Hello lovely ladies (and gents)! I hope your weekend was good and you are refreshed and ready for a new week. Today’s Girls Want Pearls will be fashion related. Next week’s will be home decor. I have a love for both, so I keep my pearl project posts alternating between the two.

Here’s an easy and very inexpensive way to add some pearls to your casual accessory collection with a custom wrap bracelet.





You’ll need: muslin, ticking or other cotton fabric; pearls, needle and thread

Tear a strip of fabric, approx. 40 inches long x 3/8 inch wide.

Knot the strip at random intervals.

Sew the pearls onto the knots.

That’s it! You have a brand new wrap bracelet to wear with your jeans and casual outfits in sweet summery hues, or classic neutrals.

Next week’s hint: Were You There?

Talk soon,
Ann

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Hello dear readers! Welcome to another installment of Girls Want Pearls! Today is number 33 of 52 posts all about the beloved pearl. Shall we get started?

Nests are a decorating staple this time of year. Who doesn’t love a good nest in their decor? Over the years I have created a few variations of this sweet spring symbol, one made from rusty wire, another from tulle. I have a couple of real nests I incorporate into my decorating too. Today I’m going to show you how to make a pearl nest.



Supply list: Just pearls and wire!

String your pearls on wire using random sizes and shades of white. Your nest will be made up of two sections so you’ll need to string two separate pearl strands. To build the nest, start with a tight coil as the center of section one.

Then wind it around in a messy bundle.

Section two will be more of an organized mess. Weave the strands in and out and around to form another bundle.

Now take the second section and place it on section one and attach with small pieces of wire.

At this point in the project, I just scrunched around and pinched until I molded the nest into a shape that was wider at the top rim and got narrower towards the bottom.

Fill with moss and eggs to complete the look! I couldn’t find my stash of tiny eggs so I used painted acorns. Display your designer nest under a cloche, on top of a candlestick, with other nests or by itself for a dazzling spring welcome!

Next week’s hint: Wrap It Up

Talk soon,
 Ann

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