Somehow it is already February but I still plan to keep up with my Year of Jewelry (YOJ) for 2009! Another year, another 52 pieces… I hope! Check back often to see if I am keeping up on my plan of having a new piece of jewelry to share each week…

I love the whimsy in this design which I’ve made in pink before and I think it looks just as nice in neutrals…

Bent Brown Bracelet… say that ten times fast! Ha! I’ve been playing with bent beads, I kinda like ‘em. The beads all curve nicely to your wrist which makes the bracelet pretty comfy!

Requests are keeping me on track with my YOJ (Year of Jewelry) quest! Thanks! I have a few new ideas which I might try this week… Things are quiet around here for the holiday, no plans other than relaxing! Hopefully I will get a little of that accomplished. School gets out around here June 18th and I am feeling the end of the year push to cram everything in… Sigh… Oh well, soon it will be lazy days of sleeping in… or not. My kids get up at 6am EVERY day. It makes getting to school on time easy, but sometimes I wished we could all be a little more lazy about getting out of bed… the grass is always greener I guess.

I’m still in love with my smallbeads… Isn’t that message bead too cute as well? That was a suggestion and I’m so happy that I got it! I’ve got some fun ideas in the works… I’ve kinda gotten in the habit of making beads late in the day and with this heat that does not work very well. I’m gonna have to adjust my schedule for summer!

Here is another multi-strand bracelet using my smallbeads. I am really addicted to the smallbeads these days, I think it is because working with them is more like working with pure color… something that I love to do!

This was a request and I have to say that I really like how it turned out. I just love bright beads! They are just so cheery. I need to get organized and try to have some more fun jewelry in my store in the next few weeks… Anyway, hope you are having a great Sunday!!