Catch the latest trend of this year!Brilliant and amazing.Drilled hole on beadsGreat for creating your favorite jewelry pieces, such as Bracelets and Necklaces, fulfill your great idea of unique jewelry.Premium...... Read Full Story
The weeks have flown by since my last post, and even though I haven't written here, I have been doing and making a lot! It seems the trees have leafed out overnight, and I have been spending lots of time out in the garden, pulling weeds, and getting ready to plant. The other day I had the windows open, as the weather was quite warm, and the intoxicating smell of pear blossoms filled the house while I worked on a piece of jewelry. Heavenly! After finishing Kelly's wedding crown, I was still... Read Full Story
Kendy asked for more lavender as a nod to our favorite residence hall - here it is. My new organizer is lavender (with a touch of pink as well). This was my weekend project - to reorganize my bead stash. I decided I had too many to keep them in the boxes as I had before. I wanted them organized by color and easily accessible without having to empty boxes of beads. So I headed to Kmart. Not a normal shopping place for me, but I had found exactly what I wanted on their website. I got there... Read Full Story
...or in my case, it's a perfect substitute for having nothing to write about and/or no time to write about anything. So, my excuses appropriately made, time to move on to the pictures:I found a great site for an artist who will custom-design lampwork bead sets for you and she really makes the cutest things. I bought this set with the idea of doing something for Ryan's teacher at the end of the year. And then, as I shopped around her site, I came across these cute baby bugs: Maybe they'll... Read Full Story
A blog award! I can't believe it! Especially not after my last post whining about my misadventure at the pharmacy LOL! Anyway, thanks to Dori of SassyClayCreations for giving me the award. And now, to pass on the love, here are the 15 blogs I'd like to share it with (in no particular order): 1. Earthfae 2. Skye Jewels 3. Rabbit Muse 4. No Easy Beads 5. Sue Beads - I just bought a bunch of new beads from her on Etsy, btw. She has great stuff! 6. Live Wire Jewelry 7. Artisan Clay - Another... Read Full Story
12 April 2009 I have a unique collection of one of a kind handmade beaded jewellery, photographs, shell mirrors and much more. Hope you enjoy looking at my original works of creative inspiration. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to send me an email at: michele@heart2heartcreations.com.au Here are some samples of the work that I have completed. Do you have any idea what this item is? The materials used in the handmade baby mobile were genuine murano and venetian glass... Read Full Story
I recently had a baby girl and since I am a jewellery designer and a first time mom, I just had to make my daughter her first piece of jewelleryso I made a baby name bracelet. The following materials are needed to make the baby name bracelet. Flat nose pliers, tiger tail, a sterling silver lobster clasp, (6) 6mm swarowski crystals, sterling silver letter beads, (6) 4 mm sterling silver beads, (2) 6mm silver beads,(14) sterling silver spacers, (2) sterling silver crimp beads. To make the baby... Read Full Story
This tutorial is based on a pattern found here and assumes you are familiar with the basics of crochet.
Needed:
Size E (3.5 mm) aluminum hook
32 gauge wire
Memory wire (bracelet size)
Beads of choice (enough to make it around you wrist once strung)
1. String desired number of beads onto wire. Note: At least one bead will equal one crochet chain, but feel free to add extra beads in order to have two or three beads in each single chain (smaller beads work better for this).
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This tutorial is based on a pattern found here and assumes you are familiar with the basics of crochet.
Needed:
Size E (3.5 mm) aluminum hook
32 gauge wire
Memory wire (bracelet size)
Beads of choice (enough to make it around you wrist once strung)
1. String desired number of beads onto wire. Note: At least one bead will equal one crochet chain, but feel free to add extra beads in order to have two or three beads in each single chain (smaller beads work better for this).
2... Read Full Story
