Welp... guess I screwed up again

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56. Sounds good! I love beading! But over time it got too expersive bc I wanted more and more...

semi-precious stones!...

I still have plain, and dyed 🧡 water pearls, 🧡 turquoise, maaaaybe a part of a strand of 🧡 labradorite, and from waaaay back small brass "washers".

When I had more $ I'd get sterling silver beads, too.

I ended up in my early 30's making my own usually very unique wire jewelry , w or w/o beads put through the wire, or attached. Worked in SS, and brass. This way I could still have some beads if I wanted. Rings, pendents, bracelets, ear cuffs.

With beads I still have I can put them through wire, I might have to stringing materials again. I still never got to buy moonstone! I'd just begin to look at them when Covid shutdown hit by the end of last week. Now my money is less. Would take a fair amount of time to save up for a strand. And I'd love to have some labradorite, too.

Waaaay later I got a special hammer that has a rounded edge instead of the very pronounced edge of a regular hammer; so when you use to flatten your wire it doesn't mar the flattened area with the sharp edge.

Now I use plated SS. Still will use brass.

Your Nancy and Kamala dolls sound like fun! 👍

I think even though it makes a thicker fabric - crochet is more ?manuverable for making doll size clothes than knitting.

I do both, but not much beyond beginners, maybe easy intermediary. They're my 4th & 5th creative expression. First is drawing/painting, then jewelry, then would be assembled sculpture again.