Notice how one thing just leads to another? Well, I had the jewelry findings drawer out and I had the button drawer still out and I spied a package of pastel buttons in three sizes. Add in some beads as spacers and I created a casual, playful band for the medical ID bracelet.

I designed it to have colored buttons facing out and the crea-colored ones facing in. I used beads in the spaced between the holes on the colored button fronts. 

Ddd

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When I was sidetracked yesterday, I was really just looking for the lobster-claw clasps to construct this project.

I found these free-form black pearls on discount for .97 cents. I wanted to make another band for the medical alert bracelet and these seemed like a good choice. All I needed was 2 clasps, stretchy beading cord, and 2 crimp beads.

This will dress up my utilitarian band and I will wear it with my black pearl necklace.

Ddd

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I went looking through my jewelry findings drawer for something and had to take a baggie off the top first. As I spied the contents I suddenly had an idea and the original project got sidelined. What? Like that never happens to you?

Anyway, the contents of the baggie were these wire stars that were wire-wrapped. I used jumprings to attach them together. I also attached some spare chain to the back to make it long enough and gave it a lobster claw clasp. Ooh ooh ooh - I spied in the front of another clear drawer some star-shaped buttons. I had the idea to encase them inside the wire stars, which took some doing because they were just a bit too big. Some manovering of the wire wrap was required and then I used some flat-nosed pliers to clamp the wrap flat so the buttons could not shift around or escape.

I like this a lot!

Ddd

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On the way from the fabric side of the craft store to the papercrafting side I walked right through the beads and jewelry area. Oh, BIG MISTAKE! They had a bunch of stuff on clearance. I got sucked right in.

I picked up several packages of coordinating styles and sorted them into two equal piles of beads. I had also picked up a beading design board on sale at the same time and I used it to lay out double rows of symetrical strands. Since they did not have two of the same 'charms' I got slightly different looks. I used the leftovers to create dangle earrings for them, each quite different.

Here is the first one I made:

And here it is laid out with the earrings

This is the second one

And with its earrings

I had fun making these jewelry sets. Now I have to decide which one to keep and which to put aside for a a gift.

Ddd

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More tiger eye spheres set off this simple combination with creamy fall colored paper beads. A 27.5-inch length, this goes well with any casual attire. 

...and we now return you to your regularly scheduled blog programming!

Ddd

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Ball beads of tiger eye are encased in silver caps to separate these moss-green paper beads. This makes for a classy necklace of a generous 32-inch length. 

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The 'dashes' are the paper beads from striped paper in subdued tones. The 'dots' are the shiny wooden beads in a tone that makes them look like birch.

A very subtle 30.5-inch length. 

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30 inches of fruity goodness! In addition to the clear embossing powder I added a coat of embossing called 'icy sparkle' It has a very subtle glitter in it and really adds the perfect finish to these beads. 

Pink and orange glass beads are spacers.

Ddd

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A two-toned subtle print paper created these beads. I used brown glass beads and encased them in silver caps to make up the spacers. This necklace is a long 31.5 inches. 

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The colors in this 30.5-inch necklace remind me of what one might see in an aquarium. The beads are from a leafy print and  the blue and orange glass beads are colors pulled from that print. 

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The spacers for this 27-inch necklace are made of bone (I think) and look great with the speckled beads created from a brightly striped paper.

This makes for a very casual look that could be worn with a multitude of different outfits. 

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If you didn't know these beads were paper you'd be fooled into believing they were make of wood.

I had these real wooden carved disk beads and brown glass balls which paired beautifully for this 30.5-inch necklace. 

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For the rest of my beads - from here on - I embossed them. I put the bead on a toothpick, rolled across a Versamark pad, and dipped into clear embossing powder and heated with a heat gun. This gives the beads a protective coating for longer wear and makes them match up better with the commercial beads.

This set was made with plaid paper. Colors from the paper were pulled out for the accent beads - dark wooden thin disks and green plastic thick disks.

This necklace measures 27 inches.

Ddd

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Hah! You probably thought I was done with these. But, wait! There's more!

This plaid turned into a camoflage look and I combined the beads with garnet chips for this earthy 27-inch string.

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My Secret Sister gave me a gift and it was wrapped in this beautiful paper. I couldn't toss it out so I turned it into these beads. Since the paper is thinner it makes a more streamlined bead.

I combined it with irridescent  glass beads and made up this 24.5-inch beauty.

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OK, there's not really any tie-dye in this but the twist of colors in the beads really remind me of it anyway.

This necklace measures 29.5 inches.

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This pink and white necklace, both the paper beads and the glass beads they are combined with reminded me of pappermint candies. This makes a refreshing 28-inch statement. 

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At 31.5 inches, these yellow beads and spacers are paired with trinagle-shaped red plastic beads for a unique and youthful look. 

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This blue and orange number looks like a 28-inch party on your neck. The spacers are glass beads, alternating pink and orange, pulling colors from the scrapbook paper beads. 

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This 23.5-inch necklace uses more of the silver-toned spacers. It is always interesting to roll up the first bead from a piece of paper and see how it looks. This one is from a plaid! 

To me it looks a little like cork.

Ddd

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