The Crafty Princess Diaries

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Some Jewelry in the Works

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I have spending a lot of time stitching lately versus jewelry making. Admittedly, since jewelry making has turned into part of a crafting profession versus a hobby, it does not have the same appeal to me as crochet, knitting, cross stitch, or whatever because when I make jewelry, I always feel like I have to write up projects. I don’t make it just to “make it.” But I do have some jewelry pieces in the works that I am looking forward to making and wearing. These are kind of in the early design phase where I’m putting together components and thinking of construction ideas.


I purchased this adorable cat pendant from Earthenwood Studio. I plan to use glass purple pearl beads, tiny glass teardrop beads, and some flower lampwork beads for the necklace strap. I have not decided if these are all the beads I will use or not. I may want one more bead, maybe made of metal? I’m not sure. I’m also undecided at this point about the findings.

These lampwork glass beads are, I hope, going to transform into a pair of earrings and maybe a necklace or bracelet. I’m planning on using either white hemp or white waxed cord. I may include some crystals as well.

I’ve grouped these pin-wheel style beads together with the idea of maybe turning them into a bright summer style bracelet.

These red glass beads remind me of carnelian. I’m thinking of stringing them up on brown linen cord and knotting between the beads to make a long lariat style necklace that I could also wrap around my wrist a few times and wear as a bracelet.

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

2 Comments

  1. I’ve often wondered why you hardly ever write about your jewelry here, Tammy. I love your jewelry. It’s interesting to hear how you approach a new piece. For example, here you talk about the beads being the starting place. Is it sometimes different? Does an outfit or trend sometimes send you in pursuit of the “perfect beads”?

  2. Most of my jewelry writing is done for About.com, so that is another reason I don’t talk about it much over here. Occasionally I do put together jewelry pieces for a specific outfit, but for me, it often starts with the materials. Something catches my eye, like the ceramic cat pendant, and I work from there.

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