Unhinged, I think it looks like a snake skeleton! Thanks, again, to Tracy Proctor from Tierra Cast for teaching me this stitch.
Dec21
Latest Bracelet
Author Archives: karlakrafts
Dec16
Once upon a time…
I bought a kit and knitted a bracelet. Then I went crazy and bought different cords and number 6 seed beads in every color I could find. The original was gold, and the second was hot pink. The third was silver-lined crystal knit on silver cord. I lost interest, or a life thing came up, and I never added a clasp.
Today, I found that silver bracelet bagged up with its leftover beads!
I found it in this pink gift bag, and inside are at least a dozen other zipper bags with beads and matching cords!
Now, to find the pattern!
Dec15
Gold and Silver
Buttons!
Dec5
Fresh from the Oven!
No, they’re not chocolate! They’re polymer clay buttons! Some are shaped from molds and some are molded by hand. (the acorn, the zuni bear, and the mushrooms, for example)
They need sanding and staining and sealing. Coming soon to a bracelet near you!
Dec4
Finished and Thrilled!
Dec1
I baked a batch…
of buttons! The grandkids were in NYC over Thanksgiving, so these are the only things I’ve baked in a long while, unless you count toast! 😄
Nov27
Making Buttons…
like crazy this holiday weekend!
These flowers will need to be trimmed down before becoming buttons. I’ll also highlight the details with mica powder before baking.
Nov13
A Crafty Day
I was asked to cover a box for the neighborhood food drive here in Charlotte. I finished and delivered it today.
I replaced a clasp on Adrianne’s necklace.
I treated myself to a trip to Michael’s.
The sales and coupons and clearance were great! They had molds ($1) and stencils and stamps, oh my! I used my coupon on that UV lamp!
I rubbed my new color-change mica on embossed card stock. ‘Slightly disappointed in this one.
In all, a good day, just the same!
Nov3
Halloween Clearance!
I have new clay (cookie) cutters! $3 on clearance!
Nov2
Laura and Karla’s Excellent Adventure!
Laura and I were lucky enough to attend the JTV (Jewelry Television) Experience in Knoxville, TN!
We’ve been back over a week and I’m still grinning!
Covid had interrupted the in person event for the last two years, so it was extra special to be back in Knoxville. The 2022 edition was moved to October, in peak leaf season!
The Jewel School portion of the event began on Wednesday, and we drove over from Asheville on Tuesday. The day was overcast, causing the colorful leaves to glow. I drove, so I only got one picture at the rest area.
The following photo by bestsyfromtennesee https://betsyfromtennessee.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-from-smokies-1011.html?m=1comes close to what we saw, mile after mile that day.
Here’s another by Mike Wendland for rvlifestyle.com. https://rvlifestyle.com/a-fall-photo-hike-through-the-great-smoky-mountains/
I vow to buy a dash camera before my next road trip! (Ordered!)
Back to the excellent adventure!
Wednesday was a Welcome Luncheon and registration and shopping at the JTV Gemstore. At the luncheon, we met up with ladies I knew from the online live chat during Jewel School. Our table was shorted a tea. The waiters were wearing light colored shirts and circulating throughout the room. So was JTV’s CEO! He stopped to ask was there anything we needed. One of the ladies said, yes an iced tea.
After he brought Laura her tea, he stayed at our table asking what we liked about the new JTV Experience? I offered the fall date and told him our drive was glorious.
Later in our meal, Robert Thomas, one of the JTV show hosts, paid us a visit. These are the folks at our table.
Mira presented Robert with a bracelet she had made for him. He’s sporting it proudly in the photo. I’m grinning like that because I had salad in my teeth.
I knew Mira from the 2018 Experience, and I talk to her frequently in the Jewel School live chat. I have also talked to Kirsten, Kathy and Anne. Debbie Rogers is the much loved founder of The Beady Bunch, and I have known her since I joined in 2017.
There’s more to share, but that will have to wait. It’s very late.