Making Jewelry: My Creative Process
After a little break from jewelry making, I decided to explore the bead inventory and see what I could put together. After seeing the same beads over and over, it's a challenge to feel "fresh" about creating something...
Usually when I start to make a jewelry piece, I don't really have any particular plan or design in mind. In this case, I took out this little pendant I bought from a local San Diego artist. She calls her business "While My Babies Were Sleeping" because she did all her work well, while her babies were sleeping! I bought it a few years ago, but have yet to find the right beads for it. So, I started pulling out beads to see if I could find a combination of beads that would "fit just right".
Well, after stringing a few beads on, I realized that it just wasn't working. Usually I start to feel an adrenaline rush as I'm stringing beads together and creating the design, but this time I wasn't feeling it. After a little while I decided to ditch the pendant and instead ended up with this piece pictured here. I call this necklace "Spring Fling" and it's now available at my Etsy shop!
