Since I was young I have loved creating stuff. Whether it be jewelry, cookies, painting, etc. it has been something that feeds my soul. In high school we were blessed to have a college credit art class offered, every week or two we were learning something new. One of my favorites was casting jewelry! To be able to create a ring out of wax and then melt the silver to fill the mold, to sanding it and polishing it, the whole process still makes me happy just thinking about it. I wish I had the chance to do it all over again. Maybe one day I will have the chance. But until then, I will just make jewelry the only way I can and that's with beads, wire, leather, and heart. Here are some of my latest creations. It feels so good to get back into creating pretty things :).

Last year I bought some Leather Scraps from Hobby Lobby. Brought it home and then didn't really know what to do with it all. So this year, I have decided to tackle it one project at a time - to see what I can come up with and to see what I can make out of it all. I am having so much fun and learning so many things. I keep wanting to go back down to the city (3.5 hours away) and get more leather, but I am trying to push myself to use more of it before I get any more.