Recently Hope from the Crafty Hope blog had a giveaway of a cool piece she made, and I won. Thanks, Hope! I love it, and what’s more, she sent some other cool goodies, including several things she made. That’s one of the reasons I admire Hope and like to read her blog. She’s always trying things and experimenting. I love working with beads, but I’d like to get a little more creative. Somehow it’s like exercise. I know it would be good for me, but I can rarely convince myself to do it!
Anyway, I was inspired and decided to use one piece right away. I love clear and white beads, glass, and crystals. I also love soldered things. The texture and color of solder is a lovely contrast with the smoothness, sparkle and/or color of glass and crystal. Hope wrapped a clear glass piece and soldered on a ring to make a pendant.
I looked in my vintage glass box for some smallish beads and found a short strand of rounds and drops I got from Shipwreck Dandy Supply. I had the 4mm silver plated beads in the same box; they seemed glass-like to me since they aren’t thick or weighty. I got a hank of these from Famous Vintage Bead Hoard Liquidation Destash.
This is my frequently made long, knotted, fits-over-the-head style. I love it! This is a joyous necklace, and I can use some joy right now. Although I’m not wearing jewelry outside of the house, I’ll enjoy wearing it inside and looking at it. I enjoyed making it. I hope you enjoyed reading about it.
Bead Love 
I love how you are wearing jewellery that you make and love inside the house and enjoying it. Jewellery has the power to make us feel happy and we must embrace it.
I love that you were able to work that little soldered pebble into such a beautiful design so easily. It’s a design I would have never come up with. Thank you so much for the shoutout and for all the kind words. I’m sorry it took me so long to get over here and see it. Oops!