| Whenever you leave your home and venture into | | | | what we wear when we want to be noticed. |
| the outside world, what you wear makes a | | | | When you're designing your own handcrafted |
| statement about yourself. Your clothing, shoes, | | | | jewelry why not put away the pearls and small |
| jewelry and makeup (if any) shows the world | | | | stones and gold and silver for awhile and |
| what you think about yourself and projects a | | | | experiment with unusual textured materials such |
| message to everyone you encounter. | | | | as shells, stones, leather, string, wood, plastic, |
| Some people choose to wear a cloak of | | | | ceramics and clay? |
| anonymity. They sit in corners or stand idly by | | | | Let your mind run free. Use unpolished stones and |
| and watch while others steal the spotlight. Other | | | | simple beads to create your one-of-a-kind bits of |
| people give in to peer pressure and choose to run | | | | fantasy. Do you need some inspiration? Why not |
| with the crowd. Many of these people emulate | | | | search the Internet and look for examples from |
| the most popular person in their clique and wear | | | | different parts of the world. You might want to |
| things similar to what those people wear. | | | | look for tribal and ethnic jewelry. Then try |
| Then there are those who demand to be noticed. | | | | splashing brightly colored beds together to create |
| If you're tired of the same old, same old, or if | | | | jaw dropping necklaces, earrings and bracelets for |
| you're a bit extroverted to begin with, you can | | | | your wrists and ankles. |
| get your place in the sun by standing apart. You | | | | You may want to paint designs on pieces of drift |
| can develop a bit of a mystique about yourself by | | | | wood or hammer small bits of metal before |
| adorning your body with your own handcrafted | | | | incorporating them into your handcrafted pieces. |
| jewelry creations. It might take a bit of courage, | | | | Don't hold back - experiment and have fun. |
| but the rewards can be phenomenal. | | | | If you're really pushing the window and showing |
| Some people consider jewelry as art. Whether | | | | the world what you've created - congratulations. |
| you do or not, you'll probably agree that wearing | | | | But if it's your first time you might feel that your |
| handcrafted jewelry definitely is an art. That's | | | | creations are so far out that you're actually a bit |
| because you need to coordinate your jewelry not | | | | uncomfortable about wearing them outside. If |
| only with your attire, you also have to integrate it | | | | that's the case, how about building up your |
| with the place you're going, the situations you | | | | courage by wearing it around your home in order |
| anticipate being in, and the effect you want to | | | | to build your courage up to the point where you |
| generate. | | | | can and will make an entrance? |
| Many of today's handcrafted jewelers are pushing | | | | Who knows - if there's paparazzi around you |
| the design envelope. Some of the over the top | | | | might soon see yourself and your jewelry in the |
| pieces you see celebrities wearing on the Internet | | | | magazines and on the net. |
| and in magazines inspire us all to be bolder with | | | | |