Spoilt Rotten Beads offers many fun, free beading projects. Learn basic jewelry making techniques or get free tutorials for their beading projects including Christmas ideas and bridal jewelry. Located just outside Cambridge, in the village of Haddenham, Ely, you … Read More...
Scrap-busting orange flower necklace tutorial
Jenny is an engineer by profession and she’s designed a way to use your fabric scraps and “take a 2D piece of fabric and turn it into a moving, structured work of art that hugs the body.” At her blog, … Read More...
Paint chips get a new life
Joanne shares her easy, fun idea for making a necklace from paint chips. Check out her blog for details!
Organic jewelry from melon seeds
Maya Kuzman at The Little Treasures shares her tutorial for making organic jewelry from melon seeds. The necklace above is just one variation of this clever idea. With the bounty of nature, a little marker ink, and a bit of … Read More...
Steel City Earrings — final free project from Bead Chic
Madge at the Impatient Crafter has a final free project from Bead Chic
. This one is “modern, upscale with just a little edge.” If you didn’t see my previous post about Margot Potter’s new book, Bead Chic, take … Read More...
Flamingo Toes tutorials and giveaways
Hurry fast as you can to Flamingo Toes and enter for a chance to win one of her giveaways that end tonight! If you don’t get there in time, don’t despair! Bev has tutorials for each of the pieces she’s … Read More...
Etsy find – upcycled jewelry
JMP Designs Upcycled Statement Jewelry is “making the world a little greener with style.” The Arizona Tea necklace pictured above has no shortage of unique and fun style. Take a look at JMP Designs on Etsy.
Etsy find – needlework and fabric beads
Christine Kangas’ says she began making fabric beads when she “couldn’t find just the right look or color” for her designs. She pulls together vintage fabric, wood, glass, metal, or porcelain in her designs to create pieces that have a … Read More...
J’aime en cuir
I can’t speak a word of French beyond bonjour despite the number of times I’ve seen Amelie. I really feel I’m missing out on the blog Les Ethiopiques, which is written in French.
Even if we aren’t fluent, … Read More...
Needle tatted jewelry
Pamela Quevedo is a wife, mother, blogger, and needle tatter extraordinaire. Her work is edgy, a bit goth, and very stylish. If you’re looking for the perfect mask or accessory for your Halloween costume, check out her Etsy shop Totus … Read More...
Etsy find – Octopus by Anna Mroczek
Knotting beads and gemstones
The Beadalon website has a great video tutorial for easy pearl knotting. If you want to learn pearl knotting (or re-learn if you’ve forgotten like me), Katie Hacker’s video demonstrates how to use the knotting tool to tie perfect, even … Read More...
Art from my Heart giveaway
Don’t delay – tomorrow is the last day to enter Marie Segal’s 15th giveaway on her blog Art from my Heart for the pendant she titles An Angel Inside. The giveaway ends on September 8 at 6:00 pm PDT. Leave … Read More...
Nichole Byers bead giveaway
One of Nichole’s lucky e-mail readers will get their choice of one of these strands of beads above. Her drawing will be held on Wednesday, September 15. Hurry over to Nichole’s blog and get the details for how to enter. … Read More...
Free jewelry making project from Margot Potter
With Margot’s new book Bead Chic, you can master making your own findings for your jewelry designs. Margot has shared her instructions for making this earring design she calls “Effortless Elegance.” Head over to Margot’s blog and see how … Read More...
Spotlight on Gayle Thorsen
James Michael Lawrence has written about one of my favorite jewelry designers – Gayle Thorsen. See Gayle in the spotlight at mnartists.org.
You may know Gayle as The Violet Hoarder or from her Etsy shop gemnorde. The delectable … Read More...
Free projects from Lark Crafts
Kathy at Lark Crafts has posted a wonderful interview with Nathalie Mornu. Lark Crafts’ bonus content page features two free projects from Nathalie’s recently published book Leather Jewelry: 30 Contemporary Projects. Head over to Lark Crafts and hear … Read More...
Happy HalloweenMas!
Love this cute ring from Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva. Too cute! You can sign up for her newsletter and get all the latest on HalloweenMas – and free weekly projects that combine Halloween, Day of the Dead, and Christmas … Read More...
Free book by Nancy Howland available at her website
Doming Silver Beads by Nancy Howland is available at her website as a free PDF download. In Nancy’s memory, her family is making the complete book available online. If you would like to make a donation through PayPal to … Read More...
International Talk Like Pirate Day is coming…
September 19 will be here before you know it. Aye! Get your pirate talk ready and look for Melissa Lee’s precious (metal clay) pirate charms in her online store.