Remember my mother's day bracelet for Nikki? Lena fell in love with it. She really wanted me to give it to her. Instead, we took a girls trip, just the two of us, and went to pick out some beads for a bracelet of her very own. As soon as we made it back to Grandpa's house she wanted me to start working on it. She patiently waited for it to be a birthday gift (reminding me every now and again that she would really like a bracelet for her birthday) and finally received it today. To reward her patience, I made her two bracelets. This first one seemed fitting of a little girl.
But, I think the thing that really made her love Nikki's bracelet is how it sparkles in the light. So, I made this second bracelet with glass beads that will sparkle. The picture was taken indoors, so you can't really see how the light makes the beads sparkle.
Before Lena's bracelets were an inkling of a thought, I had decided to make her a dress. I ended up making her two. Little girls are just so much fun to make things for and I couldn't stop once I had started.
I also made her a matching "pretty" to go in her hair.
We celebrated Jenn's birthday today as well and I made her a cute sign using embroidery and needle punch (didn't take a picture), as well as a beaded bracelet. The bracelet didn't turn out quite how I had planned, since the beads change colors depending on the angle you look at them and what they are next to. I still liked it and I like that it is something that she can wear with a lot of different color options. Forgive the poor picture quality, they were taken inside (at night). The differences in colors between the two pictures gives you an idea of just how different the bracelet looks in different light, though.
I'm pondering making some more bracelets and putting them in an etsy shop since I really enjoy making them. Time will tell.