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walnut earring I love these walnut earrings, posted as a tutorial by Rio Grande.

The great thing about this project other than the elegant and clean look is that Rio not only gives you the instructions in a clear manner, but they also…

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Scrabble Earrings, Charm Bracelets and Keychains new at Pieces Of Me Pendants.

Charms, Earrings and Keychains are made from wooden Scrabble® tiles (approx. ¾” square), decoupaged with graphic images that are sealed with a high gloss non-toxic finish.  Your charms, earrings and…

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Forged Iron Necklace

Originally uploaded by leonfangs

I have yet to blog about a forged piece, and that is probably because I don’t know much about forging nor do I know anyone who makes forged jewelry. But I stumbled across this piece and…

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bonheur Here is another re-create project like those that I have blogged about previously from My Mama Made It etc. I love the idea that crafters out there are looking at pieces in shops and figuring out how to make their…

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paperclip Krystle over at Craftyhabit sent out this tutorial for a paperclip necklace.

Think a beading project for slow days at the office or a good recycled materials project. It is fun and drapes in a pretty cool way.

I’d like to see…

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chain bracelet Check out this tutorial for multi chain convertible jewelry over at MISS.

I like the use of mixed tones of metal and how relaxed and easy to make this project seems, yet still having an edge and a bit of glam.

Plus I…

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textured metal This weeks newsletter from Beading Daily by Leslie Rogalski has some interesting ideas for texturing metal.

Pictured here is one of her experiments on everyday objets such as steel washers and wire from the hardware store.

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elva fields If you are looking for some inspiration, check out the website of Elva Fields.

There are funky large beaded necklaces, one of a kind pieces and my favorites, these up-cycled chunky necklaces, like this “tangled up in gold” necklace, assembled from…

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layered flower pin I can’t help it, I just seem to love all of Alexis’ pins over a My Momma Made It.

The great news is that she gives lots of tutorials for us fans and you can also buy some of her creations…

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hook and eyeBeading Daily posted two free wire projects.  I like the one pictured here.  They use rubber tubing and wire to create a home-made hook and eye clasp.

Instructions are included, and I really like the look of this clasp – would…

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earrings

Ornamentea have new ceramic beads by Elaine Ray and have posted them with cool earring ideas.  I love these dangling earrings and variety of colors and possiblities  that they show.  It is also great that below the image on their site,…

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christmas card necklace YellowGoat sells all sorts of whimsical jewelry on her Etsy site. I personally am a fan of her headpieces and keepsake rings.  I think the humor as well as the simple clean look of her pieces.

But if you are looking…

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martha stewart The craft project of the day on Martha Stewart are these lovely jade and ribbon necklaces.   They are super easy to make and a nice way to make a full length necklace with only one strand of beads, which…

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DangerousCurvesII

Originally uploaded by Snapdragon Beads

For some color and pattern inspiration check out this excellent beaded bracelet by Snapdragon Beads, a UK artist.

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moonstone The jewelry store, David Kodner Personal Jewelers wrote to tell us about their current design competition which is open to designers of all levels.

The designs need to be based around the moonstone illustrated here.  The top five designs will be…

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