Keepsake Crafts

WOYWW – Polymer Clay Prototyping

August 27, 2013 by Sandy

Since early May I’ve been participating in Ways to Wow, a polymer clay art class over at Voila. This past week I’ve been working hard on prototyping my piece. In the upper middle left you see one of the color tools I was working…

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Cards

Layered Stamping Card – Tim Holtz August 2013 Tag Technique

August 21, 2013 by Sandy

Tim’s technique for this month was an interesting one. Rather than his usual style of lots & lots of layers of stuff, this involved using masks to make layers of stamping. It results in a nice flat card that has the look…

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Beads & Jewelry What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

WOYWW – Polymer Clay Earring Holder

August 20, 2013 by Sandy

Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, all! Today’s the day we take time to check out the desks of creative people from all over. Some are messy, some are neat, but all are interesting and creative. You can get all the details…

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Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Wire Wrapped Rings Triple Strand Necklace – Video Tutorial

August 18, 2013 by Sandy

Have I mentioned how much I love Craftsy classes? I have? Oh, well, I have to mention it again, they are awesome. Anyhow, after making these earrings last week I couldn’t stop making those wire wrapped round components. So, I made this necklace. It was…

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What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

WOYWW – Color Mixing Polymer Clay

August 13, 2013 by Sandy

Today’s workdesk show me busy working on color mixing exercises from Polymer Clay Color Inspirations. The above photo was taken Tuesday afternoon. I was just getting started. And here they all are, nearly done. Phew! That little pink thing is my fancy-schmancy 1/4″…

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Beads & Jewelry

Wire Wrapped Crystal Earrings

August 11, 2013 by Sandy

A few weeks ago I signed up for Wire-Wrapped Stones, Crystals and Clusters, a class over at Craftsy. These earring are the first project in the class. The teacher, Aga Kruk, explains everything clearly and makes all the projects quite doable. There’s…

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Cards What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

WOYWW – Make Those Tags Into Greeting Cards You Can Use

August 6, 2013 by Sandy

So I needed to clear off a space on my quilt design wall this week. Not that I do much quilting anymore, I mostly just hang stuff on it. Some of the items that needed clearing were a bunch of technique tags…

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Cards What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

WOYWW – July Tim Holtz Tag Caged Bird Card

July 30, 2013 by Sandy

Yet another monthly Tim Holtz tag done in the nick of time. Actually, I made a card, not a tag. I loved the patriotic theme of Tim’s July 2013 tag, but since I’m doing it at the end of July and don’t…

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Adobe Photoshop Beads & Jewelry Tutorials Videos

Ladder Weave Beaded Bracelet Video Tutorial

July 25, 2013 by Sandy

This is one of those beading patterns I’ve seen done in myriad ways, yet it’s always interesting. My challenge to you is to use whatever beads you have on hand and give it a try. The video show you just hows to…

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Cards

Adorable Cupcake Birthday Cards – June 2013 Tim Tag

July 22, 2013 by Sandy

Because I had to go out of town the end of June/first two weeks of July, I never did get to finish my project based on Tim Holtz’s June 2013 monthly tag. Finally today I completed a bunch of cards. (Click on…

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WOYWW – Polymer Clay Prototyping

Layered Stamping Card – Tim Holtz August 2013 Tag Technique

WOYWW – Polymer Clay Earring Holder

Wire Wrapped Rings Triple Strand Necklace – Video Tutorial

WOYWW – Color Mixing Polymer Clay

Wire Wrapped Crystal Earrings

WOYWW – Make Those Tags Into Greeting Cards You Can Use

WOYWW – July Tim Holtz Tag Caged Bird Card

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Adorable Cupcake Birthday Cards – June 2013 Tim Tag