Stupid beading tricks: The Spaniel
13 Jun
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting at my desk, WM and the dogs were passed out in a pile on the sofa, and it was really, really quiet. I was torturing myself with a work-related decision and needed a distraction.
So I pulled out a beading magazine and my stash’o'beads. I altered a pair of earrings for a friend and, inspired by a coil of copper wire and a ceramic focal bead (bought from Michael’s clearance rack), got to work.
Unfortunately the green pearls' holes were too small for my wire to fit through.
And here’s what I ended up with. It matches Ollie, so we’ll call it the Spaniel. 
Ceramic focal bead, Swarovski crystals, brown shell beads and cream colored beads salvaged from an old garage sale necklace. With copper wire.
Dig the thoroughly unimpressed canine model.
Very simple bracelet and well named. Ollie he looks great. It is amazing what you can make with re-cycling your old jewelry.