I am on a roll, and made some more new jewelry today. One a trip to North Carolina recently I had time to burn, so found a Hobby Lobby to wander around. I don't have one near where I live, which is probably much better for my bank account. And wouldn't you know, they had a ton of their jewelry making supplies on sale - darn! I got a set of metal stamps for about half off, so bought some blanks to play around with. They had a free "how to make metal stamp jewelry" pamphlet that didn't actually tell me how to do anything, so as per my want, I started hammering and figured stuff out as I went along.
I tuned the blanks long wise and then curled the end to make it string-able, then twisted some wire and seed beads around the blanks to make it more interesting.
My own initials were the theme I guess. I used the same flat aluminum wire from this project to make a bracelet. I decided to attach the charms instead of having them slide freely (a la Alex and Ani bracelets), and had to add a little sparkle.
I kind of like the hook closure I made in back :-)
I also started on another project, not sure if I like where I am going yet. I feel like I need to add a little blue or green into the mix. Check out the price I got this focal for - I love the Hobby Lobby clearance rack!
