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Well it looks pretty enough I hear you say - where's the disaster?
The disaster struck when I tried it on!
I have never made a spiral of any kind before and it was all looking so good.
I made it just the right length - what I thought would be just the right length anyway.
Having never done this before and not really knowing how to stitch a clasp
I decided to improvise and glue the end circle of beads into metal ends to finish it off.
I think they look great BUT what I didn't account for is how much length they would add to the bracelet and it is now far too large for my wrist!
I was so excited about this piece.
I was making it for myself and I loved picking out the colours, working with the crystals, I knew exactly what I was going to wear it with.....
I feel so disheartened!
I know that I can cut one end off and unpick it and finish it again to make it my size
but after all that hard work
I just can't bring myself to hack into it with the scissors!
What a disaster!
Then again I suppose mistakes are all part of the learning process.
They say that the best way to learn to ride a bike is to fall off it a few times.
So maybe the best way to learn to bead is by your mistakes... !?
I know exactly how you feel. I've had my share of disasters too and it's so disheartening to pick apart something otherwise perfectly executed just because it doesn't fit properly. I suggest you put it aside for a while and come back to it after you had a chance to get over your initial disappointment.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame! How about taking off the clasp and either adding a beaded chain or more spiral sections (or both) and turn it into a necklace? Its way too pretty not to be worn.
ReplyDeleteI made this awesome fring-y bracelet that I just love, but I 'hung' it from my jewelry tree and it actually stretched and now it's too big!
Thanks for your comment on my blog, cause now I found you :)
Thanks for all the great ideas :-) A bit of re-jigging is in order now I think!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a learning experience! I'm sure I shall be having many of those as I start out.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your jewellery making journey - I am finding it both interesting and informative.
Hi Mag,
ReplyDeleteI've found there to be quite a few 'learning experiences' along the way!
But I guess that's what it's all about :-)
I hope you enjoy learning to make jewellery, it's quite addictive - be warned!!