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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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Sparkles and Smiles: The Definition of Friendship
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Sharing how my obsession with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS changed my life and brought me to a sparkling world where I belonged all along. Tuesday, September 25, 2012. The Definition of Friendship. I've heard it said that a friend will help you move.but your best friend will help you move a body. Well, I have a best friend, and she not only meets the definitions, she make a new one! Well last weekend Sue completely redefined friendship! Because I begged her to (oh, and I mean begged! What actually happend was that...
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Sparkles and Smiles: March 2012
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Sharing how my obsession with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS changed my life and brought me to a sparkling world where I belonged all along. Saturday, March 17, 2012. Jill said it better than I ever could. AND she has a book cover to show.so here she is:. Sunday, March 11, 2012. It is full of cool info about running your own business in the arts and crafts field. Pat has tons of experience, she began marketing her business in the days before it was easy (with Facebook and LinkedIn and all the other social media ...
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Sparkles and Smiles: Scarry Stuff....
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Sharing how my obsession with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS changed my life and brought me to a sparkling world where I belonged all along. Tuesday, October 30, 2012. So, it is almost Haloween.and the ghosts and goblins are appearing everywhere. Makes me think a bit about fear. Now I'm only going to get a little philosophical here, I promise. So I got to thinking, how different is that from what frightens me now? Well, putting myself and my work out for sale at The Heart of California Bead and Design Show had me ne...
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Sparkles and Smiles: April 2012
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Sharing how my obsession with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS changed my life and brought me to a sparkling world where I belonged all along. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Things to smile about. Our most recent find rates in both our Top 5.an unassuming little place inside the Days Inn (of all places) in Hotel Circle. These are GOOD burgers! If you live in or around San Diego - or come for a visit, this is a worthwhile stop for lunch or a very inexpensive alternate for dinner. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm a designer, t...
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Sparkles and Smiles
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Sharing how my obsession with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS changed my life and brought me to a sparkling world where I belonged all along. Saturday, November 10, 2012. Something new to smile about:. Have fun creating some new color schemes using CREATE YOUR STYLE with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS updated Color Wheel. Even more colors have been added. This is a great way to step out of your comfort zone with colors.try something new. I know I' am. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This blog, like me, is a work in progress.
