Beads can be made of so many things: wood, glass, plastic, bone, horn, shell… So why not make beads out of other beads? Today I’ll show you a simple method for creating beads out of seed beads. This is a great technique…
How many of you have dishes & drawers or boxes & bags full of little bits and pieces that you really like but don’t know what to do with? How would you like to learn a way you can turn them into…
The fun thing about working with resin is that you can put just about anything into it. Of course, you have to be careful that: the objects you embed in resin are waterproof, and they won’t cause chemical reactions which may make…
Druzies are popular in jewelry and home decor these days, and even though they aren’t particularly expensive, it’s a fun project to make them yourself! Besides, who doesn’t love being able to customize the sizes, shapes and colors? In today’s video I…
Last week I showed how to sculpt miniature houses, flowers, succulents and a forest of mushrooms for our fairy garden teacups. Were you able to find a teacups to build your project in? If not, you might be able to use a…
When I opened this month’s Dollar Bead Box and started arranging and rearranging all of the goodies inside it got me to thinking about how my system of organizing keeps me from doing that sort of play at any other time. It…
Fairy gardens are utterly adorable and a miniature one in a tea cup is especially cute. It was SO much fun creating all the details for this tiny fairy garden in a tea cup! In today’s video I will show you: How…
Did you make a resolution a couple weeks ago to get more organized in 2018? If so, I have a tool that you will find helpful! When I got my first smart phone 2 1/2 years ago the salesman suggested Evernote as…
The fun thing about playing with wire is that with just a little imagination and practice with your tools you can make any shapes you like. Wire can be shaped into complex things, like words, bird’s nests or holly leaves, or you…
Making canes out of polymer clay is fun and quite satisfying, but it can be time consuming. After doing all of that work you want to get the most out of your cane and not waste it. That is why I decided…
