The ultimate contrast: Swarovski crystals & pipe cleaners
OMG, I am totally loving this awesome contrast! When I bought a huge bag of these colorful pipe cleaners at Hobby Lobby, officially called "Spiral Chenille Stems" I figured I would just play around with them until the novelty of the bright colors and the quirky spiral wore off. Sometimes I just like to play with good old fashioned craft supplies for their stress relieving properties. It just so happened I had these amazing Swarovski spikes laying out on my table too. I got curious about what the stems might look like with beads strung on and twisted around as a focal piece. To be perfectly honest, it was a week night and I was too tired to dig and sort through all my beads so I just opened the package at hand. Haha, who knew...laziness paid off!! Once I added the clasp to the pink bracelet and had it on my wrist I discovered I needed to try another combo. Now I have one for each wrist. Actually each of these combinations work for different reasons. The pink bracelet w...