Working With Beads

[Guest MrAwesome]

Well, all my life I've been into arts and crafts stuff. It was always very encouraged. My grandma was into painting, and art like drawing and stuff (She doesn't do stuff like that much anymore). My mom is into writing poetry (We have several poets in our family.) and I like drawing and doing craft stuff and I have, what people have told me, is a talent for writing.

Lately, I've been doing paint by numbers, and making necklaces/bracelets with beads. Something I haven't really done, cept once or twice in the psych ward, since I was a little kid. Since I'm working with beads again, I don't really have many people to give stuff to/make stuff for. Maybe if you MTF's need Jewelry? lol I was wondering if there were any of you MTFs that were interested in making Necklaces/bracelets with beads? I'd like someone to bounce ideas off of and discuss it with. Or if anyone who never did it before but wanted to try it out maybe wanted some ideas to try??

[Guest Sydney_W]

Wow, oddly enough, I was thinking the exact same thing two days ago. I work in an arts and crafts place and started getting ideas when I was running around the beading aisle. I tend to think of projects for the girly beads and stuff that I see around there, but have no desire to wear them myself, lol.

I made a few bracelets and chokers with hemp last summer. I'm still a beading noob for the most part, though. Maybe I'll upload a few pictures of my projects here if I can figure out how to do it.

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

*perks*

jewelery?!

I would be totally fine with wearing a homemade bracelet creation if you feel inspired.

I do have one question. I have this really pretty (fake) pearl bracelet that's too small for me. It's one of those stretchy bracelets on some stretchy fishing line looking thread. Would it be possible to dismantle it and make it into a bracelet that's probably just 1" longer and has clasps on it like a regular bracelet instead? Not sure what could be used to fill that extra 1" but that's why I'm just asking.

[Guest ashley4623]

I was actually thinking about going to the craft store the other day to get some stuff to do this... what a coincidence! lol.

I think it's a lot of fun--and it's been a loooong time since I've made anything, so now I really want to get back into it

[Guest Sofiadragon]

The funny thing is, is that I make chainmail jewelry as well as leather purses & wallets, my signature has the link there isn't much on the chainmail end @ the moment 'cause I am going to be switching to another site @ the end of the month & I will put everything up there but I am in the same boat if you need something just ask me & I will see what I can do oh & I forgot to mention that my wife does bead & hemp jewelry also looks like we are all just a bunch of crafty woman here lmao.