More Pearls and Ribbon

Just couldn't help but make more of these necklaces.. I love how simply elegant they are.

Grey ribbon and Grey pearls.

Dusty Rose

Next bracelets to match... and a HOT pink one for my daughter..

Link to Black and white on Grosgrain ribbon HERE.

HUGS

BROOKE

Mother's Day Fabric Flowers

Mother Day Inspired Necklace.

I made this necklace for my mother and myself for mother day.. I LOVE this new addition to my necklace collection. It's just so fun to wear. It's hard to see the center but it has a small rosette in the middle and the outer rose is a gathered 2"in by 45" strip of fabric.

I have had 66" chain I picked up at the craft store for a while know. I was going to make a necklace with fabric embellishment from the beginning. It took a little detour for the better when my sister Mindy sent me a tutorial on how to make a chain that ROCKED my world. I love the versatility of this chain... I can see so many Embellishment going through my head...

You can see the tutorial here on the Polkadorchair I actually made a different flower but I might just make one from her site in the future.

I love to make handcrafted things.. I inherited that trait from my mother, grandmother, and great grandmothers. They are all the most clever and crafty women I know. My mother and grandmother made so many beautiful things for us growing up weather it was clothing, bedding, bridesmaid dresses, flower arrangements, paintings, music boxes, quilts, furniture, gardening, cooking, and the list goes on... You can really get crafty when you need to be resourceful and stretch a dollar. All the women in my life including my mother-in-law are hard workers and have blessed me so much by their example of hard work and love of family and God.

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Happy Mother Day to you all.. I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL day. I sure did! Before church all my kiddos gave me cards they had made. Then we headed to church.. My sweet little daughter snuck down to my studio and picked out all that she needed and made and designed her own little card... So SWEET! She is so crafty.. She is my tiny girl.. All the brothers are bigger than her.. Even her little brother out weighs her... She will start Jr High this fall and that breaks both of our hearts.. We are just not ready for her to grow up! I am so blessed to have such a sweet and beautiful and talented daughter.

My Little handsome young man (6 yrs old) made me a paper

flower bouquet and 2 beautiful cards. I sure will miss this little(big) guy next fall when he is in school the whole day.. Not sure what I will do with our my lunch and errand date. He told me "mom you are just going to cry all day when I am in 1st grade because you will miss me so much huh!" Break my heart.. And the answer is YES!!!

I am shrinking..... Well if feels like it.. My 17 year old is 6"2" at least he was 6 months ago... Now my 14 year old is neck and neck 5"9"ish.. He measure up ever to me every day to let me know that he will pass me any second. Mind you I have now shoes on here and they both do...

What a bunch of sweet guys. They are so good at giving hugs each night before bed and saying "Love you mom" each day. They are my biggest fans.. They always tell me how amazing I am at crafting and cooking... They have been that way sense they were very young. They will both make great dad's they are learning about so many thing weather it's how to fix your car to cooking, cleaning, and watching after kids they will be prepared to be good dads. They have a great example from their own dad.

My sweetheart DH gave me a new pocket camera! YAAAA I Love my SLR but some times it's just nice to have a good pocket camera just incase you need a photo opt that might me missed... I am super excited to get to know this little sony camera because it has the ability to record video up to 29 min... Sweet I know... We never use our Sony camcorder it's just to much to haul around not that is big..LOL

This next fall will be a whole new chapter in my life as a mom. I will have a senior in high school another starting high school, and little girlie starting Jr high and a 1st grader.. Lost to think about for sure.. But I guarantee that I will home for my kids.. This stage in life is more critical than ever. And while I am blessed to be a Full time stay at home mom I will do so.. I might have to be clever a find things to fill my time with things other than chore... BORRRING! I will have to force myself to get dressed first thing in the A.M., make a today list each day so I make sure to get things done... I plan on going to the Temple more, having more lunch dates with DH and girlfriends etc. Make more time to study the scriptures add that to my to do list. I will take more walks, finish the backs and bind the two quilts I have made. Lots to enjoy and think about.. I am so blessed to be a wife and mother this is truly a de vine calling from GOD.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU ALL

HUGS

BROOKE

Ribbon and Pearls

In February I was at Old Navy looking for a few birthday gifts. When I came to a Ribbon and pearl set. I thought.... I can make that... So off to the craft store to purchase pearls and ribbon.. And WALAA! for less than the price of the bracelet I made both pieces shown here. So fun and trendy with out the sticker price attached...

There are so many great hand crafted jewelry pieces out there just keep your eyes open.. I bet you can make them for less as well.

HUGS

BROOKE

CSCC#53 Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Come join us this week for and create a project inspired by the Movie

"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"

Don't forget to visit Sankari and see her AMAZING card it will knock your stockings off.

This week our Guest Designer is Beverly you can check out here clever card inspired by King Henry VIII Elizabeths father..

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

Fit for a Queen.

Royal inspiration

So glad you joined me this week for our challenge over at Cinema Saturday... This week we are presenting the movie "Elizabeth the Golden Age" ...

For the challenge this week I decided to make a piece of jewelry inspired by the Queen. So instead of cutting scoring paper I was digging through my gems and findings then polishing silver.. I really enjoyed making this piece. I decided to include a little angle to watch over the queen as she make decisions for her country... It wouldn't be royal if it didn't include gems and precious metal.

I Love all things British... A few years back we were able to spend almost 3 week in Great Britain with our dearest friends.. We went from the top of Scotland to Lands End England... One of my favorite stops was in London was the "Tower of London" what amazing treasures they have their.. Displayed there is the Armor of Queen Elizabeth's(Golden Age) Father King Henry VIII armor it is so HUGE in many ways lol... Lets just say her thought a lot about his family jewels and wanted to make sure they were protected. They also house the Crown Jewels, Medieval Palace, The White Tower, The Tower Green were Were King Henery VIII's Wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were Beheaded. Queen Elizabeths love Sir Walter Ralegh was also imprisoned there in the Bloody tower for 13 years. If you want to see even more great thing from this and older time periods this is a MUST visit...

King Henry VIII and his armor

View from the outside of the Tower.

The tower of London.. Tower Bridge is in the background.. Most people think that this is London Bridge.. As in the London Bridge in the Nursery Rhyme... Truth London Bridge is really just a plain old bridge.. It doesn't have such a grand scale of look as does the Tower Bridge.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with... Please join us this week and create a project inspired my the movie:

Elizabeth:" The Golden Age"

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Brooke