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Series: How to Make Great Necklaces You'll Love

Series: How to Make Great Necklaces You'll Love

Making a necklace is easy. Just put the beads on the string. Making a good necklace however is difficult. Here is a series of pointers I hope will help. Let's...

Series: How to Make Great Necklaces You'll Love

Making a necklace is easy. Just put the beads on the string. Making a good necklace however is difficult. Here is a series of pointers I hope will help. Let's...

How to Design Good Earrings

How to Design Good Earrings

There are a lot of considerations in designing earrings once you get past the phase of just making a dangle and putting it on a fishhook finding. Length: I'm tall...

How to Design Good Earrings

There are a lot of considerations in designing earrings once you get past the phase of just making a dangle and putting it on a fishhook finding. Length: I'm tall...

Sewing Tips

Sewing Tips

Sewing is frustrating to many new hopefuls. I'll try to help with that as much as I can in one blog post. One really common problem with sewing is organization....

Sewing Tips

Sewing is frustrating to many new hopefuls. I'll try to help with that as much as I can in one blog post. One really common problem with sewing is organization....

How to Develop a Good Fabric Collection

How to Develop a Good Fabric Collection

Similar to my bead collecting post, I'll now talk about what to look for when adding to your fabric stash. Fabrics are more difficult to store than beads because they...

How to Develop a Good Fabric Collection

Similar to my bead collecting post, I'll now talk about what to look for when adding to your fabric stash. Fabrics are more difficult to store than beads because they...

How to Develop a Good Bead Collection

How to Develop a Good Bead Collection

A lot of us are either "into beads" or are straight up addicts (certainly one of my struggles.) Over time I've realized a few things about my bead buying habits...

How to Develop a Good Bead Collection

A lot of us are either "into beads" or are straight up addicts (certainly one of my struggles.) Over time I've realized a few things about my bead buying habits...

Beadwork Meditativeness

Beadwork Meditativeness

The past week has flown by. I can only assume it's seemed shorter than it was because I spent the better part of three days creating jewelry. This reminds me...

Beadwork Meditativeness

The past week has flown by. I can only assume it's seemed shorter than it was because I spent the better part of three days creating jewelry. This reminds me...