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so far? Is it everything you dreamed? 😉

Todays post is about KLS’s new hobby – jewelery making. Or beading maybe. Making bead jewelery perhaps?

Either way she into beading and uses beads to mostly make jewelery. Today she is making a pair of earrings. Here’s a shot of all the material before assembly begins:

The first step is to put loops on all the beads. She’s got a large amount of specialized tools to help with all the different steps:

Here’s all the beads once the loops have been fashioned:

The excess metal (stainless steel) is then snipped off:

And the beads are added to the silver piece one-by-one:

Once all the beads are on, it’s just a matter of adding the hook (also silver) and the earrings are complete:

These took her about fifteen minutes, and all the material on the first shot are in each of them. Note that she added two tiny silver beads on each side of the fancy bead in the middle of the bottom. These aren’t as complex as some other earrings she has made, but I’m sure you’ll agree they are quite pretty!

Here’s a shot of some of her beads:

And her Swarovski beads:

The beads are all made of glass, crystal or (not precious) gemstone. The fancier the cut the more expensive they tend to be, with the Swarovski ones being the priciest. The beads are much more expensive than the metal used in the jewelery.

Here’s a collection of other items she has made and wears herself:

And she even made this frog, which is only about an inch high. I love his little crown!

Many of you have received jewelery KLS has made. Now you know how she makes it 🙂

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