Once again it was time to get out all the beads and the lobster claws to make Zipper Pulls.
All the shiny beads |
I love making these little bundles of bling. It is the perfect thing to do on a stormy day. Turn up the tunes and have fun mixing and matching beads and charms.
I picked up 50 gold mixed charms and 100 silver charms with a ocean theme. After making 40 earring sets for the market it was a natural (and like I said, fun) thing to use the remainder for pulls.
Earrings for the market |
Spreading out |
My solution is to work on a tray with my note book set as the 'work zone'. The tray catches all the little bits and pieces that get cut off or beads that run away.
Matching pairs |
Once everything is spread out, the fun begins.
Oh I have to tell you about the great recycled container I discovered. The trays of Sushi that you buy at the market, shaped like a boat, make the best little bead holder. Then when you are all done just pour the beads back into their containers from the pointy end.
The top of a Sushi container. |
Lined up and read to mount on the display tags. |
The combinations are endless and oh so pretty.
Beads that look like rock bubblegum, remember? |
The earring display tags took a bit of thinking about to mount the pulls but with all the extra bits of wire from making the tree of life pendants, it was a waste not want not situation.
They look great.
All ready for market |