tag: beading
Refashioned $3 Thrifted Jacket
2 commentsI picked up this jacket at a thrift store a few months ago for $3. As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to refashion it, and for $3, how could I go wrong? I decided to applique some big pops of...
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Beaded Necklaces
1 comment"Daisy Patch" fringe necklace with Czech glass seed beads. This is a combination of leaf fringe and daisy chain stitches. Also featured on Inspirational Beading
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Make a Graduated Bead Strand for Design Inspiration
2 commentsA simple smallest-to-biggest collection of beads on a strand of flexible wire is an indispensable tool for planning your next jewelry project!
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Make It Pink: Charm Bracelet!
I love mixing up different sizes and colors of vintage and new beads in the same design. This pink beaded charm bracelet was a lot of fun to make!
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Shopping for Beads and Jewelry Supplies at Metalliferous
1 commentI love visiting Metalliferous to find beads and jewelry findings and supplies when I'm in New York, but they have an online shop and catalogs if you're not in the city.
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The Perfect 89-cent Beading Design Tool
2 commentsWhen you're planning which beads to use for a new piece, how about using an inexpensive paint palette to help isolate colors, compare shapes and sizes, and choose your elements?
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Barbe St. John and Craft Gossip
Barbe St. John writes up all kinds of jewelry coolness at the Craft Gossip site. Check out her regular column and her other crafty endeavors, too!
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Make a Beaded Daisy Chain
4 commentsThis simple little beading project is very customizable—make your flowers in any colors you like!
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Water Lilly Flower Power
2 commentsThis is a wet-felted flower lariat necklace created with wool and silk roving and warm soapy water. It is embellished with embroidered sequins and beads. The center stamen is made from polymer clay...
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Book Review: Complete Embellishing
I love Kayte Terry's crafts and designs, and her new embellishment book is amazing, too!
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Beadalicious Review and Interview
1 commentI had a chance to catch up with Sonya Nimri, the author of Beadalicious, and ask about her favorite tips for beading and how she got started.
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Necklaces
These are my favorite necklaces for sale on Etsy. They are true beauties, and reasonably priced, so log in today and get what you deserve: a pretty necklace for pretty you! :)
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White Maiden Art Doll
This is a 17.5 inch tall OOAK art doll with a polymer clay bead head, dressed in muslin and new and reclaimed antique laces. She is embellished with new and vintage buttons, wood, glass and ceramic...
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Bead Head Granny doll
She is almost complete now and will be available for sale at So Cal Bench Project Artisan Fair next Saturday. More info at www.socalbenchproject.blogspot.com
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How to Start a Craft or Beading Group
Starting up your own beading or crafty circle and sharing ideas, techniques, and supplies with friends can be a lot of fun! Craft maven Diane Gilleland was kind enough to share plenty of tips for getting a jewelry-making group off the ground.
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Treasure Totes
1 commentAll of the totebags in my Treasure Totes collection are a bit whimsical, uniquely eclectic, frivolous and fun! Lots of crazy patch piecing, with ribbons, lace, buttons, beads, and charms...
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Hip to Bead Interview and Giveaway!
9 commentsBeading designer and writer Katie Hacker is offering a copy of her book, Hip to Bead, to one lucky CraftStylish reader! I interviewed her about jewelry-making, her tips for beginners, and lots more.
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How To: Organizing Findings and Supplies
1 commentIf you do much jewelry-making and beading, you probably have a million things to keep track of—jump rings, wire, clasps... Here's how I keep mine organized and easy to grab when I'm working on a project.
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Iggy Jingles Bead Head art doll Granny
Just the beginning of a work-in-progress, this art doll, based on a Wish Doll but much larger, is on her way to being a mythmaking Granny - melding many world cultures that have a Crone...
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Spotlight on SoftFlex
3 commentsI have been using SoftFlex beading wire for years, but I spotted a few other cool products—not to mention some great free resources for beaders—while I was at the Bead Expo.
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