Here is a novel tutorial on how to create these lovely little flower pins. Your standard guess on what the material could be, might surprisingly be wrong.
They are in fact made of pine cones and nail polish! Go figure. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Interchangeable Zipper Necklace
This is a great tutorial for an interchangeable zipper necklace. It is easy to make and easy to mix up for a new look. It is from Linda over at Craftaholics Anonymous.… Read More ...
Letter Stamps
If you have been wondering how to go about making stamped pendants, like those that have been showing up in the blogosphere lately, here is your resource. Ornamentea is now selling 1/16 inch letter stamps as well as disks in … Read More ...
Friday Inspiration: Felted and Beaded Bangles
Trende Femme recently added this image of felted, embroidered, beaded and floral embellished bangles. They are excellent stacked. What a lovely bit of Friday inspiration.
Originally uploaded by TrendeFemme
eBook: Crunchy Granola Charm
If you like the 60’s fashion, music and crafting than Crunchy Granola Charm by Yvette Doss is the eBook for you.
She includes detailed instructions for 7 60’s inspired projects. Each piece is loaded with 60’s charm and looks fun … Read More ...
South Sun Products Sale
South Sun Products is having another excellent sale, including this offer for buy one strand get five free on these faceted crystal beads in a selection of excellent colors. You could make lots of colorful spring projects with these.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Fabric Wrapped Pendant
Here is another idea for using scrap fabric to make jewelry.
This one is from doe-c-doe and is for a wrapped fabric pendant. It is done on a nice clean and modern shape. You could try this project with all … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rhinestone Bracelet
Obsessively Stitching has shared a fun tutorial on how to make rhinestone studded bracelets out of skull and crossbones shoelaces.
Looks like a fun project yo try with kids.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Spring Ruffle Necklace
Jen over at Tatertots and Jello has just shared another great tutorial. This one is a spring ruffle necklace, and she has provided lots of different looks for the project.
It is a great way to use up some … Read More ...
Tutorial: Silken Stands Bracelet
The latest tutorial from Ornamentea is now available here.
This tutorial is for a bracelet made with silk cords, charms, and crimp beads. I love the color combination on the one shown here with the shades of green and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Anthropologie Inspired Petal Earrings
Disney over at Ruffles and Stuff has done it again. She has created an excellent tutorial on how to make these petal earrings which were inspired by earrings at Anthropologie.
And as with another of her tutorials, she has teamed … Read More ...
Tutorial: Repurpose your jewels with burlap
Tater Tots and Jello has a fun post on how to repurpose your old jewelry. In this tutorial you will use burlap bangles as the base for old brooches or elements from old jewels.
The end result is a funky … Read More ...
Tucson Treasures
It will be interesting to see what other treasures come out of Tucson, so here is hopefully just a start:
This lovely pendant by KatrinasJewel is made with an amazing druzy agate. She has other very cool stones on … Read More ...
Upcoming Tutorial for This Cool Project
If you are as intrigued by this photo, as I am, check out Ornamentea’s site tomorrow for full details and tutorial on how to make this piece for yourself.
Of check out the blog Shiny Little Things for instructions on … Read More ...
Scrap Refund
Ever wonder what to do with your old scrap metal, or old broken chains? Well, Rio Grande has the answer for you.
You can send them your scrap metals for a credit to your Rio Grande account or a refund … Read More ...