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Free Shipping Monday
Happy Monday! Use code "FREESHIP" for free shipping on any order from my Etsy shop.
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Micro Macrame and an Experiment in Color
I've been conducting my own little experiment this week. Same bracelet pattern, same beads and bead placement. Different colors of cord. I'm amazed at how different each one looks and how the colors...
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Renewal - in MicroMacrame
I've joined a group dedicated to making one new piece of jewelry each and every week for the next year - appropriately named, The Year of Jewelry Project. There are suggested themes for each week,...
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Grace in Soutache and Bead Embroidery
The theme for this week in our Year of Jewelry is "Grace". My interpretation of grace involves flowing lines and graceful curves and I tried to emulate that in this piece using a combination of bead...
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Soutache Tips From a Novice
This piece was the first piece I attempted using Soutache, and let me tell you, it was a lot harder than I thought it would be! I almost threw in the towel and chalked it up to one of those things I'm...
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Memories and Thanks Blog Hop
Lori Anderson is hosting a blog hop in honor of a friend of hers, Marianna, who passed away unexpectedly. The theme for her hop is "Memories and Thanks" and she wanted to take it further than one...
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YOJ Week 3 - Sparkly Slider Micro-Macrame
The theme for the third week of the Year of jewelry was "Music" but I don't have a musical bone in my body. Not even a cell. I can't even hum. So I tried stretching the theme and thought about doing...
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Ombre Beadweaving Bracelet - Year of Jewelry Week 4
I've had this design dancing around in my head for a few weeks now, which is darned inconvenient when there are other things to be done, but I guess that's the way of it. I wanted to do an ombre...
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The Five Cent Tour
Welcome to my little corner of the world. My nest. Or would that be lair? Okay, so it's supposed to be the "family" room but everybody in my family knows it's my room. Yes, my husband designed it...
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Me? A Grandmother?
Meet my new grandson, Carter! I hadn't expected to be a grandmother for a while yet, but apparently the Universe had other ideas. Just when I think life is getting a bit dull and predictable... BAM!...
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Déjà Vu - Year of Jewelry Week 5
The theme this week for the Year of Jewelry was Déjà Vu. As in "Haven't I seen this somewhere before?" The challenge was to take a piece and rework it (and hopefully make it better!). I chose a...
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Year of Jewelry Week 6 - Embrace
I can't believe we're in the sixth week of the Year of Jewelry already, but the fact remains! The theme for this week is Embrace which can mean to receive or accept willingly, like embracing a new...
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Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day!! I was born and raised in Valentine, Nebraska, so it's a given that Valentine's Day holds a special place in my heart (insert groan here). Valentine is a little speck of a town...
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A Palette Swap Challenge
image from Design Seeds I belong to a fun group, Bead Swap - USA, (don't let then name fool you, though - there are members from other countries there, too). I joined at first just to trade a few...
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Year of Jewelry Week 7 - Off the Cuff
The theme for Week 7 of the Year of Jewelry was "Off the Cuff". I debated all week (read: procrastinated) and rejected idea after idea. Then *bam!* this morning it just hit me. I dug out several...
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Beaded Macrame Necklaces
Multi strand macrame necklace in purpleI've been experimenting a bit with knotted necklaces in a heavier weight of cording than I normally use. A bit of macrame at each end and a beaded loop and...
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Year of Jewelry Week Week 8 - Multiples
Micro-macrame componentsThis week's theme for the Year of Jewelry is Multiples. I didn't really have an exact plan in mind when I started making these micro macrame components, but I spent a couple...
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Year of Jewelry Week 9 "Simplicity" - Macrame Pendant
The theme for Week 9 in the Year of Jewelry was "Simplicity", and I have to admit that coming up with a piece for this week was anything but simple for me. I make pieces that are intricate and lacy....
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Simplicity Update
Isn't it funny how we sometimes see something without really looking at it? I had a vision of this piece, or I should say, I had a vision of the pendant part of this piece. I made that happen and put...
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