Sunday, September 30, 2012

How I started making bracelets

Years my mother sent me these beaded bracelets, which I put into the drawer.  There were three of them one green cat's eye, one brown tiger's eye and one orange cat's eye.  They came with a paper with the meaning of each one that has since been lost forever.  Every time I would feel lonely or sad or lost I would get them out and wear them, somehow they made me feel better and happier.  When life handed me a curve ball and I moved back with my mom I wore them most of the time.  At that time I was working with food and the elastic hanging from them would hang into the food so I could not wear them.  I decided to make them bigger and needed more beads.  Thus started the obsession which started with bracelets, and has since moved on to all types of jewelry.
 I know sell them on www.etsy.com in my shop, suestreasures2012.  I also have them listed on http://www.ebay.com/ .  I am adding a few pictures here so anyone can see them, they are all for purchase.

Cancer awareness, Cat's eye bracelet, different meaning for each color.



                            
                                     This is magnetic hematite used for arthritis. It is believed to help with the pain.
I enjoy making them and have improved my skill over the years.  Now I am offering them for sale.  Each one is a little different because each is made by me and I like to alter the design a tiny bit.  They all have lady bugs on the somewhere for my father.  Making them just makes my heart feel good and I would like to think they make the wearer's heart feel good also.