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Grandma Weekends
I love being Grandma; it is so much more than I ever could have imagined! The little guy and I went out barefoot after a rain this weekend and splashed in puddles. When we went back in the house, I...
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Blu Mudd Design Challenge #4
Today is the big reveal for the Blu Mudd Design Contest and boy, are you in for a treat! Mohiah Betterly, the creative genius behind Blu Mudd's beautiful ceramics, decided to run this challenge a...
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Creativity
What happens when you give 28 designers the same set of Blu Mudd ceramic components and tell them to design something? Click here to find out.
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Micro Macrame in Summery Neon
Neon is a fun trend this summer. I've seen all kinds of new neon beads, and best of all - neon bead cord! Both C-lon and Superlon have come out with neon cord in four colors and it's available in...
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New Micro Macrame Tutorial: A Retro Owl Pendant
Yay! Do the happy dance, folks (or maybe the Hustle would be more appropriate!), I finally finished a tutorial for the retro 1970's macrame owl pendant. I've included a materials list and 64 photos...
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How to Make an Easy Knotted Necklace
I might as well admit it - I'm a hippie at heart. Not the kind that doesn't shave her underarms and showers infrequently, thank you very much, but the kind that appreciates a macrame owl and peace...
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Macrame Owls and Bulahan Beads: A Match Made in Heaven
Antelope Beads is having a contest I just couldn't pass up. Their challenge was simply to use at least three Bulahan Beads in a jewelry design. Given the range of beads choose from, including...
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A Walk on the Beach: My Micro Macrame Vacation
An island vacation isn't in the cards for me this year, but a girl can dream. My dreams tend to manifest in my micro macrame jewelry pieces even when I don't specifically set out to design that way....
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Summertime
Nothing beats summertime in my book, except maybe family time in the summertime! My grandson, Carter, is 18 months now and just the right age for exploring all the good things that go along with the...
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Falling Leaves: A New Micro Macrame Bracelet Class
I've been working on this micro macrame pattern for quite a while now, trying to get it just right and I think I finally nailed it. This design reminds me of leaves falling from the trees in autumn,...
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Enjoying Summer
Ahhh...I've been relaxing and destressing and enjoying summer. And smiling so hard you should be able to hear it.The only thing more magical than summer is summer through the eyes of a child.
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It's a Micro Macrame Wrap, Matey
Diana Ptaszynski of Suburban Girl Studio makes some really fun beads - I have some of her scarabs and trilobites (two of my favorite geeky subjects) as well as some seashells. Recently I purchased a...
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The Little Mermaid in Micro Macrame
You're probably saying to yourself, "Hey, wait a minute! I don't see any mermaid!" Well, this is not one of those literal pieces, this is one of those artsy pieces where you have to squint and stand...
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Matubo Beads and Micro Macrame
Have you tried out the new Matubo seed beads yet? They are 7/0 beads, falling in between the 6/0 and 8/0 seed bead sizes. In the photo, the first beads (on the left) are 6/0 beads from Miyuki (146FR...
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A Contest, Artisan Beads and Micro Macrame - What's Not to Love!
Artisan Component Marketplace is a group of very talented artisans who gather on Facebook to buy and sell their handcrafted components. The range of talent there is amazing and several of my favorite...
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It's GIVEAWAY Time!
Recently, Marta from Shanti Free Bird contacted me about giving away one of my micro macrame bracelets on her blog. I usually have to say "no" to these requests (or I'd go broke!) but after spending...
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Separation Anxiety
Pardon me while I take time out for a little, woe-is-me self pity party. My daughter left for college (in Colorado, in case you didn't get that from the photo) and now I have an empty next. Yes, it...
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An Experiment
Well, that could have gone better. This mess of sickly colored cord is not what I was hoping for. Let me fill you in: I got a wild hair last week and wanted to make a micro macrame bracelet with the...
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Sea Shell Design Challenge Reveal
My generous friend, Rita of Toltec Jewels put out a challenge in one of the beading groups to which I belong: create a piece using a ceramic scallop shell pendant by Firefly Design Studio. Michelle...
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
Ahoy, me Hearties! Tomorrow be International Talk Like a Pirate Day and what with knottin' bein' all tied t' sailin' (didja see what I done thar?) what better way t' pay me respects but t' create a...
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