Christmas Ornaments handcrafted at the dining room table in the 1980's on cold frosty weekends. With the girls, during their grade school days.
In a little western town in Montana on Main street, in the 1990's, (a block away from the saddle shop) there was a store that sold mostly plastic beads. Alvira was the shop owner, designer, and retailer.
She put together kits of beads - angels, candy canes, snowflakes, and wreaths for others to make. Many were sent to rec centers in retirement communities in Arizona. These were simple and inexpensive.
Part of her advertising strategy was a booklet of her bead ornament designs hand drawn in black and white, by my daughter, a young graphic art student at the time. She made beads sparkle on paper with faceted lines.
In 2022, In New York ... in a retail shop filled with designer purses, jewelry, and even dog collars. Sparkly beads. The latest trends in fashion “discovered…”.
I think I need a few packages of plastic sparkly beads this year for a bit of nostalgia - crystal clear, red, gold, and green.
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| Hand made in the 1980's: Angel ornaments of sparkly crystal plastic beads |
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