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This isn’t your average necklace! Francesca shares the tutorial for this smocked necklace she created using the kit from a Mollie Makes magazine. The kit was originally for making a patchwork sewing case but she got super creative and turned … Read More...
Agata of “My Happy DIY” has a quick and easy tutorial how to make your own felt bead necklace. She writes her blog in Polish and English and this brings her more English readers. She became infected by a Love … Read More...
Aiko created “Hapy Friend Shoppe” out of George Town, Malaysia; where she survived an auto accident which left 3 of her friends and her brother in horrible condition and she went into the air bag and was saved. Aiko realized … Read More...
You can make these cute tassels out of any scrap fibers and they are cute and all girls, young and old will love these “tassel necklaces”! Rae of “Rae Ann Kelly” has an excellent video covering every step on how … Read More...
A cute necklace with a pretty bow on it. The tutorial uses simple clay techniques in the colour of your choice to make a great little decoration for a necklace. You could use strips from a blend to add dimensionality … Read More...
And I don’t mean the stone donuts. The real (well, faux) deal type donut. Rachel of Lines Across has this cute offering: a donut necklace tutorial. I would advise to bake much longer than she states – the 15 … Read More...
Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper and I’ll share with you some tips on making a charm necklace using traditional rubber stamps and metal alphabet stamps.
-Heather
My mom is a jewellery lover so I make a lot of pieces for her. Some of those have been items with mementos or other qualities that made them special. Amy chose to use clay to make her mom a … Read More...
Kristina is the founder of “Toddler Approved” and is a mom of three (a preschooler, toddler, and a newborn), as well as a National Board certified teacher. She has this “Simple Mother’s Day Necklace or bracelet tutorial”! Mom can wear … Read More...
I am feeling very knotty today, but I am fascinated with the knots lately and I have been watching videos on knot making. Well Angela of “Handmade in the Heartland” a wife and mother of two living in Kansas City. … Read More...
This is a great “best friends” project to make. She uses paper clay and a spray sealer – if you use oven bake polymer clay I would go with a brush on sealer since many of the spray sealers react … Read More...
Sarah of “Pattern Runway” has this stunning “Rosette Bib Necklace” with a complete pictorial for us to follow. For some reason it made me think that spring and summer will be here one day and this would look smashing … Read More...
Rebecca of “Hugs Are Fun” has a darling “Felt Valentine Necklace” that is ready to give or wear this Valentine’s Day! One of Rebecca’s 2014 goals was to try a new crafts. Needle felting was up there on her list … Read More...
One of my favourite polymer clay artists, Sherri Kellberg, has a tutorial up on Sculpey.com. The 3 segment necklace uses a rich combination of metallic clay, powders and leafing pen. You could absolutely do this with a black base or … Read More...
Angelina hosts “JoJo & Eloise” and is sharing one of her many wonderful tutorials with us her “DIY Flower Necklace”! The colors she used fit right in with Valentine’s Day as fashion jewelry. She has a complete pictorial tutorial for … Read More...
This darling felt necklace for toddlers was what inspired Gosia of “kiddie foodies” from a DIY book with a suppliers box, that her daughter, Sara received from her Dad. He brought it from his trip to France and it is … Read More...
Therese Lyons shares a pretty two tone necklace (or two of them actually!) tutorial with us. The styling is simple but the savvy mixing of colours creates a more interesting look. The best part about making the beads for your … Read More...
Using some driftwood found on a trip to the beach, and some old knobs found at the thrift store – make this very creative necklace or accessory holder.
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The Sakura blog has directions for make some cool glass tile pendants, they used printed scrapbooking images but you could easily substitute stamped designs and stamp your own custom jewelry.
-Heather
The Resin Crafts blog has a cool tutorial for making jewelry with clay and stamps. They’ll show you how to color the clay , stamp it , add some bling and place it in a bezel for some terrific wearable … Read More...
