Gonna get me some bling!

As much as I L♥VE Swarovski crystals... and I mean seriously who doesn't... apart from my hubby who just

"doesn't get what all the fuss is about"...

or should I say

''they just don't excite me the way they do you Karyn''....

...WHATEVER...

I am one of those beading gals who prefers to keep her crystals close at hand, organised in their little container fearful of ever using them.

UNTIL NOW!

The lastest copy of Bead & Button arrived in my letterbox yesterday and what a gorgeous issue. I have already marked 3 projects I am going to make - one being the Rivoli Twist necklace on page 70. 

In addition I was drooling over Marcia DeCoster's book, Beaded Opulence, and decided to take the plunge and create something opulent. Having taken the time to read the supply lists for a few of the projects I plan on tackling I now understand why this book is called Beaded Opulence... one piece has over 350 bicones! Ouch!

So with $65 worth of gift cards burning a hole in my pocket I placed an order with Artbeads for a selection of Swarovski bicones in assorted sizes, rivolis as well as some fire polished beads and of course the obligatory seed beads!

I am so excited to create some new styles as far as my beading goes and especially using Swarovski crystals. Perhaps I should just keep buying more and more of them and then that way they won't seem so special anymore and I won't be so scared to use them.

The person who created this piece certainly doesn't have a fear of using too many crystals!

Opulence with a capital O!