Friday, January 25, 2008

Before I Learned to Knit

I have always loved making things. Ever since I can remember I have been called "crafty". My husband, bless his heart, has dealt quite nicely with having a house full of everything from paint and fabric to yarn and beads. Before I learned to knit (also before I became a mother of three) I was obsessed with jewelrymaking. One summer I even earned a pretty good bit of money making custom jewelry.


To be honest, I have been so into knitting lately that I had forgotten how much I loved my beads. They got relegated to the top of my closet (right beside a plethera of faux florals). Knitting became an easier, less cumbersome hobby for me and I just rolled with it.


I don't exactly recall why, but at some point in the last few days, I started jonesing for some new necklaces. So, tonight I decided to pull down those boxes and look through my stuff. Isn't it the greatest feeling to rediscover your treasures after long forgetting exactly what they are?!?! The hubby and two oldest kids went to Mardi Gras tonight so I had some peace and quiet around the house. Here's what I came up with:






That's the pendant anyway. The goal was to be able to match pretty much any color. Honestly, it had been so long since I'd looked at any of it that I wanted to use a little of everything. It's so hard to find good lighting in my house at night. So I whipped out the old "flip the book open" backdrop. It's a Webster's dictionary opened to a random page.


Here is the necklace on:




I wish I could've gotten a better shot. Maybe I will try during daylight to get the detail of it. I love it!


Okay, now I have to get dressed and go somewhere tomorrow so I can wear it!


Here's one more look:


Yay for rekindling an old relationship, and a little change of scenery!

4 comments:

soknitpicky said...

That's pretty! I used to sew a ton and scrapbook. I've returned to scrapbooking here and there, but I haven't sewn much since having kids. It's not portable like knitting, and I had pins everywhere--not safe!

Team Knit said...

Gorgeous! I used to cross stich. But you need the patience of mother theresa for that, in my opinion.

- Julie

Steph said...

Thanks guys! Knitters can be so multi-faceted!

Dorien Ruben said...

That's really pretty! I recently re-discovered my beads as well. :)