The beginning.

It all started before Christmas of 2011, when we decided to have jewelry making as a station at our "Christmas-item making" day at school. I work at a 1-7th grade school in Norway. Since I am responsible for shopping what we need for these special days, I ordered the bare essentials for basic jewelry making; thongs, copperwire, earring hooks and some pearls etc. Other than shopping for the jewelry making, I was not involved in the jewelry station at all. I was at a different station and didn't even have time to glance over at the kids making jewelry. But most of them loved it! I got a go at making a pair of earrings after it all was over and I got hooked right away!
Since then I have bought a bunch of stuff and I have ordered even more. My collection of beads and other equipment for making earrings, bracelets and necklaces is quickly growing, and I am still waiting for more things to be sent to me from sellers around the world. I am like a child receiving a gift every time a small package dumps into my mailbox, and the people at my local postoffice must wonder what the heck I am up to receiving all these mysterieous packages all the time!


So far I have made quite a few earrings and a few neclaces, but I think I am ready to start making sets with earrings, bracelets and necklaces now. That is at least what I want to do.

Here are some examples of my work so far:

 Nekclace and earring set made with

glasshearts,

swarovski beads (4, 6, and 8mm),

and faux silver stoppers.

 Earrings made with glasshearts,

swarovski beads (4 and 6mm)

and faux silver stoppers.

 Silver plated earringhoops made with

mother-of-pearl birds,

swarovski beads (4 and 8mm) and faux silver stoppers.

 Necklace and earring set (golden chain and hooks) 

made with

a glass heart and swarovski beads (4 and 8mm).

 Necklace and earring set (golden chain and hooks)

made with

black glass beads (6mm) and swarovski beads (4 and 8mm).

Necklace and earring set (golden chain and hooks)

made with a transparent plastic heart,

purple metallic beads and golden stoppers.

Silver plated earring hoops with

rondelle swarovski beads 8mm

and faux silver stoppers.

Necklace and earring set 

made with a glass heart,

swarowski beads (4 and 6mm)

and faux silver stoppers.

Earrings made with swarovski beads (6 and 8mm)

and faux silver stoppers.

Silver plated earring hoops made with 

rondelle swarovski beads 8mm

and faux silver stoppers.

Silver plated earring hoops made with

rondelle swarovski beads 8mm

and faux silver stoppers.

Then the other day I received 50 millefiori hearts I had ordered, and I totally fell in love with them! I sat down and made several earrings in different colors, and afterwards I went online to order some more!

Here are some examples of the earrings I have made with millefiori glass hearts:

Earrings on hooks

with dark blue millefiori hearts

and dark blue (8mm)

and crystal (6mm) swarovski beads.

Earrings on studs

with light blue millefiori hearts

and rondelle crystal (4mm)

and bicone turquois (4mm) swarovski beads.

Earrings on hooks

with green millefiori hearts,

 rondelle crystal (4mm),

bicone emerald green (4mm)

and emerald green rondelle (6mm) swarovski beads.

Earrings on hooks

with green millefiori hearts,

 rondelle crystal (4mm),

bicone light green (4mm)

and light green rondelle (6mm) swarovski beads.

Earrings on hooks

with red millefiori hearts,

 rondelle crystal (4mm),

and red rondelle (6mm) swarovski beads.

 Earrings on hooks

with transparent millefiori hearts,

matt red glass beads

 rondelle crystal (4mm),

and red rondelle (4mm) swarovski beads.

 Earrings on hooks

with brown millefiori hearts,

bicone orange (4mm) and

 rondelle crystal (4mm) swarovski beads.

 Earrings on hooks

with orange millefiori hearts,

 rondelle crystal (6mm),

and orange bicone (4mm) swarovski beads.

 Earrings on hooks

with yellow millefiori hearts,

matt yellow glass beads (6mm)  

and rondelle crystal (4mm) swarovski beads. 

Earring hoops with brown millefiori hearts,

orange bicone (4mm),

rondelle crystal (4mm) swarowski beads 

and matt brown glass beads (6mm).

Small earing hoops with transparent millefiori hearts, 

bicone turquois (4mm) 

and rondelle crystal (4mm) swarovski beads.

I have invested quite a lot of money in this jewelry making project of mine, so I will continue making different items and them hopefully I can get other people intrested in what I am making so that I wont end up stuck with everything! 

What started out as just a fun thing, has quickly turned into an obsession!