Welcome back, creativity!

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Welcome back, creativity!, originally uploaded by jnmerrit.

After a few long, hard months of feeling blah, my muse has returned. I found her this weekend while completing a custom order for a local shop, and she stuck around to see what I’d come up with while designing some beachglass necklaces. She made quite a mess on my sewing table/workspace, but it’s a mess that feels good, so I’m going with it!

I managed to complete nine necklaces today, which is encouraging considering I haven’t really made anything for the past three months. They’re all sourced from local beachglass, too, except the one in the above photo second from the left - I scooped that piece while in Mazatlan, Mexico. It’s from a bottle of Pacifico, which is brewed and bottled right in the town.

But of course, this necklace is most definitely my favourite - can you guess why? Of course because it’s red and aqua, silly! It’s made with a piece of beach pottery that I found on my first trip to Erieau last summer (with Angie). I’m using sterling silver wire, and those are red Swarovski crystals. The chain is .925 sterling silver.

This is my list of products to prepare for the market… it’s a good thing I’m starting early! If you were pricing each item, how much would you charge?

• Fulled Purses
• Laptop Totes
• Flower Brooches
• Yoyo Brooches
• Couch Flower Brooches
• Basic Totebag
• Quilted Coaster Set of 4
• Flower Kits
• Cupcake Pincushion Keychains
• Headbands
• Felt Cases
• Small Beachglass Necklaces
• Large Beachglass Necklaces
• Small Button Necklaces
• Beaded Beachglass Necklaces

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