It’s easy to go weeks without cleaning my apartment, but when I do, it’s usually fulfilling and an immediate sense of relief. This time around, it was an added bonus to find all the supplies I purchased from Craft Fantastic, a craft supply company specializing in photo jewelry components to create necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Even after a year or so, the Glaze and Glue is still in its liquid form and I’ve got a handful of decorative art paper, glass cabochons (aka jeweler’s glass) and vintage pendant trays. You know what that means… it’s time to get this jewelry factory up and running again. I plan on making a couple of these charming necklaces to go with a few other gifts that are just about ready to be sealed with a beautiful bow.

Isn’t this red canary sitting perched up in this antique birdcage a beauty? Well, I thought so too and this sweet, simple yet sentimental necklace also makes a very stylish and fashionable statement.