Category: Beads & Jewelry
Kumihimo Braiding With Beads – Make It In March Day 16
March 24, 2014 by SandyI hope you all had a lovely weekend. We had one springish day and one wintry day AND we’re supposed to be getting snow tomorrow night. Bleck. But, I’m happy to be inside and creating. Today’s project is a continuation of what…
Kumihimo Braiding & Beading – Make It In March Day 15
March 22, 2014 by SandyHi all! Sorry I didn’t get this post up yesterday, it was a busy one with errands and such. I did start a project yesterday, but just didn’t have time to take pics and blog about it. In my shopping travels I…
Faux Lapis Lazuli Dragon Pendant – Make It In March Day 13
March 19, 2014 by SandyLast week I showed you some faux lapis lazuli beads I made using Desiree’s tutorial. This week I thought I’d try a matching pendant with the rest of the color mix. The purple mold is one I made with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty,…
Faux Lapis Lazuli Beads – Make It In March Day 10
March 14, 2014 by SandyOne fun thing about polymer clay is how it can mimic almost any material. My project today was to follow Desiree’s tutorial on making faux lapis lazuli beads. I used my Bead Roller to make oval beads and then flattened them. Many of the holes…
WOYWW – Wirework Beaded Heart – Make It In March Day 7
March 11, 2014 by SandyHello and welcome to another What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday where you can plainly see that what’s on my workdesk today is Mr. Cheech. He was sprawled out on the white containers in the back, but then jumped up to steal my…
Messy Wrap Drop Dangle Bracelet Video Tutorial – Make It In March Day 6
March 10, 2014 by SandyMy son saw me wire wrapping this bracelet with copper wire and decided to pull the wire out of a bunch of electronics he had saved for recycling. Now I’ve got piles of 28 gauge copper wire and figured I’d better do…
Little Orbits Jewelry Links – Make It In March – Day 4
March 6, 2014 by SandyToday instead of playing with polymer clay, I decided to work with 14 gauge copper wire and try one of the projects from Cindy Wimmer’s The Missing Link: From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry. Cindy’s book walks you through making several different…
Rustic Dragon Pendant – Make It In March – Day 3
March 5, 2014 by SandyToday’s project is one I’ve been thinking about for some time. It involves taking one of my dragon cameos and making a mold of it with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty. (This stuff from Amazon may seem expensive, but you get 16…
Make It In March – A Creative Challenge
March 3, 2014 by SandyDo any of you other creative types find yourselves frustrated with the number of ideas you have vs. the amount of creative work you actually get done? It seems to happen to me cyclically, perhaps three or four times a year. The…