Colorful beads

A small little ball with a hole inside can make everything bright and shining!

Simple and colorful beads jewelry in a store always used to attract me. Not because I am so much into jewelries; their vibrant colors and simplicity were enough to make me fancy them. And I also wished to make them on my own. This wish was strengthened as I looked at the pictures of pretty earrings Urša made. Simply ‘google’ it up, and one can find innumerable tutorials, designs, videos and ideas of how to make the beads jewelry. I already had quite a few ideas in my mind, and only needed to learn the ways of attaching the clips and the supplies before I could start being colorfully creative.

I turned to Urša for help. She is doing it for long and so exactly knows the basic things required in the kit, and where to get them nice and cheap. And I made my list of beads, clips for necklaces, pins for earrings, metal wires for the earrings, nylon wires for the necklace, a pair of craft pliers for bending the wires into shapes; all these that I will buy from the ‘Levček’ store. It is a store I already knew to have all craft items, and Urša also suggested it for getting all items together and cheap. Oh, I almost forgot the cutter for the wires and quickly added it in the list. I asked Urša, who was always helpful in answering all my doubts as clearly as possible and sometimes with aids of pictures, a few more questions regarding methods of doing the ends and so on. And that afternoon, after work, geared up with the basic knowledge, my list, and of course with all enthusiasm, I went to the store along with Blaž. The store is in BTC, and I was still not familiar with going there alone.

The store ‘Levček’ (actually named as ‘pri Levčku’) is in Hall A. It took us a couple of minutes to find, while Blaž was explaining me the plan of BTC so that I can go on my own too when I wish. And there I was standing in my store, already lost in all those colorful things, confused at what ‘not’ to buy despite of my list.
Buying the pliers, cutters, wires, clips and pins were easy. I chose the silver color for wires, pins and clips as I like it more when it comes to jewelry over gold or copper. The more difficult step was choosing the beads. I got some basic black and white beads that can be paired up with almost everything. Of course I had to take some shiny red beads, red being one of my favorite colors that also suits me well. I picked up some box of small wooden beads, some grayish beads, and a small box of white small pipes. I loved the wooden beads and picked up another box with big wooden ones, and one in assorted colors. I had an interesting design idea that called for some big beads, and I chose a box of stone ones in light lavender color. And in the end I couldn’t resist picking up some other hue of red, some white stones, and two types of silver pipes. I left the store with several bags and boxes of these colorful beads, and myself all excited, bubbly and smiling. All the way back home, I was simply thinking of my beads and new ideas!!

Reaching home, the first thing I did was again looking at my new precious possessions. And then I was busy doing the everyday work a bit, cooking and eating dinner and things like that. It was almost time for bed, and I couldn’t resist looking at my beads once more before going to sleep.

Sitting on my carpet, I took out the packet from my craft drawer. Thinking, why to not see if I can make the loops nicely, I took out the pliers and silver wire. Now, I can’t just check if I can make the loops nicely without putting some beads, can I? And with the red beads and small wooden beads, I was there already making my first pair of earrings!! The wire was arranged in a circle and it was some time making the curved wire a bit straight. Then I made some trial arrangements of the beads to check out which looks nicest. Some more efforts the wires with the beads were finally attached to the pins. With the not so perfect and precise loops and losing one small wooden bead in the process, there was my first handmade pair earrings!
Of course I had to also try making a matching anklet. Anklet is my favorite jewelry and I had to try if I can attach the clips for anklets and necklaces. With similar color combination I made the anklet. Thinking if I should I put the beads all over the length or keep some space towards the end so the beads can move, I arranged the beads. A bit hesitantly I decided to keep some space for the movement of the beads. And at the end, everything turned out just perfect.

More than making the jewelry itself, the creativity gave me pleasure and satisfaction. I found myself again enthusiastic about something that makes my heart happy. I was there doing it till it is done as I wished it to be, forgetting time and other things! The only thing in my mind was giving shape to my creative ideas.

Putting them on me, I was looking at the mirror. From every angle I checked, judging my work and how it looks on me. And now my first pair of earrings and anklets ready, I had to wear them at the earliest possible! I changed the next day’s dress for work to some red top. And finally I was there in bed, quite late than I initially planned to, smiling happily and dreaming of my red earrings and anklets!!