Anyone Feeling Artsy?

Sometimes I let projects linger too long on the 'need to do it' list and they become upgraded to the 'must do it' category in real life.  Last week one of the kids got into my jewelry stash  and broke this amber  necklace my mom handed on to me.  I really do know better than to have any pretty things unsecured in my room and there were all the warning signs that certain peoples interest was being drawn that way again - but I simply didn't react soon enough.

At least it wasn't as bad as last time....when I found a trail of jewelry running down our front  sidewalk because someone had filled their pockets with sparkly things- but not pushed them far enough to stay.  Reality is that I don't have many pretty things anymore - but the ones I do have hold special meaning in my life.  My mothers pearls, my grandmothers beads, a ring my great grandmother gave me, my ten diamond necklace....you get the idea.  Not super valuable but emotionally precious.

Yesterday I bought a safe for my jewelry.  It was long past time and is a necessary action if I want to retain any of my special things.  Inside it I have a ziploc full of these pretty (and rather chunky) amber beads that I would love to wear again - but I think it's time to do something more than simply restring them...something more artistic.  Do you have any good ideas?  Or a desire to rescue them from the depths of my safe where they are likely to stay for too long - to rebirth them as something beautiful.....and therefore sparing them exile for a second time at the bottom of my 'need to do' list.