shells and pearls and beads, oh my!

 reorganizing my jewelry stash to make way for some new supplies

i came across some shells i thought i should finally make something with

after a bit of "play" i came up with several ideas

 and of course ,

one thing always leads to another 

 and another

turquoise inspiration

last  weekends sale at the john bead outlet

got me buying stones i normally couldn't afford

but with 50 percent off , how could i resist

below just a few samples of what i purchased

playing around with different combos and

finally something sparked

something a little different for me

i think i will enjoy this new style