SweetSimpleJoys

As promised, here’s the first batch of my first ever beaded accessories (in 3 installments).

While making them, I realized that as many as my materials seem, I still need to buy some more. And that I should make a list before I head back to Quiapo. I’ve been there twice only to find out, after I got home, that I forgot to buy some items that I made a mental note of.

“You should have a plan”, my hubby always say, “Don’t do or buy something on impulse.”

That’s me. When I buy materials, I buy them because they look beautiful to me. I’ll just figure out what to do with them later, which is when I will realize that I cannot execute the design I have in mind because I lack some materials.

Admittedly, I haven’t totally gotten rid of the impulsive shopper in me, especially when I’m shopping for beads. One of my current obsessions is to have every sample of every bead I can find in Quiapo. But that’s a little close to impossible because I don’t have the budget for that right now. So I better be wise with my next purchase, otherwise I’ll end up with a bunch of materials I can’t use right away.

But the good thing with beading is that there isn’t really a wrong material to someone who has creativity and resourcefulness. Although sometimes, it’s a lot easier and the product looks much better if you have everything you need rather than when you improvise.

Anyway, enough of the talk. Here are my beaded accessories. Excuse some unsharp photos because I didn’t use a proper camera to shoot them. But I’d be thrilled to know what you think about them, so please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

More to come on the 2nd and 3rd installments so do check back.