‘Gonna try to cut this bracelet into two chain tassels. Wish me luck!
They’re free! I was afraid I was marring my good flush cutters, so I switched to an old pair of wire cutters. Now, to do something about those very shiny end caps…
Jul17
Author Archives: karlakrafts
Jul17
Ear Cuffs!
Here is my first attempt at making ear cuffs for my granddaughter.
Jun6
Kumihimo on the porch…
with the granddog before it’s time to pick up the grandkids. Life is good.
May9
Jewel School and The Beady Bunch
Jewelry Television (jtv.com) has a jewelry making show called Jewel School. They sell materials, and tools and demonstrate techniques. They air three shows per week in their network 
You can also watch their shows on Facebook Live. If you do, you can post comments and questions for the show hosts while they are on air. You can also chat with other viewers.
One group of viewers formed a club, the Beady Bunch. I am a member, and so are 800+ other folks, mostly women who make jewelry.
Being a Beady Bunch member and recent Jewel School happenings have put some added excitement and comaraderie in my life!
May6
My favorite so far…
is this design from the Quilt Square Girls in West Jefferson, NC. 
It seems like every time I turn one of their barn quilts into a necklace, that one becomes my favorite!
I don’t know the name of this pattern, but it’s very folksy, and I love it!
I’m also pleased with the tiny antique button clasp I found to finish it.
This style is different than the images under glass that I made originally. These are more of a laminated lucite. They are harder to produce, but they look more like miniature barn quilts to me.
May3
A Recent Play Date
Laura and I got together a couple of weeks ago for one of our play dates. We made jewelry and did a little sewing. We had a great visit with Libby at Sew Blessed Quilt Shop. We ate lots of great food. The best thing was probably a strawberry margarita cupcake!
The top two are Laura’s. The bottom one is mine.
Laura tried a bigger soup cozy. It’s 12”x12.” It turned out great!
‘Wish I’d taken a picture of that cupcake! Wish I had another one!
May3
Wine Connoisseurs Bracelet
My daughter’s birthday is today. I made her this as part of her gift.
Apr30
My UFO…
Is finished, with a day to spare! Then, I looked at my list, and realized it should of been for March!
when I made this pillow top, using every inch of the fabric I had on hand, the pillow front was kind of blah.
I had these 3 butterfly images from Dover Pictura. I printed them first on paper, on draft, so the colors would be soft. Then I printed them, again, on Extravorganza. I used Mistyfuse Ultraviolet to fuse the images on the pillow top.
I am “right pleased” as they say around here.
Apr9
Better than Expected!
Look what I made, a Black-eyed Susan! I used Susan Thomas’s instructions and added another layer of petals (6, 7 was too many.) I wired them to themselves for a few rounds to keep them from nesting directly behind the front layer. Because there is an even number on the back row, I had to wrap all the way around a petal and weave in the opposite direction to secure the beads.
The beads are all Czech glass from JTV kits. The wire is 26g and all one piece , about 4 ft. I had just enough to leave a little tail to attach it to something.
Apr5
New Earrings!
PJ has been staying with me during spring break, and has made me a couple pair of earrings.
He’s also learned to watermark his photos, using an app called Snapseed.