In the summer I love to put my hair up and wear a pair of long, dangly earrings. They just seem to have more impact without all those curls in the way. Anyhow, I just made these turquoise and seed bead earrings…
Have you ever used a wire jig? Maybe you thought it looked scary or complicated? Actually, it’s a fun tool and a great way to get creative with wire with consistent results. In the video below I show you how quick and…
Below is a jewelry video tutorial I made for you all, showing how to make this caged beads bracelet. All you’ll need are beads, a few eye pins and some wire. Keep in mind that you could wrap just two beads and…
Many thanks to all for your kind words yesterday. The skirt definitely won the popular vote, so I started cutting it out last night. Think I can have it done in time to wear to church on Sunday? 🙂 Yesterday afternoon, however,…
I just put together a video tutorial for you. It shows how quick and easy it is to make these beaded dangle earrings. Seriously, if you had all the supplies, you could make a pair in 15-20 minutes. Aren’t they pretty? In…
Happy Wednesday! Today’s desk shows how very messy productive I’ve been lately. 🙂 I’ve been playing around with polymer clay. At the moment I don’t have any specific focus, but have been just messing about with whatever comes to mind. Lately, white…
I’ve been having fun lately, making various kinds of art jewelry for my new Etsy shop, Fancy That Art Jewelry. These Faux Dichroic Glass necklaces are loosely based on a faux dichro technique Tim Holtz taught in one of his videos. It’s…
Finally! It’s only two months late, but I have managed to complete a project inspired by each of Tim Holtz’s 2011 12 Tags of Christmas. Done is good! (Click on any photo to see a larger image.) On day 11 he gave…
Perhaps some of you, at one point, have read my About Me page, and have read there that I love to do lampworking. Perhaps you have wondered why I never post any lampwork projects. The sad story is that I haven’t been…
In the past week I’ve shown you how to make Origami Folded Purses and Beaded Handles for said purses. Now let’s look at, in no particular order, some finishing details to make your bags truly special. Consider making the two sides of the…