My Leftovers Went to My Ears....

I know I am a little late getting this out.  I so tried to do this last night but the holidays are really kicking me. LOL

 Erin, from Earrings Everyday sends out a monthly  We're All Ears Challenge. This month, the challenge was to Use Your Leftovers from a craftermath.

Now mind you I just had cleaned my crafting area when the challenge was issued,

so I just threw together some things that were in a bowl I have of  leftovers.

This is what I came up with.

Here is what I came up with...…

I have the mesh beads forever.  

So I decided to grab some chain, wire wrap the briolettes and add the starfish charms.

I have always wanted to use these but just didn't know what to do. 

So I just added some black recycled glass beads with black wired to create these cuties.

On my trip to Monterey, I found these two pieces of sea glass.

I don't work with yellows and browns much, so I knew I was going to whip these up.

I just drilled some holes in the sea glass and added the recycled glass beads.  

 That was pretty much it.

The next pair I created I think may be my favorites. 

I paired the seashell patina'd charms with some chain I had to create these.  

I really get a beachy feeling with these.

I am starting to use driftwood in my pieces.. 

I wire wrapped some sea glass I found at Santa Cruz, Ca to some driftwood pieces found at the same location.  Santa Cruz is definitely my favorite place t collect driftwood.

I call these my Jasmine earrings lol

I used some silk ribbon I had and wrapped some wire and beads to it.

I added the drops to add some length to them.

I started to photograph the next pair of earrings, but my handsome Luke had other plans.

Actually, he always has other plans for me when I am trying to create and photograph. lol

For the next pair, I used some recycled glass, briolette's in white and added some recycled glass beads to the ear wires.

My final pair I used some cultured sea glass beads and the infinity charms.

I am not really happy with these and just may repurpose them lol.

And that is it..... 8 pairs of leftover earrings.  Go check out what Erin and the other participants created here.

Art Every Day..... Day 12

Creative Everyday is doing an Art Everyday Challenge 

and I have decided to join in again today.

My art for today is something I have been wanting to get done and just never

got around to it.  I thought it was about time to get it at least started.

But to my surprise, I was able to finish not just one, but two

windchimes.

I set up the design for both. 

I wanted something simple. 

 I used drift wood and sea glass from my trip to

Monterey, Ca.

I also added some cultured sea glass to the windchimes.

Hope you like em!

Just found out we are on baby watch.

My daughter is expecting her first daughter after four boys...

woo hoo!!

Have a great day yall.

Chelle

Happy Ground Hog's Day and the Friday Fav

Happy Friday Everyone!

It seems like the weeks are just flying by.

Ground Hog's Day seems to have given us 6 more weeks of winter.

Blech!

But I think we are safe here in California.

Last night at 7 pm it was still 60 out.

Today's Friday Fav is a beautiful Starfish bracelet that is made with 

some recycled glass, silver spaces and a fun Starfish connector.

It is marked down for the weekend...

& if you purchase this bracelet this weekend,

you will receive a FREE pair of matching earrings.

You can find it here

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Chelle