Keepsake Crafts

Friday Findings-Adding Cord Ends to Leather, Silk, Etc.

January 8, 2016 by Sandy

Lots of perfectly lovely jewelry is made using chain, bead links with wire or beads on stringing wire. However, there are so many other possibilities! Silk ribbon and cording is popular in jewelry making today, as are leather cords, suede strips, cotton…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Crystal Tassel Earrings Video Tutorial

January 4, 2016 by Sandy

Tassels are very popular now and they are being made out of everything: chain, leather, silk, cotton & other cords, so why not make them out of strands of crystal beads? The colors of the beads and the style of the bead cones…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Briolette Beads

January 1, 2016 by Sandy

Even those of us who have been working with jewelry for quite some time can be confused by the various terms out there. I have been working for some time through the book Wire Jewelry Masterclass and found several designs where she called…

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Crafts Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #52-Opal

December 31, 2015 by Sandy

Well, I did it! I proudly present to you the 52nd and FINAL polymer clay dragon in my personal challenge to make a dragon sculpture for every week in 2015. Check out this post on Errol, dragon #1, for the details on why I started. I’ve made huge…

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Beads & Jewelry Free Stuff

Jewelry Giveaway! December 2015

December 29, 2015 by Sandy

For the past six months I have been giving away packages of handcrafted jewelry worth over $100 each! I hope the 10 winners so far have enjoyed their jewelry prizes. 🙂 In 2016 I plan to donate my extra jewelry to a women’s ministry. Many…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Bead on a Wire Earrings Video Tutorial

December 28, 2015 by Sandy

Finding new and different ways to use supplies is what keeps jewelry making interesting for me. I love how just some simple bead stringing wire gives these earrings their dangle. Crimps hold everything in place and crimp covers keep it all looking pretty….

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Crystal Beads

December 25, 2015 by Sandy

Merry Christmas, everyone! I’m taking the day off today to enjoy my family, but I know for some of you it’s just another day, so here’s a little video for you to enjoy. Who doesn’t love crystals? They can add sparkle, color…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Amethyst & Copper Dangles Bracelet Video Tutorial

December 21, 2015 by Sandy

This week’s bracelet design is a fairly basic one. Amethyst teardrop beads are strung onto eye pins to make bead connectors for the main part of the bracelet. They are then linked together by a single link of chain, or an oval jump ring,…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Bicone Beads

December 18, 2015 by Sandy

If you’ve been watching my jewelry videos for any time now, you’ve probably noticed that I love to use bicone beads. There’s just something about that different shape, especially the diamond shaped profile, that really draws me in. When I first got into…

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Crafts Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #51-Joy the Christmas Ornament

December 17, 2015 by Sandy

This week I have for you the penultimate sculpture in my year-long weekly polymer clay dragon challenge. Since Joy was made in the midst of Christmas preparations, I decided it would be appropriate to put her on top of a Christmas ornament, from whence she can watch…

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Step-by-Step Resin Fall Jewelry Tutorial with Mixed Media Techniques

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Friday Findings-Adding Cord Ends to Leather, Silk, Etc.

Crystal Tassel Earrings Video Tutorial

Friday Findings-Briolette Beads

Thursday’s Dragon #52-Opal

Jewelry Giveaway! December 2015

Bead on a Wire Earrings Video Tutorial

Friday Findings-Crystal Beads

Amethyst & Copper Dangles Bracelet Video Tutorial

Friday Findings-Bicone Beads

Thursday’s Dragon #51-Joy the Christmas Ornament