Tolentreasures

What fun! Digging through all those beads! I had so many 1, 2 , 5  and 10 of a kind and not a lot that matched anything else. But, with these, it didn't really matter. A piece of Amber bought in a little side street store in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. What memories! I may have to keep that one. Some sparklies. And polka dots. And I little antique look. And viola! Five more bracelets! Some pink... Blacks and golds... More black and gold. More colors.. And a soft purple and green. It's going to be hard to part with them, I like them all!

This is my take on it anyway. To be truthful, I have never been in an Anthropologie store. I didn't even know what they were until my neice got a job at one and I googled it. Apparently, I don't get out much! But I found this tutorial on my new addiction, Pinterest. (My account is under my name, Cathy Strate, if anyone wants to add to that addiction) and in my efforts to use what I am "learning" there, I made this bracelet. Here is the tutorial. http://twelvecraftstillchristmas.blogspot.com/2010/09/stuff-your-stockings-saturday-anthro.html I have to go back and check out the other eleven projects that she has. This is a really good tutorial, I have never worked with elastic thread before and it is a little tricky to get used to. Funny story there. In the mess of errands that I had to run in the 3 hour wait for my MIL to be done with dialysis... the final stop was Wallyville. Elastic thread, Contact Solution Hair Mousse Got it all, Check off the final stop on my hand...

Finally I have a pic of the 10oth post giveaway. I will be drawing for this on Sunday so if you have not signed up yet, make sure that you zip on back to my 100th post and sign up for it! Finally also...I have this framed and ready to hang on my next trip to the attic.