100 Things 2 Do - Beading

 One of our 100 Things 2 Do this summer was to go "Beading".

I don't know if that's the technical term?  Perhaps "jewellery making" would have been a better description.

Beyond macaroni or cereal necklaces, I've never made 'official' jewellery - so this task intrigued me...

I wanted to see all the beads and charms, the display of amazing pieces that others have made, and learn a thing or two...

So I found a local shop - Beads and Plenty More - and off we went!

Please call ahead to pre-arrange classes.

Now, if you have Little Diva's like I do, you can easily imagine their glowing faces as they walked in and saw the millions of beads, pendants and sparklies...

This place has true "Glamazon Potential"!

As a side note: if you are planning a wedding, or plan on being in a wedding - this is the place for you!  There were gorgeous examples of jewellery that could be custom tailored to your outfit!

I called ahead and Linda, the Shop Owner, had trays and trays of goodies already set out for them.  

A quick lesson and they were off!

I do have to warn you that this is an exercise in creativity.
Five and seven-year-olds want to incorporate every sparkly thing they can in their creations - so any rules on pattern, repetition or colour coordination are thrown out the window.

This tested my A-Type personality to no end, but seeing them having a great time helped calm my twitches.

An anklet:

And a necklace later:

...and you can see what a great adventure this turned out to be.

Next time - Mommy session! 

*Note:  This is not a sponsored post.  We found Linda in the phone book and I just took photos as we went along... it really is a lot of fun.

Have a great one!!!