Keepsake Crafts

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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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Bead Spinners Product Review

August 7, 2015 by Sandy

If you enjoy using small beads in your projects but don’t enjoy all the time it takes to string them, you might want to check out a bead spinner. It’s a rather clever tool based on an old technology and it makes quick work…

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Crafts Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #31-Glynis

August 6, 2015 by Sandy

This week’s dragon is part of a scene I’ve had in mind for a long time. Actually this project is one of the reasons I started my weekly dragon challenge. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. There were always so many ideas…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Donut and Dangles Necklace Video Tutorial

August 3, 2015 by Sandy

Although this mosaic turquoise donut looks great all by itself it’s accented by all the dangles on top. The rustic cord just adds to the Southwestern vibe. Even though you have to wire wrap 2 dozen dangles, this project goes fairly quickly because you…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings – Calipers

July 31, 2015 by Sandy

In today’s video I tell you all about a wonderful little tool, my Brass Caliper Gauge. When working in jewelry and the small sizes we use, you need a tool like this. It’s not very expensive and does the job well. Just be sure…

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Beads & Jewelry Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #30-Darnell

July 30, 2015 by Sandy

Welcome to week #3o of my year-long polymer clay dragon challenge. This week you get to meet Darnell. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. This week’s dragon is more about his accessories than the dragon himself. While looking…

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Jewelry Giveaway – July 2015

July 29, 2015 by Sandy

Wow! I can’t believe my YouTube channel just reached 10,000 subscribers! That’s amazing! So now, it’s time for a giveaway. TWO lucky winners will receive packages of handcrafted jewelry worth at least $100 each! And I’m going to do this every month. Watch…

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Beads & Jewelry Polymer Clay Tutorials Videos

Ombré Clay Chandelier Earrings Video Tutorial

July 27, 2015 by Sandy

I have shown you guys how to make a lot of different kinds of jewelry (there are over 200 videos on my YouTube channel!) and I’ve even shown you how to make your own beads such as in the Faux Sea Glass Bead Tutorial…

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Polymer Clay Tutorials Videos

Friday Findings-Polymer Clay Skinner Blend Tutorial

July 24, 2015 by Sandy

In today’s video I show you a basic and very helpful polymer clay technique. It’s called the Skinner blend and it’s a wonderful way to get shadings of different colors. In the video I go from blue to yellow and my cane turns…

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Beads & Jewelry Polymer Clay

Thursday’s Dragon #29-Solana

July 23, 2015 by Sandy

Meet Solana, #29 in my year-long series of polymer clay dragon sculptures. This week’s dragon was really fun to do, I used several different techniques I’ve been playing with lately: wire wrapping for the wings, shaping wire coils for the spines and…

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Thursday’s Dragon #29-Solana