Bird's Nest Necklaces

Finally! I can begin to post some of the things that I have been making. I don't know who reads this thing, but I was making Christmas gifts and I didn't want anyone to know what they were getting! I think these were my favorite gifts that I made this year... and they were super simple!

You need:
Wire,
beads,
wire snippers,
loops(I'm sure that's not the technical term...),
chains






Ok. First step. Take three beads. I used pearls (fake of course, seriously... my name is not Kardashian) and string them on to one end of the wire. Twist the short end of the wire around the long end to secure the beads to the wire.

Then take the wire and wrap it in a circle around the beads. It should look like the beads are eggs sitting in a nest.

Once your "nest" is as thick as you want it to be, snip your wire leave approximately 6-8 inches of extra wire to wrap the nest together. Take the loose end and wrap it approximately 4-6 times in each of the three spaces left between the beads. You will cross from one part of the nest to the other from the back.

From here you simply attach your loop to the wire and string on the chain and voila!

Lately.

Lately. I have been busy... and I have had things on my mind. I know I keep saying that, but I keep adding more things to my list of things to do! Do you ever feel that way?

Part of my list of new things is that I have (re)joined Weight Watchers. I have a lot of reasons for doing this. Here are a few: I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS (I guess that could be an entirely different post... lots of emotions going on with this right now), I need help with losing weight, I need to be accountable to someone other than myself, and most of all I just need the support. So far so good. I'm just starting my third week and so far I am down 5lbs. I have been experimenting with some new recipes and figuring what a portion really is. I have never felt more ready to do this. There is a lot on the line for me... that number one thing is my health. So wish me luck and stayed tuned for some "better for you" recipes... for example... Peanut Butter Granola. yum.

Other than that, Christmas is right around the corner. I have practically all of my shopping done. Thank goodness. I also made quite a few gifts which I will post soon!

Speaking of Christmas... I bought myself a pretty amazing present. A DSLR. (finally!) so I open the box, pull out the camera... and I have no idea where to start. It took me a pretty long time to even figure out how to take a picture. I am looking or help. Any tips or good websites that you know of? Show me the way!