jewelry
February 26th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Product Reviews
These unfinished wood bracelets come in different sizes and shapes. You can use the wood bracelets to create stamped jewelry, painted jewelry, stained jewelry, and more. The company also has wood shapes and wood beads to coordinate. Learn more and enter to win a set of 7 unfinished bracelets here.
Contest ends March 13, 2010. [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Unfinished Wood Bangles
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By Caley
February 25th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Jewelry Making+ Sites We Love
Yesterday, I published a post on how to get started with free beading patterns. I outlined the tools and materials you will need for beading and defined essential terms such as “crimping.” You can browse a huge collection of free beading patterns at FaveCrafts, including 101 Free Beading Patterns. Here are some additional sources on [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: Beading Websites
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By Caley
February 24th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Jewelry Making
If you scroll down looking at the right sidebar of our blog, you will see a poll with the question, “Which new craft would you most like to learn?” The most popular response with 32% of respondents thus far has been Beading. Many of you indicate that you would like to learn beading as your [...]
Continue Reading How to: Get Started with Free Beading Patterns
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By Caley
January 5th, 2010 at 12:19pm
Under Home Decor and Design
Starting off the new year after the holidays can be pretty rough. Your house might still be a mess from all your company, your presents are still all over the house and you’re just ready for it to all go away and be clean. This is the best time for you to get some storage [...]
Continue Reading Home Decor Tuesday: Storage and Organization
Tags: decorating ideas, home decor, jewelry
By Christine
December 11th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Product Reviews
Clay artist Marie Segal put together this great kit to create her favorite Glitter Flowers. The kit includes Cernit clay, glitter, adhesive, clay cutters and more. Use the kit to create a jewelry pedant or embellishment for a picture frame. Read the full review here and enter to win the kit here.
Contest ends December 25, [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Glitter Flower Pendant Kit Giveaway
Tags: Clay, giveaways, jewelry
By Caley
December 1st, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Book Reviews
Metal clay can be used in the same way as polymer clay, but once fired, metal clay leaves only the metal behind (silver, bronze or copper). This book features 24 suberb jewelry projects using metal clay, including earrings, pins, pendants and more. Read the full review and enter to win a copy here.
Contest ends [...]
Continue Reading Book Review and Giveaway: Metal Clay, Beyond the Basics
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By Caley
November 20th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Product Reviews
This jewelry findings sampler kit includes five focal charms which are meant to be filled. Use photos, crafty inserts such as Friendly Plastic or select one of the color images from the sheet included in the kit. Create a necklace or bracelet with the links, chains, pins and other findings included in the kit. Learn [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Nunn Designs Jewelry Findings Sampler
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By Caley
November 13th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Product Reviews
Once fired, the clay median BronzClay™ becomes a solid bronze creation. The bonding materials of the clay completely vaporize during firing. The manufacturer, Rio Grande also makes a CopprClay™. You can use the same tools as you would for any other kind of clay but end up with a solid bronze creation! Learn more and [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Bronze Metal Clay Review and Giveaway
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By Caley
November 6th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas+ Jewelry Making
Get festive this season with homemade Christmas jewelry. These craft projects will help you to spruce up your outfit for a Christmas party, feast or other function. Homemade Christmas jewelry also makes a great holiday gift. Here are my five favorites:
Merry Christmas Stamped Necklace- Stamped metal is an easy-to-learn jewelry technique with impressive results.
Snowflake Angel [...]
Continue Reading 49 Days Till Christmas: Homemade Christmas Jewelry
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By Caley
October 23rd, 2009 at 03:27pm
Under Product Reviews
Love making your own jewelry? These unfinished, plain wood beads are a great start. They can be stained, inked or painted and then embellished however you like. Wide holes allow for stringing on leather or ribbon. Read the full review and enter to win a collection of 4 wood bead sizes.
Contest ends November 6, 2009. [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Build ur Beads Wood Beads
Tags: beading, beads, giveaways, jewelry
By Caley
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