Beading Fool - Shell and Amazonite

I have been beading like a fool these last couple days. I also started a new hobby.....SEWING! (scary prospect) I needed something to carry my jewelry around in when I do shows so I broke out the new machine and made my first thing EVER! I got the material dirt cheap and it's pretty heavy duty, so that was an added bonus. There is a lot of flaws on the bag, but, with time, maybe I'll start getting into sewing as well.

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This is a fun little necklace that I made yesterday. I got the shell disk beads from Michaels and used delica seed beads in the color "rootbeer". Brown is a very popular color these days and I've been using brown in a lot of my pieces.

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Amazonite is another gemstone that I use often. I really like the shade of this stone. This necklace has sold very well for me. I use clear/silver lined sead beeds and silver metal beads to compliment the pretty color of the stone.