Eve told us that she would be bringing her jewelery making supplies when they came up to visit and hoped that we could have some crafting time with the ladies.
Did we ever!!!! We started making necklaces in the morning and continued throughout the afternoon and evening as the different girls in the family stopped in to visit and hang out with us.
Being busy with our hands around a table allowed for some great socializing and creative fun. The guys were singing and playing guitars on the other side of the living room while we chatted.
Crafts are not something that I have yet made time for in my life. I was impressed with how relaxing and pleasant this was.
Eve was so patient and gentle with us as we designed necklace patterns from the large selection of different colored and shaped beads and pendants that she had brought with her. After we threaded our beads onto the wire, she attached the clasp to finish the piece. She did that with each one.
The beads were laid out in patterns in channels on the palette. We all especially loved the length of the finished necklaces which does make a difference!
Natalie's friends really enjoyed the craft and each made a necklace for themselves to take home with them.
Meg was too busy crafting a little person to participate, but Tori and Cindi joined in.
From the left, I made the pearl necklace, the next two with the crosses were created by Natalie as Confirmation gifts for our friends, the green one is for herself and Juby made the one on the right.
I made the red , black, silver and gold one for Tori and then obsessed for hours about mixing silver and gold together which was taboo when I was young. The girls assured me that this is indeed the latest style! She then arrived in time to make her own mixed pearl necklace. These seven pieces plus Kristy's, Cindi's and the three teen girls visiting us added up to twelve gorgeous necklaces in all! Thank you, Eve, for sharing your talent with us and for your generous gift of bead supplies.
