Hiya! Happy Monday! Today’s going by quite quickly, isn’t it?
Something that didn’t go quite so quickly for me, though, was an order I placed a little while ago and was sadly delayed. It was worth the wait, though: when you’re presented with the option of adding a mystery parcel of gems to your order for a cheeky little price, take it if you can! I did. And I ended up with some absolutely beautiful pearl drops!
I really like pearls. As you’ll likely know from me having made a few posts about them before. So happening to have received them in particular, over literally anything else the shop might have had in stock feels “right” somehow. The cynic in me, though, is wondering if it was just a way of clearing leftover stock as it’s not been June for a while and they needed to make more room for the rest of the year’s birthstones, so me happening to get real, actual, freshwater pearls is a coincidence.
But what do I do with them? I could just keep them. But that’s not why I added the “mystery parcel” to my order. I added it because A: I could leave it to fate to decide what I could make for someone else to own. I didn’t know whether I’d be getting a whole strand of beads, or maybe a ready-for-setting cabochon or faceted stone. They could have been a colour I hadn’t considered using before. And B: I can rarely resist an impulse buy. Which is kind of the point of them. Whatever; it was a relatively low-risk gamble to get more pretty, shiny things to work with.
But how much work do I really want to do with them? I must admit, I’d been feeling weirdly guilty lately that I hadn’t made much headway on getting my kits together, never mind making them available to buy.
So I rectified that, look: Pearl Earring Kits Now Available
It’s a nice, simple make. Very straightforward, nothing particularly fiddly or finicky to be getting on with. And the best thing is, you’re not left with lots of bits and pieces to throw away afterwards!
Whether you make them for yourself or someone else (as long as your or they have pierced ears), there’s a cute little pouch and box to store or present them in.
I enjoy putting these kits together; it’s no more difficult than making a stretchy bracelet, and doesn’t take as long either. And I’d like to expand the range, too. Different colours, stones, metals. Maybe even making them available for non-pierced ears. And of course, varying up the presentation box and pouch options will be fun as well.
I’ll just have to see how well this goes, anyway. I’m more than happy to keep making finished pieces for you to purchase, but it is as nice to be the reason someone gets started on a new hobby, as it is for me to be able to look at something and be proud that I made it.
Right, that’s all from me for now. Thank you so much for popping in and having a read. Have a lovely rest of your day!
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