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Jewelry & Beading

Archive for October 2007

October 21st, 2007

Wire Witch

Though this Wire Wrapped People project from Rings & Things doesn’t suggest making this into a witch, obviously, she would make a perfect witch. Just add a pointy hat and a broom and you are good to go. If you don’t feel inspired to make the hat and broom out of wire, you can use […]

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October 20th, 2007

Seed Bead Doll Witch

This tiny little seed bead doll from the About.com Beadwork site is adorable. Part of it is constructed using tubular peyote stitch. The head is a regular 4mm bead.
Tags: bead+weaving

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October 19th, 2007

Bead Babe Blogs 10/19/07

Art Bead Scene
Several of the editors at Art Bead Scene have been collaborating on exciting challenges with other artists. Check out what happens when three sets of art beads artists are given to three different artists.
  
Bead Arts
Cyndi explores how to use wire crochet to give new life to some moonstone nuggets.
 
Katie’s Beading Blog
Have you heard […]

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October 18th, 2007

Pumpkin Vine Necklace

After making some pumpkin beads from polymer clay, you can add them to this vine necklace. Use a little wire and some seed beads to create twists of vine around the necklace strap. Or leave as is. For matching earrings, just use some head pins, ear hooks, and a few pumpkin beads and you’ll have […]

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October 17th, 2007

Tres Cool Wired Pumpkins

Are these too clever or what? What a great way to use some artistic colored wire and your imagination and wire skills. Add an ear hook to the tops and you have some instant earrings. You can find the how-to on this project over at the Wig Jig web site.
Tags: wig-jig, Wire

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October 16th, 2007

Skull Bead Must Haves

You almost must have skull beads in your bead stash to make any respectable amount of Halloween jewelry. A quick search using the key word “Halloween” at the Fire Mountain Gems & Beads web site, brought up these beads and lots more jewelry components for some spooky jewelry design ideas.

Tags: beads

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October 15th, 2007

Grow You Own Pumpkin Beads

Even if you have never played with polymer clay, you’ll find this bead making project, Delicious Pumpkin Beads, pretty darn easy to do. Plus, you don’t need to buy a lot of clay or other materials since you just need two colors - green and orange.

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October 14th, 2007

October Bead Fesitival!

Big Apple Glass Art & Bead Festival
SHOPPING: October 19-21, 2007
Radisson Martinique on Broadway
49 West 32nd St, New York, NY 10001
Show Times: Friday 12pm-7pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
Juried show of 45+ exhibitor spaces
Beads, gemstones, findings, collectible glass art & jewelry
A truly exciting EAST COAST shopping Extravaganza
Shopping presented by Soft Flex® Company
An Entrance Fee of $5.00 will be donated […]

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October 14th, 2007

Witty Blood Earrings

Whitty Living has some excellent and easy Halloween projects including these Dripping Blood Earrings. I feel like someone should give one of those evil laughs (mua ha..hahha) after I type that.

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October 13th, 2007

Candy Bag Bracelet

Crafts n Scrap has tons of holiday jewelry goodies for sale, like this candy bag bracelet filled with enamelled charms, crystals, acrylic beads, and even a few Bali-style beads tossed in too boot. For $10, I don’t even know if you could make something like this yourself.

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