~turquoise-pearl-tassel necklace~

i love mixing elements that don't necessarily

go together, yet somehow they do. 

the eclectic taste of it....delicious.

turquoise. pearls. tassels. gold.

sounds like a lot...

(throw in some lace and velvet and it smells like a brothel).

the result turned out to be a 

simple, bohemian'ish vibe.

i made two of these yesterday.

birthday gifts for a couple of friends.

i think i need to make one for me too :)

~Embellished Shepherds Hook for Houseplants~

last weekend i blew the dust off my jewelry making supplies 
and attempted to make some birthday gifts 
for a few important ladies in my life. 

normally i have ideas coming left and right and 

i have to reign things in to hone in on the project i have in mind. 

this time....nothing.

although i had a strong desire to create something,

i had no creative inspiration.

i tried to force it.

 the end result of the earrings i made....

not good. like REALLY not good.

(susie-you'll be glad i went and bought you a necklace instead) 

in the past couple years i've only dipped into

 the creative parts of my brain sporadically.

i'm creatively out of shape.

i decided to ditch the gawd-awful earrings and re-group.

i needed to make something that i didn't have to think too hard about.

last summer while at a local garden store i saw 
some beautiful embellished shepherds hooks for houseplants. 

i've been wanting to make one ever since. 

in the end, i made two of them but only gave one away.

 my little lady and i have decided to do "a craft" (as she calls it) every weekend.
a couple weeks ago we made our own dream catchers (i'll share pics soon).
i think today we'll work on some valentines day projects.

hope you all have a great weekend!
-paula