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These earrings are a twist on the herringbone weave. They make these beaded drops a little more special than just using a head pin. You can use almost any bead you like for these earrings, althou…
Chainmaille Aspect Ratio, AR, plays a very important part in making maille, but it can be a tricky concept to grasp. AR is the ratio of the Inner Diameter of the ring, ID, to the Wire Diameter, WD.…
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Do you always think of completing your outfit with some jewelry accessories? Do you know how to make jewelry by yourself? If you want to
A while back, I tried to teach Noelle how to make friendship bracelets. I used to spend hours making these when I was a kid. It didn't go overly well with Noelle. I'm not sure if she was still a bit too young or she just wasn't interested. Determined to find something easier for her
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Listen up chicas! Looking for a spring statement necklace now that the weather has turned for the better? We’ve got some advice: stop shopping, and start making! ‘Cause see this necklace right here? It can be made for under $15. We know… unreal, right? All it takes is the patience to follow a semi-intricate weaving pattern, and you’ll be ready to rock it in no time! But the best part about this jewelry DIY is that the color palette is totally customizable. Just buy whatever color seed beads vibe with your spring style. Coral and gold? Mint and white? Those combos all rule! We went with teal and grey—and we’re pretty obsessed. Y’all ready to get your weave on?
Necklace made of thimbles & snap fasteners. Part of the Koh-I-Noor collection
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I’m admittedly a bit of a fabric addict, and people who know me well-enough/long-enough have likely seen me get all giggly and bubbly over a fabric, a particular technique in a garment, color…
◽️This is the perfect ring to help you calm your anxiety, with moveable beads, that slide and twist, along the wire. You can Subtly fidget whilst still keeping in style. ◽️ Buy 2 get 1 free. Please leave a message in the personalisation box with what size and colour beads you would like the third ring. If no message is left we will make it the same size and with a random beads selection. ◽️The beads can be fully personalised, in your favourite colours. ◽️Select which colour beads you would like on the ring. All rings will have 5 beads. You can choose any 5 colours you like. Please leave a message in the personalisation box at checkout with your selection if it is not listed. If you would like less than 5 beads please leave a message in the personalisation box with the amount you would like. ◽️You will receive 1 ring and it will come in a velvet gift bag ◽️As an added bonus this ring is made from aluminium wire which means your finger will not turn green. ◽️Please leave a message in the personalisation box which colour wire you would like from silver, gold or rose gold ◽️please select which ring size you would like from the drop down menu. All rings are adjustable so can be tightened or loosened slightly. If you do not know your ring size there are ring sizers available in a separate listing. ◽️this ring is made up of 1 thick aluminium band which is attached to a thinner aluminium band with movable beads on. It is not 2 separate rings. ◽️aluminium is a fragile metal and can bend slightly. We recommend taking this ring off when doing any strenuous activities. ◽️Each ring will differ slightly because they are handmade ◽️ when the beads get wet the pastel colours may loose their colour. We do sell beads in another listing that do not loose their colour - https://etsy.me/3Cwqhjc ◽️This ring is not suitable for children under 3 due to small parts
Do you, too, have had that one annoying moment while sharpening a pencil when its shaved skin and its colorful flakes messed up the paper every time you tried
I make these bracelets for our Geocaching and thought I would show you how to make the 3 and 5 plait. When we are out Geocaching I feel it is nice to put something that other geocachers will recogn…
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by guest contributor Lindsey of Hello Hydrangea Weaving is my favorite way to unwind at the end of the day. The monotonous back-and-forth motion provides room for me to think and relax, while still expressing my creativity. Sometimes I run into a design block need a rest from one of my large tapestries… but I […]
Do you always think of completing your outfit with some jewelry accessories? Do you know how to make jewelry by yourself? If you want to
2016 Topic 16: Beads,Charms and Dangles Carolyn Saxby Well hello everyone, Darcy here with a new topic. i am so looking forward to seeing your creations for this one, I love beads and dangly embellishments. We see them everywhere, in all forms of decorative and wearable art, made from every conceivable medium. Beads in particular started out not just as an embellishment but as currency, they were highly valuable, so much so that they were placed in burial tombs. This continued till the late 19th century. This beautiful blue glass bead was found in a 3,400 year old Danish grave, but after testing was found to have originated in Egypt, confirming well established trading routes. Where beads were a symbol of wealth, charms had other symbolic meanings, mainly concerning religions or superstitions. In ancient Rome, Christians would carry a fish charm in secret, so as to not advertise their religion. In other cultures various charms were worn to ward off evil spirits and to deter bad luck. This may seem very outdated but think about wearing a cross on a pendant or wearing a 4 leaf clover charm and you soon see that even today these traditions live on. Before we get arty, let's see who won the Topic 15: Patterns Challenge... Wow, you all went pattern crazy! I saw so many fabulous uses in projects over the past 2 weeks. Everything from hand drawn to stamped, organic watercolour patterns and scrapbook papers. It is nice to appreciate patterns as they play such a great part in making life interesting. The winner of Patterns is: Wendy from Wendy's House with her fab Escher pattern. Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] So let's dive into our new topic. Beads and charms have for all time been made from natural materials, such as stone, clay, glass, shells, wood and bones. Natural embellishments are always stunning, however not everyone has the skills or equipment to blow glass beads, or a tumbler to polish shells, and how do you drill holes in shells easily? Thankfully all these jobs are done for us and stunning beads are readily available to buy. What if you do want to recreate the look at home? Well how about these felted beads, they have the amazing patterning of glass beads but they have been needle felted. Jane Crowe If bright colours don't inspire you how about going neutral, this felted necjpiece is breathtaking. Sarah Ball Another fun way to make beads uses drinking straws covered with fabric, like these by Sherrill Kahn. A very talented mixed media artist Sherrill has some great books, one is all about Creative Embellishments. If fabric really is your thing then I am sure you will be inspired by these intricately stitched beads by Victoria Gertenbach Or these gorgeous beads made from vintage ribbons. Carmi Cimicata Another way to get the look of pretty variegated glass beads is by using UTEE, this is a brilliant video tutorial from Leandra showing just how it is done. The end result is stunning and can look just like dichroic glass. A more unusual medium for bead making is Tyvek. This is a synthetic product, the spun polyethylene fibers create a dense material. It is quite strong and not easy to rip or tear, and as such it has many uses from envelopes to protective clothing. Because of the density it protects from dust particles, however it is not heat proof, and this is where the artist takes over. Tyvek can be painted and stitched and then heated, it bubbles and melts, creating amazing, if unpredictable results. Carolyn Saxby Another fantastic modern material is polymer clay, created in the 1940s it is used widely in arts and crafts. I don't think I have seen a more stunning piece than this necklace made with folded clay beads from Tanya Mayorova. her Flickr is full of amazing jewellery. We can see that in the modern era we are having a lot of fun making beads and charms from plastics, fabrics, metals and wires and also papers. In fact paper beads are probably the easiest to make. They can be made from gift wrap, painted papers, old maps, book paper, magazines. Experimenting with different cuts of paper can result in some funky shaped beads. These are made from old maps. Gillian McMurray ..and these are from book pages. Renee There is a handy, and simple guide to making paper beads HERE. This video from Lindsay Weirich is a fun way to make your paper beads look like they have a silver core. So now we can see how to make our basic beads and charms, but how do we use them in art? and how can we combine them with other items to make dangly embellishments. How about a glass bead garden sprinkler, so pretty, can you imagine the sun bouncing off these beads. Roberta Dunn A fantastic combination here of chain, beads, and charms. Julie Thompson When making hand made books I find they always look so inviting with beads on the spine, there are so many different ways to add beads to books. You could even just add in a bookmark with beads dangling out of the book. Note how on this book the idea of beads and charms is also carried around to the front with the use of the letter tiles and the key. Sarah Fawcett Even a simple card can have the dangly treatment, whether you use beads, or buttons or like this card a punch out. Maile Belles Wall hangings look great with danglies, even teeny tiny canvasses like this one. Becky Shander The little hearts on this plaque are a great addition. Lilybeanpaperie These tick a lot of boxes for me, some painting, some fabric and some beads. Not all dangly embellishments need to be beads, what about creating your own miniature pieces of art that you can hang from... well anything. Shrink plastic is a great modern substrate. You can use your favourite stamps and shrink them down into perfect little charms. They could hang from a kilt pin, how about attaching this to a coat lapel, or to a bag. Red Lea Or you could make a key fob, do you remember this fantastic blog post by France Papillion. Another really useful item to have in your stash is wire, this can be added to all sorts of mixed media projects. I love these wired wrapped corks. What a great way to use corks from a celebration bottle. I have found some amazing photos of dangly art, these heads made me smile. Sophie Cave For something a bit more achievable, how about dangling photos. I really want to do this, it is a very cool idea, and not just for photos.. how about hanging small pieces of art this way. Bree Thurston I think this has to be my favourite dangling project, a beautiful, vintage upcycled lampshade. not only is it pretty it is so simple, just scraps of fabric . Dottie Angel So have those inspired you? I hope so. I am looking forward to seeing all your beads, charms and dangling creations over the next 2 weeks. There were so many more examples that I wanted to show you, please check out Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! Darcy Topic 16: Beads,Charms,Dangles PaperArtsy Blog Challenge We'd love you to share your ideas and link up your creative response to our current blog topic. Take a minute to read the challenge guidelines below. All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Beads,Charms,Dangles link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Sept 4th, winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. 1. The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. Your entry should contain: - a mention of which post inspired you and why, and - a link in your blog post to that original post on the PA blog. The whole concept of this challenge is 'play along with us'. You are encouraged to put your own twist on ideas you see on our blog, do your own thing - whatever grabs you! 2. The link you put on our linky page must lead directly to the specific post on your blog where you have explored the technique/ idea mentioned in point 1 above. Don't link to the home page of your blog. 3. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. 4. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! 6. You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday Sept 4th (London Time) 7. The winner of the random draw will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. 8. Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. 9. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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When I was a child, I liked the bracelets. Among the bracelets, the braided bracelet is my favorite. The braided crafts are colorful and they can complete my T-shirts very well. They are the best things to spice up a dull T-shirt look. When I grow up, I try to
I have seen various ways to use clothespins for jewelry, but I don't think I've ever seen this particular idea. I was playing around with clothespin springs, and was delighted by this design. Aw, aren't they cute? In addition to such simple, one-bead pendants, there be earrings... There be fancy statements... And even more fancy statements! Best of all, the basic unit requires just a bead, a clothespin...five seconds...NO TOOLS. Resistance? Futile. Here comes the DIY. Twist a clothespin apart to free the wire spring. Stretch apart the wire ends, slip on a large-hole bead, and let the wires snap back into place. That, my friends, is ALL there is to it. Watch: String a chain or cord, and that right there is a necklace. You guys know I love convertible jewelry. Make a whole bunch of the little bead units, and wear a different one every day. Don't be scared to string them in groups! And do not neglect to try a statement or two. Caveat: there is a special trick to using larger beads, which requires one extra step. If the bead is longer than the clothes pin is wide, here's what you do. Pull the spring out to the width of the bead you want to add. Use pliers to bend the two wire tabs up - just a bit. When you string on the bead, the wires will be straight across, and will slip in easily. Now you have the secrets and are good to go. So what do you think? Next laundry day, skip the chores. Deconstruct some clothespins and adorn thyself!
I have very vivid memories of walking into a bead store for the first time, almost 15 years ago, and being overwhelmed by the million and ten ideas that filled my mind. I was immediately…
Résumé: Aimez-vous les bracelet en cordon et fil? Comme il y a des milliers de types de bracelet tressé, on peut trouver au moins d’un de notre goût. Et aujourd’hui, je vais partager quelques exemples de bracelet tressé que j’aime avec vous. C’est...
I’ve gotten hooked on crafting different bracelets this summer and these Beaded Braid ones are my current favorites. I first saw them on Pinterest and followed the link back to Honestly WTF,…
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Proving kid-crafts can be stylish, this fabric bead bracelet tutorial will take you through the steps to creating a simple, yet stunning statement bracelet!
Teenage girls are sure to enjoy an afternoon of these fun DIY projects! You can make things like lace scarves, glitter shoes, and fringe tank tops — for yourself, to give to friends, or to sell.
Want to create your very own arm party? We've got you covered! This Tutorial show you step-by-step how to make a variety of fun and stylish bracelets.
Discover how to make custom beaded clasps, a beaded loop around a button or bead, that blend with your beadwork.
These pictures show you how to add beads to a friendship bracelet . They are cute but did you know they are also very easy to dress up with beads? And you
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