Jewelry-Making: Playing With Beads

Jewelry-making: It's more play than actual work. The possibilities are endless, and so is the fun. Expanding on my crocheted jewelry, I have tried out a few different jewelry-making techniques. Here are a few that I have tried and what I think of them.

Earrings are what I have done the most with. It seems like there are endless possibilities and combinations to do. Swarovski crystals and pearls are my favorite to work with. I just love the sparkle!

Wire-wrapping is fun. You can mess up, and start over, and repeat it all again until you get a look that you like. It's probably the most free-spirited of the techniques I have tried. I am usually a follow-the-instructions kind of person. This wire-wrapping technique is great for creative expression. It is amazing how projects can come out differently depending on the day (and my mood).

Another favorite technique of mine is working with buttons. I may have a button obsession. Okay, I definitely have a button obsession. But how cute are the little earrings above? I really enjoy making jewelry out of non-traditional items. I plan to get more buttons (because I apparently don't have enough already) and make even more.

Bracelets have also been fun. Besides the crocheted ones I have done HERE, I love working with beads. Between the wrap bracelets above on the left and the cuff bracelets above on the right, I just want to make them in all the colors!

These are just a few of my jewelry-making endeavors. Hopefully, I will be posting more jewelry experiments soon.

Happy Crafting!
~Sarah Liz

Crocheted Jewelry

While learning how to crochet (see post on how my crochet journey started HERE), I stumbled across an idea for crocheted wire jewelry. Yep, you read that correctly! I was intrigued, and bought the supplies. Little did I know how much more jewelry I would be making. I now crochet jewelry as well as all the usual scarves, hats, etc. It is so different than what I thought I would be doing when I started my crocheting journey. But I love it! Here are a few of the things I have done so far in this new venture.

Crochet bracelets were some of the first crocheted jewelry projects I did. I like the simple elegance of this lacy pattern. I added a natural agoya shell button to finish it off and voila!

Crochet earrings were next on my list. From the dangled leaves to the pretty Valentine's Hearts, there are so many things you can crochet for earrings. I like this because you can take really anything you can crochet and attach it to an earring! So many possibilities, so little time!

I also crocheted with wire to make the earrings above. That was so different from what I had done previously. The wire is much more difficult to work with than yarn or crochet thread. You have to get a small enough gauge wire to bend easily. But then it starts cutting into your fingers as you crochet. I can only do so many pairs of wire earrings before having to stop for the day. But the result is so pretty and unique!

I can't wait to show you more of my creations!

Happy Crafting
~Sarah Liz