New stuff

A few new things to share I've been working on lately.

I painted a wooden bangle in coppers and turquoises.

Added some venetian lace and a turquoise bead and sequin trim...

Found this gorgeous sequined butterfly embellishment which

I stiffened just a bit with some stiffening fabric spray.

Ready to wear for spring!

Here's another bracelet I covered in gaffer's tape, sealed with decoupage and just added some big old buttons with some newer little ones to add a touch of sparkle. The only thing I find is some times with these bangles, once you cover them, it makes them smaller. So if you want a medium, order a large, or if you need a large, order an extra large.

I like how this one turned out. Simple but the black and white old buttons just went so well together.

I get the bangles HERE I like the wider ones because you can do more to them, but lots of fun and you can make them fairly quickly and easily.

I've seen a lot of these cuff bracelets around in the magazines lately, so decided to try one of them as well. I'm not into lime green, but

I have a niece that is so I made this with her in mind.
Lots of bright neon type

colors and I added Martha Stewarts fancy glitters as well which really

do make a statement and give a nice finishing touch.

I loved this metal stamping for the closure. It just fit perfectly over the circle, which I added magnets to so it just snaps shut. It can be made shorter or longer. I used interfacing on the inside, painted it and also added angelina fibers to make the inner circles sparkle a bit.

Added a few varied colored crystals and zig zagged in lime green thread all through the material. This worked out well in pulling it all together and holding it all together! ***Note my zig zagging is not perfectly straight, but I think it just adds a bit more character that way. :)

This one takes more time to make, but I was happy with the end result and hope my niece will like her one of a kind bracelet! Oh, had to add the "love" charm and the hook...figured she might add a key or a charm of her own.

Have a great week and thanks for visiting as always!!

~~Betzie~~