Sunset Bracelet and Earthquakes!

Little over a week ago I found myself in Jo Ann's Fabric Store, while out with the family, that's when I noticed the the eye catching "buttons".  I thought I could make a few bracelets with my finds.

I began with this gorgeous fabric button, then going through my stash to see what might work with it.  This button reminds me of the beautiful embroidered silk fabrics that kimonos are made of...I love Asian inspired fashions!  Unfortunately my endeavors didn't go well...I tried using giant jump rings to connect the buttons to my other components.  When that just didn't look right, I tried bead weaving everything together...it didn't lay right.  I'm kicking myself that I didn't take any pictures to use on my blog!  

I'm going to blame not having photos on the earthquakes.  We had record setting earthquakes over the weekend.  I remember when I was a kid sometimes my bed would have a slight tremor, so I grew up knowing we had mini earthquakes, but our earthquakes have never been like the ones this weekend or if they had been, maybe I was out of state. 

(News reports said we had road damage, one person reported their fireplace collapsed,

brick falling off homes, and crooked pictures on walls and broken dishes across the state...crazy!

Knock on wood, we didn't have any obvious problems!)

At 2 am, Saturday morning, I was finishing a spellbinding book when the house started shaking...I thought we were having another updraft, it just didn't accrue to me that it was an earthquake.  Then that night we had a stronger shake that seem to last  one minute.  I had been sitting on the floor listening to the TV and working with my beads when the shaking began!  At least that time, my husband was awake and he felt it too.  (Yay, he was having too much fun teasing me about my story.)  Our last one was a 5.6 earthquake, which is our record quake here in Oklahoma!

Back to my beading: after hours of working with my button and beads, I wanted to have something to show for my time.  My combination of beads were inspired by the button and reminds me of sunsets and flowers in Maui.  Oh, I wish I were there NOW!  Maui is heaven on earth!

I plan to continue working with buttons...

honestly, I guess I have to

 since I ordered some from Etsy! (ha)

Check "Orit Dotan", an Etsy store, if you love buttons (here).

Anyway, I'm determined to figure it out!

If you have any tips, please leave a comment,

I need any advice you can offer!

Happy Creating!