It's actually late Saturday night, and I should be getting to bed so I can get up early to catch a train into NYC. I also need to pack an overnight bag since I'm staying there til Monday night. Oh, and my clean clothes have been in the dryer since yesterday afternoon. Oops!

Anyway the reason I'm still up and haven't bothered to retrieve my clothing is because yesterday at approximately 5:15pm on Friday I was hit with the sudden urge and inspiration to make jewelry.

I've made jewelry before - a couple Christmases ago I decided to make ribbon rings:

But let me tell you. They took freaking forever to make. I'm not sure that I'm ready to venture back into that.

No, the jewelry that I was inspired to make was more of the metal and beading style. Luckily, I was stranded at a shopping center (now that Lil Bro's home we share the car) with a Michael's, so off I went to gather supplies. It was quite engrossing and exciting. Then I spent Friday night and most of today experimenting with techniques and coming up with designs and making special orders for my mother. (No joke people)

Here are the fruits of my labor:

 

 

 

 

What am I going to do with these? Well, wear some of it of course. Some will be gifts. I may try to open an online shop and sell them on Etsy.

Would you buy them??