With regard to the earrings and bracelet... I found the teal and crystal beads, links, chain (30") and chandelier earring posts at Ben Franklin. I robbed an old necklace I never wore of its green beads and got to work with a pair of needle nose pliers. This was a rotten PIA but I am thrilled w/ the way it came out. Got the earrings done first (after 3 tries and a lot of time spent in front of the mirror) then moved on to the bracelet. It goes around my wrist 5x and so I roped it back and forth, attached links at the 2 ends and added the clasp. Then I started randomly putting the beads on. I still have a few left and am wondering if I can try my hand at a large cocktail ring for my right hand. We'll see...I've moved on to a new crochet project so this may be the end of my costume jewelry for a week or 2 :)
And because The Hubs is going to look pretty swanky himself....here's his suit and my opinion on what his tie should look like :) We'll see if he'll go along w/ his tie matching my bling and pashmina. tee hee!
