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Just in case you were looking for a reason to take a detour into the jewelry making aisle at Walmart, here you go!! I did just that over the weekend and was SO SURPRISED to find these beads. They were like a little ray of sunshine drawing me to them! The closer I got to them, the happier I felt. And then...I touched them! They're soft and fuzzy...a serious "awww" moment! I just don't know how I'd never seen these before. I mean, I've been to the Cousin Corporation and I watch their website for new products. However, I haven't been bead shopping in real life since the holidays. I guess that's where I went wrong. So, getting back to beads...The other item I ended up buying was memory wire. It's going to be like a little match made in heaven. I  am going to need a VERY cool dangle for this multi-colored, multi-strand memory wire bracelet. I wish it was ready for me to wear tomorrow..hmmm...I'll keep you posted! :) Gotta go dig for those neon pink ...

Sometimes when looking at jewelry pieces like the pendant and scroll connectors below, I see them with added sparkle. It's an automatic response in my head. It occurred to me yesterday that I don't always consider it as receiving inspiration, I just take it for granted. So, today I'm sharing gratitude not only for receiving inspiration, but also for having all the supplies needed to make what I saw in my head, YAY! This Cousin pendant and connectors were practically made for each other and I was so glad to find them in my bead stash! Not to mention the Swarovski flat backs and 6mm mini rounds in amethyst.                                         I was a little nervous about gluing on the flatbacks since most of my flatback experience has been with hotfix flatbacks.  I set up my little work area starting with the supplies below: pendant still attached to package, Beacon Gem-Tac ...

There's something about a fresh new year that makes me want to take a leap forward and leave old ideas, things and habits behind. Unfortunately, it's also at a time when it's necessary to wear lots of clothing layers including coats, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, etc. Seems to create a bit of a conflict doesn't it? What to do, what to do? In hindsight, I see now why I was so intent on making these sparkly gloves when the weather turned cold! I made them for myself, for friends and for family members. Not only that, I took this craft to our annual December craftnight! EVERYONE made fun, sparkly gloves!! I really have to laugh! It's so transparent now, but I didn't realize it at the time. I NEEDED SPARKLE! When I get pushed out of my happy place, I look around for sparkle and if I don't find any, I CREATE IT! Wow...this realization will take me a while to process. So, more about the gloves! I bought quite a few pairs of these smart phone gloves at Walmart for ...