While in Maui, I saw a ton of people wearing friendship bracelets as anklets - a thing I used to do every summer as a kid/teenager. Needless to say, seeing these bracelets/anklets in Maui stirred up enough memories that I felt the need to get crafting.

It's a new year and that means new things for me to post about! I haven't worked on any chainmaille projects in a really long time, but this week I was inspired to dig through everything collecting dust on my craft table and make these chainmaille earrings since Blue Buddha Boutique announced it's going out of business this spring

As a professional tech contractor, I've been very fortunate to meet some awesome people who were formerly coworkers and are now friends. Several of them enjoy crafty hobbies like me and share crafty goodness! One such friend, KG, brought me Great Wire Jewelry Projects and Techniques by Irene From Peterson. There are some really neat projects in here, so I can't wait to dig in.