You'll find some "fun" items below - rings, earrings, and foot jewelry.
To view my daisy necklaces click here and for the bracelets and anklets click here.
Dangling Daisies
These are simple brickstitch and fringe earrings.
The top set has a six bead base and the bottom has an eight bead base. I used 11/0 Japanese seed beads for the earrings and fringe with 10/0 Japanese seed beads for the center of the daisies.
Daisy Rings
Again my granddaughter, Drea, was the inspiration for these. While I was making some daisy chain bracelets she, as is her wont, was hovering over me. Halfway through one of the bracelets she "suggested" that a ring would be very nice for her to have. Since she couldn't pick a single pattern she got six.
Flowered Feet
I took a few assorted beads with me on our annual Carpinteria camping trip. My original intention was to play with designs and color combos but didn't have any plans to make anything specifically.
I had seen some foot jewelry on the web and thought that it might be interesting to work along those lines. About half way through the project a woman stopped by our campsite and asked a few questions about what I was doing. I explained the concept and she asked if she could bring her daughter back to view my work. Of course I agreed!!!
As it turned out the daughter, about 12 or 13 I'd guess, fell in love with the idea of foot jewelry and asked if I would make and sell one to her. I couldn't resist and the top picture is hers. About an hour later she returned bringing a friend. You guessed it! The bottom picture is the friend's.
The project that I started for myself was more intricate but, since the girls were camping and would be hiking about with these on, I opted for a simpler but stronger design. Just think of all the variations you could do with these simple designs as a base.
