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Aug

17

The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girls Guide to Handmade Jewerly Book Review

August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girls Guide to Handmade Jewelry by Jennifer Perkins
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: North Light Books (August 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600611168
ISBN-13: 978-1600611162
I will preface this by being completely honest -  its real hard to be unbiased when reviewing a book when A: the author is a friend and B: you have a [...]

Jul

27

Pretty Tool Totes

July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Before now, beading tool holders were often black plastic that either zipped or snapped shut. They serve their purpose, but they aren’t very pretty.  If you go to a beading class, chances are almost everyone else has a black box too, so you had to be careful to make sure you picked up the right [...]

Jun

19

Great blog reading at Bead Bloggers

June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

Check out all the cool things happening in the Bead Bloggers linky love list!
About.com Jewelry Making:. Learn to wire wrap your beads and add an extra little something to your jewelry designs.
Art Bead Scene
Wondering what’s “in?” Trek on over to ABS to check out the trends!
BeadStyle Magazine
What did Cathy see and do at the Bead&Button [...]

Jun

8

DIY Button Ring Kit at Sew Bettie

June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The DIY Button Ring Kit at Sew Bettie is the perfect ‘thinking of you’ gift for girls ages 8 and up. I think these are precious and easy peasy to make! This Sew Bettie kit  comes with step-by-step directions, 25 buttons, and 1 yard of black elastic to get you started for only $10.
She also has the [...]

May

20

Gossip about Naughty Secretary Club

May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

Have you heard the latest gossip???? One of my fave DIY Jewelry Artists-Ms Jennifer Perkins of  Naughty Secretary Club has a TON of things to talk about! 
First off, she’s been slaving away at her worktable, creating all kinds of new jewelry pieces for her website.  Check out the latest Hot Pink Pistol one of a kind, hand-painted [...]

Oct

16

Cute Halloween Lampwork Beads

October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

 
Daphne Hess has some really cute and inexpensive Halloween lampwork beads up on her website. I love the little Bat beads and at $5 they are a steal!
My only complaint about the website is using the scanner to photograph the beads. It doesn’t do them justice-cause they look amazing.  Most scanners are good for photographing [...]

Oct

15

Skullie Pins!

October 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

 
My very good friend (and amazing artist) - Theresa Hall has some ADORABLE Calaveras Skull pins on her Live Journal blog.  Hand sewn and each with its own personality!
She’s so busy making & selling them that she hasn’t had time to add them to her website or Etsy shop, so if you want one-email her directly!
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Oct

5

More Halloween Jewelry supplies from Penny Michele

October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

LOOK at all this cool Halloween stuff from jewelry designer Penny Michele
I have a thing for bats-I LOVE THEM! so I am really in love with the Bat Bead critters. And the witch in the cauldren pendant is amazing!!!! Lets not forget the witches and witch aprentices too!
 Fear not, if Halloween isn’t your thing theres [...]

Sep

27

Making your own wire knit chain with the WYR Knittr

September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments

What a fun little tool this is! Create your own knit wire chain with the Wyr Knittr-A hand crank knitting spool. This will allow you to create a mesh knit tube that you can then use as is, fill with beads, flatten, braid or whatever your creative mind works up! If you have a draw [...]

Sep

25

Stitch Diva Crocheted Necklaces

September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Stitch Diva Studios has a number of interesting but easy to follow knit and crochet patterns for jewelry as well as clothing. You can buy them online and download immediately-which is perfect for impatient people like me.  I have a number of the patterns from the website and they are really easy to do. I [...]

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