Breaking my mold - and loving it!

With Bead Soup coming up soon

and the fact that I've mostly stayed within

a similar style for the past 6 months or so

Ive decided to break free of my norm

and play with some other styles.

Ive always had a vision for what I wanted to

do and create and until now (because of health issues

mixed in with personal finance issues) I havent been

able to play and create as I really wanted to.

I'm always attracted to the "different" & unique.

After being so incredibly inspired

by such groups as Bead Soup Cafe

and Polymer Clay Collective on top of not

having to worry about putting every penny

towards food and rent and still coming out behind,

 I feel like I'm exploding with creativity - because I can.

I'm so excited to say that Ive gone and

bought myself some polymer clay to play with

and am going to finally be getting my metal smithing

tools and materials and so happy to be on the road

that I've been wanting to be on for so long.

I've broken from my mold and while I'm waiting

for some of my goodies to come in the mail,

 I thought I would create something using things

that I had on handbut nothing that I usually

would use.

I LOVE fresh water pearls and anything mother

of pearl at all. Especially buttons!

(Anyone that knows me knows I have quite the

button collection! Check out this amazing Mother

of Pearl button photo frame I made, there are a couple more

in that album as well.

I had all of my beauties in front of me and remembering

how I had instantly fell in love with a

Staci Louise Originals necklace, I was instantly

inspired.

This is the beauty that I created.

I.LOVE.IT

I hope you love it too!

I wont be putting this up in the shop, if I can part

with it, it will be for purchase at the Mission Fest

booth that I will be having on August 11th.