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Courtesy of Martha, make a collection of bangles to warm your wrists!  A great  tutorial  to use up left over bits of yarn!

If you haven’t heard about “One Pretty Thing” blog then you are in for a serious treat!!!

Their motto “Daily Inspirations for a Handmade Life”, and every day she posts up to 20 tutorials for pretty handmade items, and there is always…

Help those affected by the Victorian Brushfires, by making a kit of supplies via Handmade Help website.

There will be a lot of crafters out there who have lost the means to craft, who will be starting from scratch and need their…

Mark your calenders!

Tomorrow ( Saturday, February 28) Thunderbird Supply is having a Super Sale!  Everything will be sold at the best published price that means 500 ozt price for Sterling Silver and 10% off items with one price. Best Price on Everything.

Coming…

The BUST Spring Fling Craftacular is back with a vengeance! 

The date is May 17th and they are accepting applications now, so don’t delay, apply today. ONLY 50 spots are available so apply NOW and send pics of your very best work.

The BUST…

UNIQUE LOS ANGELES is an exciting two-day shopping event that showcases independent design talent at great prices. The event brings together over 230 of the best designers, artists and merchants.

Their winter show was a HUGE success and I’m sure the spring…

Lots of great jewelry blog reading this week!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton -Andrew shares six new earring designs, utilizing some of his favorite artisan made components.

Barbe Saint John – New Jewelry from Forgotten Artifacts – Barbe Reviews the fiber jewelry…

 

I love this simple but sweet shamrock brooch tutorial from A Fanciful Twist blog. Easy to make and fun to wear! Create a bunch and hand them out too all your friends for St. Patricks day.

Rejuvenated Jewels: New Designs for Vintage Treasures by Amy Hanna

Hardcover: 128 pages

Publisher: Quarry Books (March 1, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1592535356

ISBN-13: 978-1592535354

Like one perfect decadent chocolate truffle in a little gold box, this book luscious, rich, heavenly and make you want to savor every little bit! 

Rejuvenated Jewels, is a…

Today we meet Jana Roberts of JRB Art & Design. She is an EXTRAORDINARY polymer clay artist. She creates these AMAZINGLY organic pieces that look like wild sea creatures. (pictured above). So lifelike, you want to gently hold one and…

On Beading Daily, a sweet wirewrap tutorial named “Dancing Spiral“.  Three sterling silver spirals done in plain, twisted and textured wires. I think these would look great done in mixed metals or in colored craft wire too.  Free tutorial up for a…

 I’m a huge Egyptophile, so when I saw this pattern/kit for a beadwork Egyptian Lotus Lariat my heart skipped a few beats!

Available from The School of Beadwork, the gorgeous beadwork design is by Melanie Potter.  It is available in 6 unique color palettes,…

Beading Daily has this great contest that is open to everyone, just design a bracelet or necklace using three or more different types of gemstones and your design could be featured on Beading Daily and considered for publication in Step by…

Softflex.com has a lovely tutorial up for Serenity Earrings, Designed by: Jamie Hogsett.

These easy and unique earrings will work up quickly, and a great way to use some beads in your “Bead Soup” bowl.

These are some GORGEOUS beads!!! Desiree of Desiree’s Desired Creations calls these her “Casablanca Beads”. She has a wonderful and easy to follow tutorial up on on how to make them. I want to break out my clay and make…

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