Two Bracelets

Lately I've been enjoying polymer clay and particularly have been making beads out of it. I also have bought a number of jewelry-making supplies, such as gemstone and glass beads, charms and wire. Here are my first two bracelets.

This one my husband nicknaemd the Ado The Hague bracelet after a Dutch football club. I think the football club's colors are yellow and green, while the bracelet truly has golden glitters in it, but I'm not sure that it shows on the picture. I used green and golden glitter Fimo Effect and rolled two rolls into what I believe to be a jelly roll. Then I cut beads out of that, then had them lie around forever after baking before I strung them together on elastic wire. I am soon going to make a similar one in different colors for a nurse here.

This one got nicknamed the Christmass bracelet for its green stars. They are made out of turquoise I believe. The golden beads are glass beads. I strung these onto a metal wire and attached the clasp. I got some help with that bit, but must say I can do it mostly independently now.

Reasons to Be Cheerful

I didn't go to sleep till 4:00 AM last night and awoke at 8:30 this morning. Have been blog surfing for just a bit too long. I'm loving the new blogs I discover. Mostly, they're Mommy blogs. Seems a bit strange given that I'm childless by choice, but I actually love them.

There's a blog hop over at Looking for Blue Sky, one of the parent blogs I discovered, on reasons to be cheerful, and I'm going to try to participate if I may. If I'm not allowed to cause of not being a Mom, I apologize.

I have a lot of things to be cheerful about that I don't always think of. Today, the relatively new activities staff person will come to my ward, and she's really nice. As a result, I will be able to make some pretty cards this afternoon. Cardmaking can be frustrating, but when I'm successful, it really cheers me up. I have a Christmas design in mind which I hope will satisfy me for once. Last week, I was also very cheerful over a Christmas card I made.

In related news, my jewelry making supplies will likely arrive in the mail today. I try simple jewelry making as something to complement my paper crafting when I need something more tactile. Right now, I have some wonderful handmade polymer clay beads waiting to be stringed on a wire. I made them in green and gold glittery Fimo, which I've heard is quite a rare color combination. I chose it myself.

Then there is the lovely blogosphere which I'm part of again. I know, I've been blogging off and on for years, and a few posts are no guarantee that I'll stick to this blog, but I really plan to.

Lasly, the weather is beautiful. It's in the 70s here, which is good for late August. There is some rain now and then, but it's also sunny at times. Have a great day!