Multi-Colored Beaded Necklace

 In the 3rd grade I was really into jewelry-making and went through an entire season where that's all I did.  I watched Beads Bobbles and Jewels on PBS religiously every Tuesday afternoon and stalked their website for hours, bookmarking every project that I thought looked cool (which was every single one).   Of course, once I found knitting, my obsession moved to a hobby that I still did from time to time.  Looking back jewelry-making ultimately started me on my path with textiles and fashion.  This past week I went back into a small jewelry-making phase.  I made the necklace that I'm wearing out of felt, beads that I had laying around, and ribbon.

My inspiration for this necklace was a painter's pallet.  I always love the random look of the mismatched colors.  Pallet's always end up looking cohesive to me, even though all the colors are very different and no thought is put into where each color will go.  I tend to over think most of my projects (am I the only one who does that?) so I wanted to make a project where I forced myself to not over think the design process.  So when I was planning the pattern of the necklace, I just laid down whatever color that I first picked up.  It was so much fun and a nice break from thinking too hard!  

Outfit:  

Blouse and Necklace - Esther from the Sticks 

Flare Jeans - Forever 21

 Hat - Thrifted

All photos taken by myself

 I forgot how much I've missed working with jewelry, and I'm hoping to make a few more of these necklaces in different styles and colors. 

I'll be posting a tutorial on how to make this necklace next week!