We had some unscheduled sunshine yesterday (yeah!) and I was inspired enough to do something I haven't done since the 70's - macrame! I had an idea for a very simple bracelet (since I couldn't remember much about techinques) and it took hardly any time at all...I was tickled. In the 70's I wasn't making bracelets, but big wall hangings with tree branches and driftwood, so it was a big difference in scale for me...good thing since I'm not 20 anymore either and don't have "quite" as much energy as I had then, lol!
I also took a little break and drove over to the the ocean and then out the bay road and took some photos....you can't see them, but there were a lot of geese on the other side of the river...I couldn't see them either, but I could sure hear them! Definitely spring around here!
11 comments:
Hi Bobbi, your bracelet is very pretty! I to remember the 70's and the macrame days! Gosh, those were good times!
The beach is so beautiful and seems so peaceful. When I lived in Florida I was at the beach every chance I had, I just loved it!
I hope that you have a wonderful rest of your day.
Hugs and happy beading...
Bobbi
Great pics, Bobbi. Isn't it funny how doing one little thing like macrame brings back so many memories?
O gosh. I just went through that macrame thing with my grandson. He wanted a simple necklace. I never did any wall hangings, but I made a TON of plant hangers. Back then, I had so many plants we had to arrange the furniture around them and which one went in which window. ~lol. It was a lot of responsibility to keep them all happy!
Love your bracelet.
xx, Carol
Very pretty!!!
What a perfect bracelet. The colors, the details, just charming. I hope you are wearing it. Your delight shines through the photo.
Hi Bobbi, I remember making big macrame wall hangings myself. I did the jewlery too. This piece of yours is so pretty. Bring it with you to Nye Beads. I would love to see it in person.
Nicole/Beadwright
Hi Bobbi -- boy you brought back some memories with this one. I made a macrame window covering out of jute - man that stuff was hard on the hands!
I see a lot of you also did macrame! Somehow revisiting the technique also led to mentally revisiting the times themselves.
Wow! you are a busy little bee! The bracelet is so cute. I remember doing a bit of macrame back in the day ,too!
The bracelet is really pretty. So delicate unlike those old pieces of macrame. I remember making a fishbowl hanger which held for months and then we came home from shopping one day to find the knot at the base had given way and a shattered bowl lay on the floor. That was the last piece I made. I keep meaning to make jewelry like your bracelet but don't get around to it. Too many things I want to do is the problem! Back in the 70's we didn't have so many materials or opportunities and I think that was easier for me.
Hi You!!!
Thanks for swinging by and I hope the sunshine is lifting that funk feeling. And, we promised, remember, we get there when we can!
In reading and catching up this morning, I have to comment on a few...promise that I won't on all of them. :)
The new look and header is beautiful...and it feels very comforting with the background color. The photos are lovely...I just love seeing your snaps! I can feel standing there and smelling that ocean air!
Your macrame piece turned out great! What fun...me too!!! Actually, Mom, Mark and I all macramed...owls with driftwood, plant hangers and bracelets! Takes me back...
I hope you are having a nice day!!!
Sending my love...~Lisa
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