Jewelry made for traveling

Now that I'm back from a very quick trip to Cousin Corporation headquarters in Florida, I thought it would be fun to share some of the jewelry I made to take with me.

This trip is unlike any other when it comes to jewelry making. Since the creators of the actual components and beads might see the jewelry, it's important to me to make something I really love and something that's a little bit crafty.


I made this necklace and double-decker bracelet using pieces from the Cousin Neon-Pop line which is SO colorful!

The base of the bracelet is stretchy sparkly ribbon cut to size and ribbon crimped on both strands so there's only one toggle clasp for the entire piece.

Using clear monofilament line, the colorful chain was sewn onto the ribbon...SO EASY! or SEW easy! :)

For the necklace, since I didn't have a chain crimp for this size chain, I just tied ribbon on to each end of chain and tied on a clasp.

Stay tuned for the complete story about the visit to Cousin Corporation!

More fun beads and a great giveaway coming soon!

The Summer of Beads!

If you are a Seinfeld fan, you'll know I couldn't help myself!

I'm excited to make some changes to A Bead A Day blog! For many years I blogged every single day. It was exactly perfect timing...I LOVED it! I can't even properly express how much it all meant to me.

I couldn't believe I could actually meet real people all over the world in the process of living their real lives that I had something in common with...BEADS!

It was a real awakening in many ways. I never dreamed I could have possibly evolved into the person I am now. All of you were a part of it and I sincerely thank you.

I've met such wonderful people, some of whom I have gone on to meet in real life. When I think about it, I am still so amazed.

If you feel like you have something to say or even if you just think you MIGHT have something to say, I strongly suggest you start a blog. Make it real, make it YOU!

Now, after all these years, I am ready for a change. I have changed the look of the blog for the moment and I'm so excited to get back to the roots of A Bead A Day blog, with BEADS!

Stay tuned throughout the summer!

To kick things off, I'm more than thrilled to be taking my third annual journey to the Cousin Corporation headquarters in Largo, Florida tomorrow.

If you shop at Joann's, Michael's, Meijer, Walmart, ACMoore, etc., you'll recognize the Cousin name.

For several days, eight of us (Cousin Ambassadors) will be among the designers, business folks, sales and owners. It's a humbling and extremely educational experience. Info & pics to come!

For now, I'd like to leave you with a picture of some fabulous BEADS I was privileged to "pick" while at Cousin headquarters last year!

Rest assured, there will be bead giveaways this year! It's so fun to SHARE!

I hope you will join me on my journey...it's the summer of BEADS!