I removed the bar end of the clasp to get some of the leaf shaped beads and as I was removing them, I realized there were way more beads than I needed for just earrings and that I could just rearrange and shorten the necklace into a matching bracelet. It ended up as a lovely set and Joann was really thrilled with it.
I
save plenty of old gift boxes, so I had a nice one for the jewelry. But being
an avid recycler, I try not to buy new wrapping paper too often. Since I was
already working on recycling old wall calendars into gift bags for other
birthday gifts, I decided to just use a calendar page for gift wrap. I chose
one that was a fairly lightweight paper with a pretty photo of a field of
flowers and mountains in the background. So, if you’re ever in need of a small piece
of gift wrap (even if you don’t horde old calendars for their pictures) you can
always look through the months of your wall calendars that have already passed,
it works great.
