Monday, May 15, 2017

Never be too old to learn a new craft

  Motivated with the desire for my then bride-to-be daughter wear something I created on her wedding day, I learned the craft of beading. I signed up in the 1day Beginners Beading Class under the tutelage of the very talented and now famous jewelry designer Em Mariano.

Aside from being taught by coach Em himself how to make  beaded earrings, bracelets, chokers, eyeglass holders and brooches, I also learned about color schemes, material sourcing and pricing.  


    My 1 day beginners training output

Armed with my new skill, I started designing and making stylish ID beaded lanyards, and these became instant hit with my daughter's co-workers. 






  Samples of my ID lanyards 

Now deeply impassioned with beading, I posted pictures of my accessory products on Facebook and lo and behold, my friends here and abroad started ordering. Who would have thought this retiree would get his 2nd wind on earning.

Below are collages of some of my collections of earrings, bracelets, neclaces and chokers.






For my daughter's wedding, the very reason why I took up the craft, I made her a beaded wedding cord and a hairvine made of Swarovski crystals and fresh water seed pearls. It made me real proud about these projects because I learned it on my own, these were not taught during the training.


    My daughter wearing the hairvine