Gaaaaah....

This semester is totally piled up! And it's all music. Before I started college, I didn't know that it was actually possible to be involved in nothing but music, but tada!

I've got Collage this weekend with both Chanters and Wind Ensemble, then there's all the vocal stuff I have to do, I've got tours with Chanters and W.E....


I think I might actually be earning my Spring Break for once.

Jewelry

Dang. I suck at blogging. The truth is, I actually forgot I had one.... Hmm...


Anyways, for those of you that know, (and there shouldn't be that many because I don't talk about this much online) I dabble in jewelry making. I don't do it a ton, and I don't make anything to sell. Usually, if I'm not making something as a gift for someone, I'm making something that I need to go with a particular outfit. (Or more than one... My graduation set of clothes was almost color-coordinated.)

So, I finally got a necklace form (thanks, Mom!) and can now display some of what I make. This post is going to have a ton of eye-candy! Yay!

Ordinarily, crafters (scrapbookers, at least) tell the brand of what they're using and such, but I don't actually pay attention that much. And half of the stuff I get is from antique shops or garage sales, so yep... I don't know. My advice is go hunting at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, antique places, flea markets, actual beading and jewelry stores... Whatever floats your boat. (Did I just say that?????)

Now for the real stuff:



This is a multi-chain necklace that hits about mid-chest. Some of the chains are off of old pendants that my great-grandmother had given me, and some of them (the newer ones) are off of a spool of chain that I have.



This is a funky pendant that I made to go with bohemian-type outfit. It hits about stomache level. I think I got everything on this from Friendzies. (sp?)






These necklaces are twins! Yay! I've been wanting a ribbon-cameo necklace for quite some time, and it turns out, Michael's had the ribbon already with fastenings (the clasps and such)! I didn't find a true cameo that seemed to fit, so I chose these two charms. I think they worked out quite well.



This is a choker that is made of toilet chain. I had to use some for a project, and found that I had enough to make a choker. Somehow, I got away with wearing this at school, and I've no idea how that happened.



This is just a simple fairy pendant that I made a few years ago.



Because zippers are awesome. Need I say more?





This one's a twofer. I found the brooch at the Aldersgate Rummage Sale, and thought it looked pretty neat. So, I went and doubled a couple of black-silver chains and clipped the brooch on. However, I realized that it made a neat necklace without the brooch as well. And you can't see it, but on the back of the necklace, I used a different, larger chain.




This is the necklace that I made for graduation. The centerpiece is a costume earring that my grandmother had owned.



Sadly, I did not make this. I really wish I had, but alas! I cannot metalcraft. It is, however, one of my favorite pieces, so I decided to take a picture of it.




This last one is just basically a rock on a cord. That's all there is to it.


And now you've seen all the ones I have up here with me! Yay! See, I can be creative when I want to.

Now... If I could just finish my fanfiction.....