Rachel's Baptism Jewelry

December 2009 brought Rachel's 8th birthday which meant baptism time! I wanted to make her something special to wear and to help her remember her special day, so I made her a matching necklace and bracelet set.

Because baptism symbolizes a washing and making clean and perfect, I wanted her jewelry to also reflect purity, and so I chose to use clear glass beads and pearls to reflect that.

I started with jewelry wire so that it would be strong and be able to withstand 8 year old treatment. And then I just played around with different patterns until I found the one I liked the best, and thought Rachey would like the best.

I also made a center dangle for the necklace, as well as a clasp dangle for the necklace and bracelet. It just made it a little extra fancy, and I knew that Rachel would like that. The top is the finished dangle, and at the bottom of the picture shows the materials I used to make it.

This isn't a great picture, but here are the finished products! They looked beautiful with her white baptism dress.

Ribbon and Bead Necklace

I made this little necklace for my four year old. Her little fingers have a hard time with any type of clasp, so instead of using chains or clasps, I used ribbon and made it just the right size to slip over her head. I knotted the ribbon inbetween groupings of beads just to add to the design and to set off the center drop bead. She loves it, and there are no clasps or chains to break so I love it too!

A Night for Jewelry

Tonight while Andy was away working I decided to just take it easy and watch some tv. But then I found that I couldn't just sit there doing nothing, so I got out my bead organizer and just started in on a couple of projects. A couple of hours later, this is what I had finished. I'm not sure what I'll do with them now...but at least my hands were busy...and I really like red.


First I made this garnet bracelet and earring set. My birthstone is garnet and I love deep reds, so this will coordinate with a lot of things in my closet!




And the second was pure boredom at work. I kind of like how it turned out...but don't love it. I'd never worked with double strands before and thought it was fun.