Pokemon Project: Nidoran (female)



These beads were from my last craft supply shopping trip before the quarantine hit. Even though I miss thrift shopping so much (and no longer have the opportunity to take this stuff to craft fairs) I can still shop online for my stuff. If I try to use up my gift cards and only use PayPal for emergency funds, I can keep this going.

Nidoran:



These beads came from a necklace I bought for $2 at a thrift store. The beads are plastic and not really good quality, but they were cute and they make cute things. And it was a long necklace, so I can make a lot of cute things with only $2.

Nidorina:



I used some of the beads from the necklace I made the earrings from, but the darker beads are from Hobby Lobby.

Nidoqueen:



The centerpiece of this necklace came from one of my more expensive bead strands, which was over $2 in clearance. I think it was worth it for a piece this great. The round dark beads coming up the back were given to me by my dad, so he's helping me a lot more than either of is thought he would. I should thank him again.

I've learned that while I can keep my sanity in quarantine, keeping my funding is a lot harder. I didn't have a job before the country shut down, but now I'm not sure I'll ever get one. I am trying to sell some of these sets on ebay for now.

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