Or: the stages of making the Camp Half-Blood necklace

This is what I was going for by the way:

First I molded them balls with clay and put holes through them.

Then I painted on the background colour

So so far to compare:

Then I TRIED to paint the rest

Key word: tried

Comparison:

THEN I repainted a bit, spruced it up and NOW it looks like:

Comparison new-old:

Comparison:

As a necklace: 

This literally took FOREVER. I did this instead of studying for my maths test! Wait...I never study for maths...I mean, I did this instead of reading! Which was really a sacrifice. Actually I still read, but less. Anyway, I actually did have a maths test yesterday, which was also THE LAST DAY OF TERM THREE FOR ME! YES! I SURVIVED THREE WHOLE TERMS IF HIGHSCHOOL AND NOW I'M ON HOLIDAYS!

Also, appreciate the photography, it took forever to get the pictures right and the beads all facing the right way. 

I didn't do these three beads at the top because they aren't needed for my Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood necklace.