Bead Avenue for All
There is cord, elastic, and chain in the line. Everything works together to make easy-to-assemble jewelry....without jump rings, wire, crimping, and the other things you normally need for jewelry-making.
All daisies. Cute summer bracelet, right?
There is a great selection of bead colors and designs. Go to Michaels and check it out.
And then use your Vitamin C to whip up some cute jewelry!
The Newest Lampworkers
Last week, my two young friends came to spend the day. It is always their choice about what they will do when they are here, and this time they wanted to learn some lampworking.
I had them dip their own mandrels and they did it assembly line fashion. One dipped, one set the mandrel in the holder. Speedy.
I gave them a few basics and all of the safety rules and after a few tries, I let them go for it.
They had lots of ideas. Technique was not fabulous, but their interest and excitement was huge. It was fun to watch them plan out what they would make. They worked for hours and would have kept going but they ran out of mandrels.
The next day when I emptied the kiln, I found flora and fauna.
Fun day. They used their Vitamin C!
7000 Bracelets Blog Hop
A little bit about this project:
7000 Bracelets of Hope is run through the Global Genes Project, a rare disease group for children. The bracelets are donated to the mothers and caretakers of these children, as a way to give them a little support and lift their spirits.
The rules:
- use blue as the main color
- bracelet should be casual
- it should fit anyone from 7" to 9"
This is my finished bracelet. I purposely went simple with this bracelet. From my experience, most non-beaders prefer simplicity in jewelry, and simple is easier to wear.
Several other jewelry makers have participated in this project. Check all of the blogs below to see more bracelets.
Use your Vitamin C to encourage someone else!
Why Should Christmas Have All the Fun?
P.S. If you are tall, you are going to have to duck a bit. :)
Use your Vitamin C!
Free Project Instructions: Bird on a Branch Necklace
Supplies you need:
- lampwork beads: bird, branch, leaf (find them in sets on Etsy)
- 1 yard plus 6" silver wire, 16 or 18 gauge (I used silver plate wire)
- 6" lime green embroidery floss
- silk ribbon or cord for necklace (mine is on brown silk ribbon)
- size 8 seed beads: transparent lime green
Tools:
- ruler
- flush cutters
- round nose pliers
- scissors
- pen or pencil
1. Wrap a loop at bottom of 6" length of wire. String on the branch and the bird beads. Wrap a loop at top of beads.
Happy spring! If you do something else cute with this set of beads, let me see!
Take your Vitamin C...
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