Another gift- Grandma's Angels Purse Charm

Earlier this year, I got a great deal on rice cookers. What does this have to do with beading? Well, I bought one for my family and another to squirrel away as a Christmas gift for my parents. Lo and behold, my dad was over for dinner after I ordered these things and says, "Your mom wants to go to COSTCO to buy a new rice cooker, because ours is dying." Five minutes later, the UPS guy shows up with my rice cookers. So anyway, my dad went back home with a new rice cooker and a funny story.

With interisland airfare being what it is, there's no expectation that we'll bring another gift when we go to my parents' house to visit for the holidays. However, I don't want to show up empty handed... And thus, I made my mom a purse charm with one angel for each of the grandkids.

I mean, really. What do you make for a person who doesn't wear jewelry? I guess you could also clip this to a key ring or hang it in a window as a light catcher...

Anyhow, these are quite simple. The dress is a pressed glass flower, metal wings are available in a number of different shapes, the heads are Swarovski crystal in birthstone colors, and a circular Bali silver spacer is used as a halo. They are hooked to a larger looped cable chain using 4.5mm jump rings. There you have it.