Hand Pained Frames

I am going to a baby shower on Saturday and wanted to include something a little more personal in the gift I was giving. I made these three frames in the colors of the nursery. They can be time consuming but overall are easy to make. Any craft store should have a pretty good selection of unpainted frames. Add a little paint and some varnish and you have a fun present.

J Crew Fall 2009 Gold Bauble Necklace

I found this necklace at Forever 21. It is priced at $8.80. I couldn't locate it on-line but my receipt item number is: 61037521021. I thought it was a great option to the J Crew Necklace that is coming out in the fall.

J Crew July 09 New Arrivals

Contrast Stitch Shirt - Size 6. There was only one left - they said it flew out the door.

Jakarta Cardigan Size Small. Also only one left in each size.

I also purchased the Slub Cotton Shirred Ruffles tank in Shadow. I will post photos of that soon.

Pleas let me know any sizing, fit or any other questions and I will do my best to help out.

Loop Necklace

This Loop Necklace is inspired by the Canopy Necklace. I used a smokey glass 6mm bi-cone shaped bead. I also eliminated the fireballs because I wanted this to be more of an everyday necklace. It is super easy to switch out some beads for fireballs. What does everyone think? Fireballs or keep it the way it is?

Yellow Topaz Drop Necklace

I saw a necklace at Anthropologie with these colors and fell in love with it. I went to the bead store to see if I could by chance get the right beads and they had them. I love the way these colors compliment each other and it is a little shorter style which I find more comfortable to wear for everyday. The right side still needs to more beads attached but I ran out of headpins and now Michael's is out of stock.

Light Topaz Crystal Necklace

I have always loved the J Crew Crystal necklace, but I had purchased the Snowball necklace and the Twisted Crystal necklace so I didn't really have use for another clear crystal necklace. I did however want a different color of crystal necklace. I ended up using 6mm (for a more dainty look) Swarovski Light Colorado Topaz links for my necklace. Super simple to make - just attach the links with 6mm jump rings. I love the color of this but Swarovski choices are endless. You can click on the photo to enlarge for a more detailed shot.

Silk Ribbon Necklace

I made this necklace by attaching 2.2mm bulk chain to jump rings. I used 11 chains. I wanted something a little less bulky. I found this fabulous silk ribbon on ebay for around $4 with shipping. The way it drapes is perfect, it has no body and that was what I was looking for. This is my second attempt at this necklace and I am finally really pleased with it. The photos don't do it justice (shocking - I know! considering my talent for photography - ha!). I hung it on my kitchen cabinet so you can see how the ribbon drapes.