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Gems By Jeanne Marie: May 2014
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Gems By Jeanne Marie. Saturday, May 31, 2014. This Ocean blog hop is hosted by Lisa Lodge. You can find the other participants on her blog, A Grateful Artist. I decided to join the challenge because I love ocean blues and greens. So imagine my surprise when I found these lovely oranges in my mailbox. I will admit the package sat on the shelf for several months while I contemplated what to do with it. Finally, the inspiration hit me. It was the only component I had to go out and purchase. I hope you'll vi...
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Stone Heart Beads: January 2009
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Sunday, January 11, 2009. Sometimes, you just can't help but buy ridiculous materials, such as a full strand of 55mm Christmas Agate beads. Sometimes, if you get lucky, you can actually use those ridiculous materials effectively. 55mm Round "Christmas" Agate Disc Beads - Brazil/China. Brass lathe milled barrels - Unknown Origin. Red glass/silver lined "Pony" beads - Czech Republic. 3 out of 5.
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Stone Heart Beads: Kumihimo Journeys - Part III
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Thursday, February 25, 2010. Kumihimo Journeys - Part III. I'll confess that while my first and only class on Kumihimo was really about how to add beads to the braid, it took me a few months of just braids, reading and research before I committed to an all bead braid. The green braid I posted for the. On Beading Daily was my first effort with an all-bead braid. 1 - Getting the beads onto the braiding strand.
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Stone Heart Beads: Kumihimo Journeys - Part IV
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Thursday, February 25, 2010. Kumihimo Journeys - Part IV. Okay, I think I've caught most of the major pre-construction issues that should be considered before starting a project. Onto actually making a beaded braid. (For the purposed of the rest of this post, I am talking about an 8-strand all-bead braid, with the same beads on each strand). Mounting the Strands on the Disc. I am deeply fond of cone shaped...
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Gems By Jeanne Marie: June 2014
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Gems By Jeanne Marie. Monday, June 23, 2014. Note to self -. Resist commiting to new blog hops. Don't get me wrong - I love a good challenge. Some of my most creative work has been done in response to challenges. The problem is - This is my busy season. I have a show or market every weekend through Columbus Day. yikes! I just don't have time to hop and comment on the other participants creations. That's not fair to them. Especially if I want them to visit me too. Jeanne @ Gems By Jeanne Marie. The narrat...
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Stone Heart Beads: Kumihimo Journeys - Part II
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Thursday, February 25, 2010. Kumihimo Journeys - Part II. NB: I had not intended to take nearly 4 months to write more about my Kumihimo efforts, but between the holidays, my continuing obligations for The Noritake News, a herniated disc in my cervical spine, and a trip to Tucson (yah! I'm not an expert on Kumihimo, by any stretch of the imagination. I don't use a traditional marudai. The Loom (Or Disc):.
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Stone Heart Beads: Pre-New Years Bead Celebration
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Monday, January 4, 2010. Pre-New Years Bead Celebration. Glass beads haven't been my "thing" for a few years now, so I haven't had much reason to go to 37 th. Street to buy beads, but since I started on the kumihimo. I've found a need for certain types of glass - drops and larger seed-type beads, and 37 th. Since it was a holiday week, I elected - despite the consternantion. Between Broadway and 7 th.
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Stone Heart Beads: November 2009
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Friday, November 13, 2009. Kumihimo Journeys - Part I. A bit of background. Back in late March, early April, I took a class on how to make kumihimo braids and incorporate beads with Annie Dilker of Moss Hollow Pottery. I made this necklace - very typical "me":. I also discovered Jacqui Carey's. A bunch of larger ez-bobs from Primative Originals. It was time to start thinking about the beads again. I've bee...
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Stone Heart Beads: May 2009
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Thursday, May 7, 2009. Silver on Silver - Oddly Victorian. Hill Tribe Silver Beads - Cast 15mm bicone - Thailand. Hill Tribe Silver Beads - Woven metal ribbon 8mm bicone - Thailand. Sterling Silver Donut 4mm Spacers - US. Sterling Silver 2mm seamless rounds - US. Dark Silver 10mm ovoid fresh water pearls - China. Light Silver 5mm keishi pearls - China. Bali Silver "S" Clasp. 10 wire beading needle (2).
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Stone Heart Beads: July 2009
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A blog about beads, beading, jewelry making and adornment from a life-long bead and jewelry addict. Sunday, July 19, 2009. The results of the PMC I bought myself back in April. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. My Happy 3rd of July. My company's offices were closed for July 3rd, since the Fourth fell on a Saturday. My plans for that day were set pretty well in advance - I wanted to go to Metalliferous. I put $5.50 in quarters into the Muni-Meter, stuck the receipt on my dashboard, set an alarm on the iPhone for...
