craftgrrl | Beading goodness

So, I've been making some stuff...

My Mom got some necklaces from a group selling things made from Bead for Life beads, as well as the beads themselves. However, they didn't have any earrings, so she bought some BfL beads so that I could make earrings for her. I made 6 pairs of earrings.

As an early birthday present, I got to keep the remaining beads.

Every so often, I buy a pound of "Everything Mix" from my online bead suppliers. You never know what you are going to get in these bags. I love going through and sorting out the treasures I find in the bag. When I got done sorting this pound, there were some seed beads left, but not really enough to be worth sorting out into individual compartments. However, I did like the color combination, and I wondered if I had enough beads to make a bracelet.

It turns out that I did...

The only thing I added from my stash was the small dark turquoise beads.

The bracelet wasn't supposed to be for me, but it turned out that it matched two types of fabric that I was going to make into skirts...

So, it's mine now. It's too big, as I have a much smaller wrist than the standard size, but I'll deal.

When I decided I was going to keep the bracelet, I also decided to make earrings. The remaining leftover beads were augmented by faceted glass beads from my stash.