I made this necklace to sell, but I think I have to keep it. The cotton cord is hand dyed and painted. That’s one of my very favorite clasps. I made the bail myself from a vintage-looking metal stamping. I like the back as much as the front! The image is decoupaged on the back of a glass nugget, covered with card stock and sealed with Diamond Glaze. I plan on wearing it over a black turtleneck or tee. I’m right proud of me!
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I just placed an order. You get free shipping with just a $15.00 order, Swarovski everything was on sale, and I had an additional 10% off code from a previous order!
Here’s one of the goodies I’m getting. I have some pink and metallic gold cording for Kumihimo:
Swarovski Devoted 2 U Crystal Pendant in Astral Pink
I love to order stuff online. When my package comes, it’s just like Christmas. I have called my UPS man Santa. These patterns are a recent purchase from Paradise Publications:
Here, of course, is the crocheted jewelry pattern I had to have>
Then, I had to have one of their gorgeous crocheted doll costume patterns:
This is the “1904 St.Louis World’s Fair Frock” pattern. It’s made mostly of ribbon. Maybe, someday!
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I’m not the bejeweled camisole type normally, but you never know! Excuse me while I laugh my head off! Maybe Mama would like one!
A new episode of Beads, Baubles and Jewels will be available online starting this Friday: http://www.beadsbaublesandjewels.com/
I must be sure and bookmark it!
I bought this bracelet at Sisters, my friend Gail’s accessory shop. I love it, so I decided to re-create it in another color:
I found the hammered silver toggle at Michaels and decided to use white, silver and crystal for my remake:
I knew I’d found exactly what I needed to encase this turquoise and chalcopyrite nugget! I bought the stone several years ago at JBH Imports in Boone, NC. The spiral cage is from Beadlush, Charlotte, NC.
I also spent a little time yesterday packing up summer clothes. Here’s a jewelry set I made to take to the beach. The components are from Michael’s Shoreline collection.I can’t take credit for the necklace design, I found it on their website. I changed it by using the longer chain and doubling a section and securing it with a jump ring. I have scrawny wrists so all I had to do for the bracelet was add a jump ring and lobster clasp. The earrings were another matter, and you can see I’ve misplaced one (I hope it’s in a suitcase!) I wanted small, dangly ones, so I took apart a huge toggle clasp that was part of the collection. The beads were wired around the toggle, and I just clipped the wire. (Happily, I think the toggle looks better without the beads and I can still use it. I’ll see if I can find it and photograph it. ) Three beads on a headpin, a little twisting and attaching , and I was done!
Despite all the excitement over Walmart’s returning crafts department, these beads were all I bought:
However, the tag had this URL address: http://www.create.cousin.com/. That address leads to a site full of free project sheets and video tutorials for jewelry makers!
