Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

I do! I do!

 This button bracelet was a little tedious but I think it came out super cute!!

Buttons are from a collection from my mom and between the buttons are pink cat's eye beads, finished off with a toggle clasp.

Beading

One of my most recent crafts is beading, which I have mentioned before. 

I had a necklace that belonged to my grandmother that needed re-stringing because literally the beads were on a broken string. 

Here is the end piece: (sorry, no before)

This is actually the second time re-stringing this set of beads. I didn't like how it turned out the first time so I tried again.

It's a pretty simple process, the thing that takes the longest is gathering the beads to go together and look good.

The original necklace consisted of the large blue beads with the color chips in them.

 And the small blue beads with color specks in them.

There was also one extra large blue bead with color chips in it, but that went into the matching necklace I gave to my mom.

The metallic blue beads, limey green beads and copper colored beads are pearls from the greatest bead store, Gemstar Gemstone. This place is amazing so much to see (and buy)!

The center stone bead is wire wrapped with two of the metallic blue pearls and the necklace comes together with a toggle clasp.

Day 3 of Changes

Wait, what? Where are days 1 and 2? And what changes?

I've had enough and decided I need to make some real changes in my life. I want to be healthier and more active and whatnot so...

Day 1 of change involved salad. I like salads, but I don't eat enough of them. Apparently, my husband thought we should eat more of them as well because he also bought salad stuff on the very same day. (It's funny how in-sync we are with each other sometimes, despite not having a discussion about it at all.) So, lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes were bought. The tomatoes are grown by this company: Vermont Hydroponic - Big, Beautiful tomatoes and oh, so yummy! Hooray for local!! :)

Day 2 - I got a hair cut. Really it was more of a trim than a cut. But afterwards, I decided it was time for a change in hair color!

Now, these photos don't actually show the true hair color. I don't know what the problem was but I could not get the real color to show through.

This is what the box looked like:

And it really came out like a light-ish brunette/dark blonde color. Whatever, I like it and it accomplished something.

But, Alice, coloring your hair isn't a change to make you healthier. No, but it makes me feel prettier and feeling good is a healthy thing!

Day 3 - TODAY! Today I continue eating better and tonight I am going to a jewelry class! My friend K.L.S. makes and sells beautiful beaded jewelry and occasionally she gets some people together and shows them how to make certain items.

Tonight we'll be making up-cycled soda can earrings:

A necklace from these fun jade beads:

And a necklace with matching earrings from sea glass and a charm of our choice:

(Of the all the items we make tonight, I think this will be my absolute favorite!)