Creativity comes in waves in my life. Like this morning. I had those ultra-long antiqued brass earring hooks laying around for a while with the intention to make something with them. Then, last night I was looking for my pliers which could not find, so I decided to tidy up my bead collection, in the [...]
Make these delightful apple earrings at any time, but they make particularly good Christmas, Friendship, Back-to-School accessories, or Teacher Appreciation Gifts. The gold and the apple theme offer a good balance between seriously respectable and happily frivolous. Plus, these earrings are just the right length for shorter hairdo’s. Isn’t that perfect for teachers [...]
Strawberry Craft Week ~ Day 1: Oeeii… Strawberry season is Now! Strawberries are everywhere I look. They taste so sweet right now. My friend and I have been replanting a whole bunch of them, niftify-ing her strawberry patch. If you get the right type of strawberries and the right soil, their roots grow side-wise and [...]
Made a pair of New Age earrings: gold-colored owl pendants with turquoise beads. Turquoise Beads These beads are ordinary turquoise-dyed beads, but the real deal: semi-precious turquoise. Real turquoise is typically a little less vibrant in color as their dyed substitutes, so that’s how you know the difference. Also real turquoise beads are actually [...]
Fancy these earrings !!! I mean, fancy making these Native American glorious beauties ?!!! When I see jewelry like this I completely presume that they are ‘not make-able’ by me. Yet, as designer Sherry Serafini promises, I can do it too!Amazing. Arizona Sunset Earrings Those who sign up for our newsletter (see sign-up [...]
The tutorial about fruit-shaped clay beads left something out about our craft making adventures of that day. Today I want to share what did not show but made: LOVELY flower-shaped clay beads. They are so sweet, they look like candy. I’ve made them into peaceful earrings by adding a few other charms as well. [...]
Let’s Pretend it’s Spring….. Saturday I bought our first little strawberry seedling. Full of promise. (Mmmm … strawberries!) Completely inspired, but can’t wait for it to bloom. So, we made these adorable strawberry earrings. How to Make Fruit Shaped Beaded Earrings Materials Needed Self-drying clay Round-nosed pliers Acrylic or kids paint (gloss medium optional) Bead [...]
Love is… a pair of handmade crystal angel earrings for a girlfriend. Materials 2 long metal pins with eye 3 small pastel-colored glass crystals or other beads 2 angel charms 2 earring findings Step-by-step How to Make Angel Earrings 1. Open the loops at the ends of [...]
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