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Nomadic Notions: The wonderful world of crimp beads
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Thursday, October 27, 2011. The wonderful world of crimp beads. If you're working with Beadalon (or other beading wire) then crimp beads. Are an important part of your jewelry making adventure. Crimp beads. We also carry sterling silver and gold-plated (vermeil) crimps, shown here. How do you decide which to use? Money is the obvious difference - base metal crimps are $5 per gram (I don't have the exact number but one gram is a lot of crimp beads! But it's the inner diameter. Beading wire comes in a wide...
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Nomadic Notions: Halloween Inspiration: Skeleton Earrings!
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. Halloween Inspiration: Skeleton Earrings! With Halloween less than two weeks away, here's a little inspiration for you: skeleton earrings! We've got oodles of various skull beads at the store, and for these little guys, I used a pair of white bone skull beads, along with an assortment of other bone beads for the body parts. The rest was just wire and simple loops. Here's a quick breakdown of the supplies:. 2 bone skull beads. 8 cylindrical bone beads. I Call A Do-Over!
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Nomadic Notions: Thanksgiving Greetings!
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Thursday, November 22, 2012. Theresa here. We're going to be trying something new. Start watching for regular blog updates a couple of times each week with more pictures and more updates of what's going on in the store. Our big news this week is that Pam Way of Yellow Dog Beads. Will be bringing her beads into the store so that we will have them from November 26 through December 24. Here is some more inspiration using Pam's. While you are in the store, check out the class schedule. I Call A Do-Over!
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Astraea Designs - Unique Jewelry for Unique Women: September 2011
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Thursday, September 22, 2011. Tiger Eye Chainmail Necklace. I finished this piece this morning. I encased a flat brown mother-of-pearl disc in chainmail (nope, no glue or adhesive - the only thing holding it in are all those jump rings! And then wire-wrapped a bunch of round tiger eye beads to augment it. I liked the look of this heavy, industrial bronze chain, which I used to finish the necklace off. Not bad for a few hours' work, huh? This piece can be found on my Etsy site, here:. Links to this post.
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Nomadic Notions: Easy Guitar Pick Earrings
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Thursday, November 29, 2012. Easy Guitar Pick Earrings. Here in the Live Music Capital of the World, guitar picks are pretty easy to come by. But they're not just for strumming guitars! They can easily be turned into earrings, and the possibilities for transforming them are endless! Located on E. 6th Street. Mark each pick with a Sharpie where you want to drill. The placement of the hole should be close to the top. If you drill too far towards the center of the pick, you'll have a much harder tim...Finge...
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Astraea Designs - Unique Jewelry for Unique Women: October 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Red as Blood" Gothic Choker. First, I have to give props to Laura Zeiner of Stick Lizard Designs. She's the one who came up with the seed-bead pattern for this gorgeous Victorian-style necklace. I took her class at Nomadic Notions. And learned how to make this piece, and so far, I've made three! And this seemed like the sort of thing she might wear. You really can't go wrong with red and black! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where to Find Me.
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Astraea Designs - Unique Jewelry for Unique Women: Fairy Tales
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Friday, March 15, 2013. I've been captured by fairy tales lately. Maybe it's because we've been watching "Once Upon a Time," based on the recommendations of friends. We got the first season on DVD and we're a few episodes away from the end. It's pretty good, and I enjoy the fairy tale theme. but there's a part of me that wishes it were just a little. Darker. More surreal. Unsettling. The way Grimm's fairy tales were originally meant to be. Something. Let the idea blossom. Not much, I suppose. That's ...
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Nomadic Notions: December 2011
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Friday, December 2, 2011. Quick holiday ear-blings for parties and gifts. Now that we're officially in the month of December, it's a great time to panic about what you're wearing to the flurry of holiday parties, and what your gift options are. Here's a pair of earrings made using right angle weave (RAW), which is quick, sturdy and open to endless variations. Make some for yourself. Make some for your loved ones. This is a multi-purpose recipe. 8 8mm crystal bicones or rounds. Finally, add a loop for you...
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Nomadic Notions: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. I don't know about anyone else, but Halloween is one of my favorite holidays - maybe because it lets me feel like a kid again. After all, you get to dress up, carve a pumpkin, eat lots of candy, huddle under the covers watching your favorite scary movie. what's not to love? So, in honor of the upcoming holiday (which isn't all that far away! Here's a quick little craft project: beady spiders! 20G craft wire (we still have plenty of the ColourCraft wire. On sale at 30% off.
