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Jewellery Junkie: October 2012
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Monday, 29 October 2012. Earlier this year I made a bracelet from buttons. And started experimenting. First I cut two 1 metre long lengths of thread and tied them together with an overhand knot, for extra security I threaded on a crimp, squeezing it tight directly below the knot. A clamshell threaded on after this was used to cover both the knot and the crimp and would provide somewhere to attach one half of the fastening. Art Bead Scene Blog.
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Jewellery Junkie: March 2013
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Sunday, 10 March 2013. HBBH 3 ½ - Surprise Party! Ok I haven't gone mad, there is a bit of unbirthday fun happening over at Marlene and Shelley's Swaps Blog. A sort of a bead swap party based on birth stones midway through another swap event they are organising! Is a purple quartz, named when Dionysus (deity of wine and mischief) was so annoyed by Artemis (the huntress) that he set his sacred tigers upon a maiden attending her shrine. To pres...
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Jewellery Junkie: November 2011
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Thursday, 17 November 2011. The non-working threads stuck down. Don't you sometimes wish you had someone around to hold things whilst you use both hands to work on a tricky bit of jewellery? Once the beading was complete on both sides it was simple to hold the piece at my neck in front of a mirror and find that I needed to remove several pattern repeats to achieve the right length. I was quite relieved to have used tape rather than a crimp! A rum...
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Jewellery Junkie: April 2011
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Monday, 4 April 2011. Silver Clay Delight Part II. Well I finished my four week Art Clay course and, though I say it myself, am extremely pleased with the results. Here are my final three pieces:. Twig Brooch with with blue stones. Initial Pendant with a pearl. Snake Ring (apologies for the fuzzy picture). Links to this post. Labels: Silver Art Clay. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My everyday tales of life aboard our boat. Silver Clay Delight Part II.
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Jewellery Junkie: October 2011
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Thursday, 27 October 2011. These wires are silver plate as I didn't want to waste any expensive sterling wire but I am so pleased with the result I think I now trust my self to remake them in sterling silver. For more Handmade Thursday ideas click on the image to the right. The book is called 101 Wire Earrings by Denise Peck and is published by Interweave ISBN: 9781596681415. Location: Dubai - United Arab Emirates. Make the tightest possible bund...
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Jewellery Junkie: October 2010
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Wednesday, 13 October 2010. A Useful Skill - Planishing. Metal workers use planishing to finish shaping and smoothing an object after roughly forming it with other techniques. Copper washers are cheap, plentiful and with a little bit of planishing can easily become very pretty bling. Mine cost me 200 Bahraini Fils (about 36p) each in an automotive supplies shop but you can probably buy them in bulk much cheaper from fastening suppliers. Everywher...
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Jewellery Junkie: Been Awhile
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Monday, 21 October 2013. So it has been over six months since I posted anything here. and almost that long since I actually made anything beady. Been busy sailing and exploring but having ended up in Morocco for a few weeks I am determined to get my stash out and make something. Watch this space! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My everyday tales of life aboard our boat. Art Bead Scene Blog. The Need To Bead. Wild roses and blackberries.
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Jewellery Junkie: HBBH 3 ½ - Surprise Party!
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Sunday, 10 March 2013. HBBH 3 ½ - Surprise Party! Ok I haven't gone mad, there is a bit of unbirthday fun happening over at Marlene and Shelley's Swaps Blog. A sort of a bead swap party based on birth stones midway through another swap event they are organising! Is a purple quartz, named when Dionysus (deity of wine and mischief) was so annoyed by Artemis (the huntress) that he set his sacred tigers upon a maiden attending her shrine. To pres...
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Jewellery Junkie: November 2010
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Monday, 29 November 2010. A Few From Earlier. Do you ever worry about how your mind works? I spent sometime week or so ago being inspired by my wooden bead stash. Then, searching for something else, I turned up a selection of green stones decided to make a glittery party necklace with some matching earrings. Obviously I'd had enough of being funky. or perhaps I really should be worried. Party Time in Green. Links to this post. Links to this post.
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Jewellery Junkie: April 2012
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One woman's adventures in the land of hand made jewellery. Tuesday, 10 April 2012. You'll need a length of memory wire to fit round your wrist with 4 or 5 cm overlap, I used about one and a third loops of smaller diameter wire (31-32cm). The key to this design is that the buttons overlap whilst the wire remains hidden behind them. Cream Shanked Buttons, Blue Flat Buttons and Memory Wire. Bend the final end back and tuck in. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My everyday tales of life aboard our boat.
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