Mails and Beaded Bracelets

Mail finally arrived and was so happy to picked them up Saturday morning. Weekend started with so much excited after opening the packages. Guess I need to have my creativity engine to keep going. So much stuff means a lot of things to do.



Meanwhile Sunday turned out to be boring after a day's merrymaking in the flat since it was my friend's birthday party. So after lunch I decided to pick up my pliers and started twisting and trimming pins for a not-so-simple bead bracelet. The materials are not expensive but this bracelet is definitely something you can wear with a dress.



The final bracelet turned out to be dominantly purple which I think is a good thing since i never had much of this color in my wardrobe. The bracelet complements the teal leather on my bag which is another plus. I like this bracelet though 'm not sure if I'm going to keep this, give it away or sell it. For now, it will be kept safely in my collection until I come to a decision.



Of course, my dear friend's birthday can't go by without me making her a piece of jewelry. I got some clay, formed a letter bead to represent her initial and concocted some sort of gold color from my paints. My friend likes two-toned jewelry so I'm glad the gold-colored bead and the brownish crystal mixed well with the rest of the pieces in the charm.



As always, I had the hardest time picking up a title for this post. Do I even have to pick up a title when I talk about my crafty weekend? My craft life is probably the only region which I can be conceited about. Well, I just thank God for giving me a hobby. :)

Black and white Barbie weekend

My sister thinks my room is like that of a teenager's. I strongly contest. My dolls, beads, papers and pen are what define me when I'm not doing my day job. What else would I be if my job would be suddenly taken away from me?

The rain has poured madly this morning and I was left with not much light today. Good thing that there was enough sun yesterday to sew some clothes for Barbie and take photos of her. Black and white turned out to be better since there wasn't much coordination between the flooring and the wall. I would still want to share this Barbie ensemble in full color since the metals and the beads actually look good against her black bag and shorts.

I'm like a kid I know. But it was actually my mom who influenced me the most. We could sit down together and string beads while talking over crafts and dolls.

Strings for Dinner

Cute chopsticks as gift from my sister. :) 

If I had been a very good cook, this bowl of strings would have been bowl of colored pasta. I'd sprinkle some olive oil and maybe have boiled beans on the side. For now, I could only imagine that. My craft life is analogous to a chef's relationship with his kitchen. I pour out beads and strings and create a concoction of my own. Dinner has gone cold after taking too many photos and deciding which is best out of the bunch. Ooops, the fake noodle was never warm. Today was just another busy craft and chores day. We've got a new bracelet "tutorial" on The Craft Bar site:

http://thecraftbar.blogspot.com/2012/09/pattern-inspired-charm.html