Tag Archives: handmade jewelry

Toolbox Tuesday: Beadsmith 1-Step Looper

  It’s not often that I get a new tool that I can totally flip out over but I just got this in the mail YESTERDAY, tore open the package and was blown away by it. And I just had to share it with you today.     You may remember the Leaf Chain Copper [...]

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Photo Sunday: Being a Beginner

  I decided it was time to learn something new. To take my jewelry making skills up a notch or TEN and I enrolled in a silver smithing class. The pendant above is my first piece. It’s a little wonky but I sure learned lots while making it. I don’t mind being a beginner at [...]

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Easy Memory Wire Stacked Gypsy Bracelet

    In case you haven’t noticed I have a serious bohemian/gypsy kind of aesthetic. I love lots of layers, bold colors and some sparkle. I’ve got two Pinterest pin boards devoted to gypsy and bohemian inspiration that I find out on the web. They are my go-to boards when I want to daydream, be [...]

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2000 Facebook Fans Giveaway

      It seems like we JUST had a 1500 Facebook Fans Giveaway and here we are at 2000. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have a place where women can love and support one another. Especially when our world can look so dark at times. I love learning [...]

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Leaf Chain Copper and Coral Earrings

  I found this really great leaf chain recently at a local bead shop. I had KNOW IDEA what I was going to do with it but I knew I needed to have some. (ahem*hoarder*ahem) So I asked for 6 inches of it and then put it in my pile of chain and other jewelry [...]

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Positive Thinking with the Help of a Cousin Slider Bracelet

Cousin Slider Bracelet products – available in craft stores now I’ve been working pretty hard on my attitude lately. Since we’ve been going through our big changes and cut our budget it’s easy for me to be in a down kind of mood because I don’t have the money for some of the things I [...]

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Summer of Love Knotted Hemp Necklace

  I love a good creative challenge and I can’t say “NO” when someone asks for my help. Especially when it involves beads! So when Carmi Cimicata  asked several creative folks if we would create something for a blog hop she’s doing with Dazzle-It I said “YES”.     Within a few days a package [...]

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Big On Bling – Flower Corsage Bracelet

    I’ve actually been making these super sparkly flower corsage bracelets for a while now. In fact I gave one to one of the boys’ prom dates, not in lieu of a real flower corsage, but as a memento of the occasion. Only now I can’t remember who the date was. I learned a [...]

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