Nothin New

The Bible teaches us that ''There is nothing new under the sun''.  It must be true, I should know. Inevitably, whenever I come up with a new idea, no sooner I tell others about it, take credit for it, or publish it in my blog... I find it in a magazine or see it on t.v. or in this case, see it posted on someone elses tutorial or blog.

My last blog was about ''my'' newest invention, the ''Neck-Let''...A combination Necklace/Bracelet.  I posted that blog just a few days ago.  This morning while trolling through my favorite jewelry tutorial site there is was!  ''My''idea! Only, it was executed better with a prettier finished product.  Sigh...

My mother could tell you, that when I was about 13 years old...I came up with the ''dual-blade razor'' several years before any of the razor companies ever did.  At that age I knew nothing about how to get an idea from conception to the store shelves. I still don't.  Had I known, well...maybe I'd have at least made a few bucks selling my idea to one of the big razor companies.

So, even though the point the Bible was making, that all things were created and nothing new would be created, God's work being finished in 6 days after which God rested from His work, the verse still seems to fit my situation as well.  I think from now on, before taking credit for any of my new idea's, I'll give it a two year waiting period first. At least that way perhaps I'll save myself the embarrassment that always follows  ''my'' so called inventions.

Yes it's been too long.  I was busy getting ready for a craft show I was selling my jewelry in.  It was a lot of work, but with my husband and granddaughter's help we got through it.

I'm back now and thought I'd show you what I did with that strand of black beads and beach glass. That I held out from my Sun Sand and Sea bracelet.

I decided to use it in a necklace...but I really wanted to make a bracelet too.  You know what they say... ''necessity is the mother of invention''..or something like that.  It occurred to me that I could make both! As you can see in the photo above, I had the strand of beach glass already strung, with Czech glass black Gold wiped beads with some soft gold seed beeds as end accents and I'd decided on some nice gold plated chain so...now all I had to do was connect the two and I'd have a necklace. Hmmm..

 Then, I realized that I COULD make a necklace and a bracelet too,  by using magnetic clasps as connectors....by adding a magnetic clasp to the ends of the bead strand and another on to the ends of the chain I was able to create a combination necklace and bracelet.

I just use the magnets to connect the chain to the beaded section.  simply by removing the chain and connecting the remaining magnetic clasps on the bead strand together...Wallah!!  A BRACELET! Then undo the bracelet and reattach the chain and again, A NECKLACE!

I call it a ''NECK-LET'' ..... Pretty cool eh?  let me know what you think.