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Beachy Beige Macrame Jewelry
Yes, I'm still playing with the Starfish Collection and I'm showing no signs of running out of inspiration. I've been concentrating more on the neutrals lately, Beachy Beige! The neutral colors seem...
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Yet More Beachy Macrame Jewelry!
With Memorial Day behind us, it finally feels like summer is official and the Starfish Collection color palette I've been working with seems even more appropriate. Turquoise blues mixed with sandy...
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Starfish Color Palette Challenge Reminder
This is just a quick reminder that there are only a few days left to finish your piece for the Starfish Color Palette Challenge. Photos of finished pieces need to be in by June 15th in order to be...
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One Thing Leads To Another
You are probably on to me by now, with my "one thing leads to another" strategy. I don't really set out to do it, but as I'm knotting one bracelet, I'm usually wondering what it would look like if I...
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One Thing Leads to Another: Part 2
In last week's post, I showed you an example of one thing leading to another with a purple and green micro macrame bracelet duo:Those pieces led to switching out the purple for aqua, which resulted in...
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Quick!
Happy Independence Day, everyone! I'm just popping in with a quick public service announcement in case you don't subscribe to the CraftArtEdu newsletter. The good folks over there are feeling...
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A New Micro Macrame Tutorial: Chains!
I have a new micro macrame tutorial available! It's called "Chains" (for fairly obvious reasons) and is available in my Etsy shop here. I spent a lot of time figuring out all the things that could go...
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Upcoming Micro Macrame Classes
It's happening! I'm teaching in Denver next month! The Rocky Mountain Bead Society has graciously invited me to their fair city and is sponsoring four days of micro macrame classes! I'm ridiculously...
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My Purple Phase
I was on a purple kick last week. C-lon has a couple shades of purple cord that make my mouth water just to look at them. Combining one of them with a great focal and a few supporting beads, you...
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New Micro Macrame Kits!
So... you know how I've been talking about my upcoming classes in Denver next month? It finally dawned on me that the date is quickly approaching and I have something going on every weekend between...
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More New Micro Macrame Kits
The kit making frenzy continues! I've added some new ones to my Etsy shop that contain the cord, beads and findings you will need to make the Woven Diamonds micro macrame bracelet (the online class...
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Housework
Boy oh boy have I been busy! In the midst of trying to get ready for the upcoming classes in Denver, we bought a little house and have been busy working on it. It's about three hours away from us, so...
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Classes, Cakes & ShrinkyDinks
Oh my gosh that was fun!! I just got back (okay, a few days ago - at my age it takes me a minute to regroup) from teaching classes in Denver and it was such a great experience!! The ladies from the...
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Caribbean Color Palette - Challenge Update
If you missed the Caribbean Color Palette challenge post over at Love My Art Jewelry, don't panic. There's still time to play along. Here's the palette:Yep, that's me - hanging on to summer with...
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And Summer is Gone Again...
As much as I love fall, it's always tinged with a little sadness at the passing of summer. I've tried to console myself this year playing with some beautiful hand painted maple leaf buttons from Susan...
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Some New Things
A few new micro macrame bracelets hit my Etsy shop this week, including this cute owl! I picked up this button some time ago and have been hoarding it for reasons I'll never know, but I came across it...
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Feathers for Fall
You may have noticed I have a weakness for pretty focal pieces, especially handmade artisan ones. Back at the beginning of the month I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive this pretty handmade...
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Designing Frustrations and Shoe Doodles!
Everyone once in a while a new design just sort of comes to me, but most of the time it's not that easy. I've been playing around with a new micro macrame pattern for a few weeks now and I still...
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Doodle Shoes!
I am so tickled with how my doodle shoes (Day of the Dead themed!) turned out that I just had to share the finished product with you. They're just plain white canvas shoes that I drew on (and colored)...
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A New Online Class in the Works: Ripples in Micro Macrame Bracelet
Remember when I was telling you about the frustrations involved in designing a new pattern (back here if you missed the whining)? Well, that's all behind me now! I finally landed on a pattern...
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