I am a spoiled mother-to-be and actually had three showers. When some people don’t even get one, I had three. Actually, that’s a lie. We had four total. The last one was actually a surprise shower for Hubby thrown by his co-workers (sweet, huh?), and I was “in” on the surprise. We were so touched by not just all the friends that came out to support and bless us, but we also know it was a lot of work for my friends to coordinate these events, so as a token of my appreciation, I gifted each of them something different. Some of them were not handmade, but some of them were. Here are a couple of them that I did myself.

My first time working with stones and settings (all the parts laid out):

The finished products:

The beginnings of a tennis bracelet – not much to see eh? This is the “backbone” of the bracelet.

I haven’t quite finished the tennis bracelet – it’s currently stalled at the moment because the wirework is a lot more difficult than I anticipated. We’ll see if I’m successful at it one of these days.

And a fun pair of dangly earrings:

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This one is a long time coming – I cast off almost two months ago, but never got around to taking pictures of it.

The yarn is Malabrigo Lace in the Snow Bird colorway, gifted to me from a friend. It was SUCH a dream to work with! Knitting with it alone was gift enough in itself. I decided to make the Flutter Scarf, and surprise my friend with the completed project. This yarn is so soft, even wool-allergies can’t compete (as I’ve been told)! I loved the little ruffles at the end too. The pattern was a fun lace project.

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On another note, I’ve made a couple more things for the shop. I have way too many ideas for my hands to keep up! And I figured I’ll give out another freebie just for fun.

Materials used: Czech crystals, sterling silver chain, sterling silver toggle clasp.
Necklace size: 40″ in length (rope/lariat size). Great as a long single chain, or doubled as a multi-layered necklace.

And like the previous freebie giveaway, to get this particular piece, you must be the first to do the following:

1. Purchase something in my shop

AND

2. Make a mention in the notes section (as you’re purchasing your item) about this blog post!

Just uploaded a new batch of stuff in the shop this morning. Here are a few snippets of my favorite pieces:

Materials for this new batch: 
Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, gold-filled beads, brilliant white topaz, turquoise, blue & green quartz, hematite beads, sterling silver.

I’m making a few more pieces this week, so this is just the start. More to come, will update when necessary. =)