2 weeks of on-and-off work, savings of 25$, and a pinata you can actually smash . . . not a pull string one



just started with a toaster box, covered in plastic wrap to use as a form, paper mache'ed a ton of layers, cut up kool-aid singles tube for the dots, removed box, painted, and glued on tissue paper . . looks awesome!





smashy smashy!!!

pics of my awesome pinata getting the candy beat out of it . . .



k, you can stop! i think it's dead now . .

It's been a WHILE . . i just got a new order of rings with a lot of different sizes, and I haven't stopped since (except to take pics)

first time scale bracelets . . they look super awesome (and no, they don't get caught on everything) . . and if you thought gypsy bracelets sounded cool, you have got to hear these!!




a new ring weave for me b/c I finally got the right sizes . . . half persian 3 in 1


right sizes for japanese 12 in 2 too:




a mini captive inverted round bracelet:


and experimenting with earrings and scales




thanks for looking!

usually i post two pics of everything, onemodeled and one not, but there's SO much, to save you all, i will only post one of each

figured out full persian, then how to split it:
with a fuzzy heart:

and with rainbows!


and my other rainbow-y full persian not split:


new japanese scale necklace made for halloween:


messing around with e-4 in 1 and 6 in one a bit


another simple scale necklace with hp 4-in 1


first time for these stretchy weaves: box weave and full persian



new rings that i managed to join right finally!!



and finally, b/c it is getting to be that time again, xmas-y maille:




thanks for looking!!!

I was racking my brain as to what else I could possibly make with my maybe ignorant order of 3/32" rings. I had ordered them wanting to make finger rings, not knowing what else to do with them . . but i finally figured out something else



earrings









And since i loved them, but dont have pierced ears, i made a very mini-inlay pendant:







all of them together



thanks for looking!

yay! took me MONTHS . . someone finally sent me an awesome tutorial and I got it in 2 seconds! i love this weave. I made most of this in 2 days

3 in 1 weaves:
works for stretchies!


flip them around for a different look:

multi coloured:


with aluminum:



i liked it so much, i tried 4 in 1



christmas-ey!


thanks for looking!!

I also made 2 more captive necklaces - one with hematite beads and one with captive brown and silver rings


thanks for looking!

I am going to visit a dear friend who has two young daughters so I made a few things for them . . the LOVE earrings, and I think out in the backwoods where they live (where i also used to live) these will be quite the showstoppers!






I made her and I matching stretchy maille bracelets with two of my rare plastic flowers



and finally . . a trip to a mechanic's dream store led me to this tubing . . i LOVE it . . can't wait to stick some seed beads in there and see what it looks like . . for now I just tried with a thin chain, and it looks really really neat!



i also got a "wire twister" there which is sure to make some totally awesome stuff!

hope you all like!

The photo that inspired me to get into maille was of a necklace using captive-inverted-round with blue swarovski bicones . . i was in awe of the beautiful thing! AFter months of trying to figure out how to start it . . I finally bought a tutorial and have now completed my inspiration . . (and soooooooooo easy it is!!!)

red iridescent glass:




pink glass and pearls necklace & purple pearl bracelet





And, inspired by my first ever purchase of capris (ya, I know . . . sooo out of it, lol) a rubber stretchy anklet!!



thanks for looking!


MORE ANKLETS



love these things! so comfy!!

and this awesome necklace I made with more of the plastic gems . . i don't have a pic of it, but there is a heart chain dangle that goes halfway down my back . . SO cute!

Wow . . when's the last time I have posted anything with beads??? I am totally obsessed with mailling now . . and the scales in the trial pack were just SO awesome, I might get into those too . . yay! Thanks for looking!

i really love that ring
how did you make it?

thanks!! I just used the regular old european 4 in 1 weave . . unfortunatly there is such a small inner diameter and because it was my first time using them ..  I had to finish it like this:


lol, meh, it's not that pretty, but it works!