Crafting

Seems as though almost everyone I know blogs about all of the clever, homemade things they come up with all on their lonesome. I thought I was creative, and then I read about pants made for a toddler that were recycled from a bed sheet AND the elastic from the sheet corner. Are you kidding!?! That's pretty durn crafty-- rivaling Martha, even-- if you ask me.

Since I don't count my cooking classes as creative (I'm using someone else's recipes...) and my volunteer extra curricula don't require that much craft, I've decided to share one crafty thing I can do: make jewelry. It's no homemade stroller liner, but I've been at it for a few years and it has saved me on buying accessories because a lot of the stuff you see out there isn't very well made, and / or it's ridiculously easy to make and thus not worth the cost. I give most of my stuff away as gifts (earrings, bracelets, funky rings, a rosary, etc.), but here are a couple of the earrings I've made recently and kept. Now I'm wishing I'd taken more photos of some of the pieces I'm proudest of, though I do love these green earrings as they're my favorite color and a tad different! The blue ones I made to go with a cute summer dress I found, the purple ones I keep in the door of the car for when I've forgotten jewelry in the morning ;)

Three girlfriends and I periodically get together and share one of the crafts we're good at. April had us over to make soap (photos to come!), the three of us got together and made (and drank!) a delicious brunello, and Heather had a cross-stitching and knitting class at her house one afternoon. It's fun to be creative, and it's even more fun to do so with a great group of women (and yummy truffles, cheeses, etc.)!


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