thrifty

it has been a while since i've posted here, and life has simply been a mess for me lately, but never fear, i am coming back to my crafty ways, and will soon have my camera in hand, like a trusty sidekick once more.

what i have to share today is fairly simple, but i wanted to share it anyway, and its my blog, right? last week, i went thrifting and had a marvelous time. i came back with several treasures, the first of which was a necklace of teal beads. it was a little long, so i un-strung the beads, and stored them in this cute little mason jar, a gift from my mother-in-law. i actually returned with more than a dozen jars, a couple of them are a few odd sizes, but i like them all. (i'm actually building a small collection of glass jars.)

i then took a few pictures, and re-strung the beads on a shorter string, measuring it against my neck to find a length i liked. it was pretty simple, and luckily, the fastener was simple enough to reuse. and now i have a beautiful necklace that i love!

what do you think? i've worn it twice already and i LOVE it!
-karey