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Jewelry Giveaway-August 2015

August 29, 2015 by Sandy

It’s the end of the month, so time for another giveaway! Every month TWO lucky winners will receive packages of handcrafted jewelry worth at least $100 each! This month both winners will also receive a copy of the September/October 2015 issue of…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Lampwork Beads

August 28, 2015 by Sandy

If any of you have been beading for any time at all I’m sure you’ve encountered lampwork glass beads. Today I thought I’d tell you a little bit about how they are made. Several years ago a friend showed me how to lampwork,…

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Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #34-Estella

August 27, 2015 by Sandy

Meet Estella, isn’t she beautiful? Since I’ve challenged myself to make 52 dragons this year, I’ve also taken up the challenge of making many of them in color combinations I wouldn’t otherwise consider. However, this week I am using my absolute favorite…

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Tweet Pinks Earrings Video Tutorial

August 24, 2015 by Sandy

When you start with earring findings as cute as these it doesn’t take much to make a really nice pair of earrings. Just add a few bead dangles and ear wires. I can’t seem to find where I purchased these findings but…

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Friday Findings – Rawhide Mallets

August 21, 2015 by Sandy

Continuing in our series on jewelry tools today I’m going to tell you about rawhide mallets. Although not the most glamorous of tools, a rawhide mallet is useful when you need to harden or change the shape of a piece without creating…

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Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #33-Marsali

August 20, 2015 by Sandy

This week’s dragon is a wall piece, like Fergus, who I made back in week 28. If you’d like to keep up with my dragon creations this year, I’ve made a Thursday’s Dragon Pinterest board just for them. Click on any of…

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Rainbow Hearts Bracelet Video Tutorial

August 17, 2015 by Sandy

Today’s bracelet goes together very quickly. The pearls are wire wrapped on, but the crystals are attached with jump rings. I got the idea when looking through my stash of Swarovski crystal hearts and realizing I had all the colors of the…

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Friday Findings-Chasing Hammers

August 14, 2015 by Sandy

You can make a lot of jewelry without any hammers at all, but if you’ve decided you’d like to get into wire working then you’ll definitely want to get yourself a chasing hammer. In upcoming videos I’ll talk about other hammers that you may…

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Thursday’s Dragon #32-Jinsèlóng

August 13, 2015 by Sandy

This week you get to meet Jinsèlóng (pronounced gin-seh-long.) He’s another one from the Tigers Voyage book, and the fourth dragon they encounter on their trip. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. As you may have guessed from his appearance, he…

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Blended Colors Bead Necklace Video Tutorial

August 10, 2015 by Sandy

For this week’s jewelry project I show you how to take any two colors of seed beads and blend them together into a beautiful necklace. I’ve been on a turquoise and copper kick lately and I absolutely LOVE how this came out. If you were…

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Jewelry Giveaway-August 2015

Friday Findings-Lampwork Beads

Thursday’s Dragon #34-Estella

Tweet Pinks Earrings Video Tutorial

Friday Findings – Rawhide Mallets

Thursday’s Dragon #33-Marsali

Rainbow Hearts Bracelet Video Tutorial

Friday Findings-Chasing Hammers

Thursday’s Dragon #32-Jinsèlóng

Blended Colors Bead Necklace Video Tutorial