2 posts tagged “chain maille”
These earrings are fun.......... or at least I think so. I haven't brought too much of my "for sale" items to show off at work but every time someone sees a version of these earrings they think they are quite fun. I listed this pair this morning.
I think I need a pair in purple to go with all my purple tops.
I like little accessories to brighten my day. I also like making them because they offer some of that instant "I have to finish something now" gratification. I think partly that need for quick gratification led me to dive into making jewelry. With most of my knitting projects, I don't get quick gratification. They are all a labour of love and take lots of time. With jewelry and accessories, I can invest a few solid hours into something and have a wonderful finished object done in much less amount of time. I think I need both ends of the spectrum in my creative life.......... the stuff that takes a long time to come to fruition and the things I can accomplish much more quickly.
I made a big Celtic Star key chain last night............ I really love it and it's totally a quickly gratifying project. I made it between helping my Little Miss write her many Valentine's and feeding JR and doing a few other things and by the end of the night I had it finished. Still not picked up my knitting needles but I did have something that I could say I had finished. It felt good.
The pictures suck.............. but the end result is really quite pretty and I listed it last night:
I have other accent colours as well and can make many more............ well, I only have 3 more of the big heart split rings but there's always more where those came from. :-)
