Showstopper

A former student of mine attends our local governor's school for the performing arts. She is a senior and has a starring role in the school's spring musical. This weekend is one of the final times she'll take the stage as a student of this school and we'll be attending the performance tomorrow night. She's like a daughter to me and we're pretty close to the entire family - her mother works with me and my husband, and her uncle is our insurance agent! So I had to do something special for her to give to her at the performance tomorrow night. I wanted to make something with stars or musical notes but, of course, I didn't have any of those in my 8000 tons of beads that are around.

I did have these flower beads though and combined them with the crackled white and clear crystal beads. I like the shimmery overall effect and it's neutral enough that it could be worn with just about anything!