My bead obsession

One day, maybe last year, I purchased some pretty glass beads.  I bought them because I thought they were pretty, that was it.

I made a necklace.

The necklace was extremely comfortable and actually caught a lot of attention when I'd wear it.  I liked it so much that I took it apart and re-created it to make it more refined.  (Most of my items tend to be experimental pieces.   That's how I learn and grow!  This necklace was one of the first using my newest bit of understanding at the time so it was kind of raw and rough.)

Anyway, then I made a bracelet out of the same beads.

Usually on the nights that I am working on a piece I will wear it late into the night.  I happened to be wearing my new bracelet when I turned off the lights and I discovered that my bracelet was glowing!...not bright just barely, subtly!!  It was bright enough to see but subtle enough to make me think I was seeing things.

I instantly fell head over heels for my newly made pieces because I LOVE glowing things.   :)     I went back and bought a couple more colors.  Then I picked up another strand here and there.  I didn't realize how many of these beads I had collected over time!  I recently pulled them all out, organized them, and began making more pieces.    These are some pictures of the pieces I have made with them so far:

In my previous post I showed a picture of some orange, cross earrings that also used these beads.

And here is a picture of a necklace that I sold to a dear from of mine during the Christmas season.

Oh!  I have another sitting right here that I almost forgot about!  I just made this one tonight and I haven't even listed it yet.   I will add it to my shop mostly likely this weekend.

I wish I could capture the glow but it's just to subtle for most cameras to pick up.  Maybe one day I'll find the perfect way to capture a time lapse of one of these items glowing.

Peace!