why I love my customers

Happy Easter!  I've been working on a custom order this week.  The woman loved my Beaded Bracelet - Double Linked - Chocolate and Cream and wanted coordinating earrings and pendant to go with it.  She had a pretty clear idea what she wanted.  Together we finalized the details.  The bracelet was made to order so she got a brand new version of it in a custom length.

The customer also wanted me to take a picture of the whole set together.

I love my customers because I never would have conceptualized the earrings and pendant on my own.  I have made lots of shell earrings, but I wouldn't have thought to use two shell beads and to use the beads that I used in the bracelet.  And I've never made a shell pendant before.  I love the final result, though!

The design for this bracelet is something that came about with a little idea that I had to rework several times to create this final result.  It drove me up the wall the first and the second time that I made it.  This third time went so much more smoothly.  Third time's the charm, right?  I felt like I finally got into the rhythm of this pattern and didn't have to spend much time going back and adding or redoing anything.

So...I might make a couple more sets of these in other colors.  I love having the earrings and pendant that coordinate now.  I love the idea of doing a set in turquoise.  I haven't thought much past that yet.  Any thoughts, let me know.

olive green

I made a new version of my shell bead design, this time in olive green.  Simple, elegant, and coordinates with any neutral!  My purple shell bead bracelet and earrings have done really well.  I have been pretty content to continue to making purple ones exclusively for the last couple years.  I will continue to make them, but I've decided to branch out, too.  I'll have a black and white version available at some point, too, but for now, here it is in olive green.

Let me know what you think and, as always, if you'd like to see this in other color combinations.  You can purchase the bracelet here and the earrings here.  If you purchase both, I'll take 10% off your entire order (refund via PayPal).