March 23, 2015
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I often think of design ideas when I’m half asleep. Sometimes this can be in the middle of the night when I really should be sleeping, but sometimes it will happen as I’m waking up. This past Sunday morning the … Continue reading
July 24, 2014
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1000 Beads (500 Series) ($27.95 US; $30.95 CAN) is published by Lark with a publication date of April 2014, so it’s still fairly new. The juror who was responsible for creating this collection of hand-made beads is Kristina Logan. Like … Continue reading
March 6, 2014
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When I received this wooden flower pendant from Prima Beads, the design for this necklace and earring set popped into my head. While the pendant is fairly good sized (40mm), it is not heavy at all since it is made … Continue reading
February 25, 2014
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Recently, I have been organizing my home office and crafting work area, and with that comes lots of purging. As you can imagine, after many, many years of making jewelry, well, it adds up! I used to sell my work … Continue reading
October 7, 2012
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Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world This week at Craftside there is a tutorial on how to create your signature initials for your Zentangles, a fun portrait made from confetti, some zombie fun and a yummy recipe for tomato … Continue reading
August 11, 2012
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Here is another bead crochet experiment, and I think it turned out pretty well. I used size 10 gold-colored thread (which I think I got at Michael’s), a D crochet hook (3.25mm), and 17 – 10mm lampwork beads (these were … Continue reading
June 19, 2012
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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 … Continue reading
May 13, 2012
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Beautiful Lola is guarding my beads. As you might imagine, she is very helpful when I’m making jewelry. Here are this week’s crafting links: The Card Album How to make a MOM tattoo style Mother’s Day Card About Family Crafts … Continue reading
May 1, 2012
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Yesterday’s mail brought me a yummy load of lampwork beads from Dee Dee Hess of DeeDleBeads. She knows that the craft club I sponsor at school likes to make jewelry, and as it happens, we will definitely be making jewelry … Continue reading
December 10, 2011
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I have been making jewelry for years and often give my finished jewelry pieces as gifts, so you would think my gift recipients would get tired of receiving jewelry year after year. This is so not the case. In fact, … Continue reading