and dreamed up this necklace with the help of my fiance. Luckily, the idea stuck in my head for a while! I'm working on some goldstone earrings to match. I don't think this is the best picture of it, but it's the best one I've got for now, so it'll do. My mom and I went out together today, and had a great time. We decided to go to Beadworks, which opened its White Plains location fairly recently. The parking situation is pretty bad--you have to park at Stop & Shop--but it could be worse, especially in downtown WP. It's a nice store. I didn't buy much--just a really pretty purple shell pendant and some monofilament for stringing "illusion" necklaces (should be good with all those Mother of Pearl "donut" beads I have), and my mom paid for them, which was kind of her. She bought a strand of gorgeous turquoise chips that she can wear as a necklace, and it looks incredible doubled and twisted with a clasp. She also bought some beads that I am going to string for her. :) |
