Necklaces!!
I’ve been on a necklace streak lately. I made a few long stranded necklaces on silver chain. One is mixed silver beads, one is glass pearls, and the third is crazy beads made of seed beads on wire tangled into a ball.
chain necklaces
Contains Caffeine
Rants, crafts, and nerdiness from someone with too much blood in their caffeine system.
I’ve finally done it!
After years of people telling my I should sell my jewelry online, I’m finally doing it!
I’ve thrown a couple listings up on Etsy, a site that specializes in hand made goods.
Why not eBay you may ask? Well, I love eBay to death, but haven’t had luck selling my jewelry there. Ebay doesn’t feature handmade goods seperate from manufactured things, so it’s hard to compete. The listings on Etsy are less expensive, though you get a lot less exposure than you would on eBay. If business goes well on Etsy maybe I’ll expand to eBay as well. On the other hand, I find that supplies on Etsy are expensive and I still do most of my buying on eBay.
Wish me luck!
More necklaces
I’ve been on a necklace roll lately. Here’s a few I made recently.
The first one is cotton cord and magazine beads, the second is sead beads, magazine beads, and some buttons, the third is just metallic glass beads.
Magazine Beads Project #1
I’ve been working on a few necklaces using the recycled magazine beads I made a while ago. Here’s the first one:
Bead crazy, as usual
I’ve been seeing a lot of recycled magazine beads on Etsy and other places on the internet, and thought I’d give them a try.
There’s a lot of instructions on the internet, I used http://www.craftcritique.com/2007/05/paper-beads.html It’s a pretty simple project, easy enough for kids to make. I think I might try it when my little niece visits sometime.
I have a compact paper cutter, which made cutting the strips really fast. Using scissors would probably make this project a lot more time consuming. Most sites recommend using decoupage glue (which has built in varnish). I didn’t have any, so I just used regular white glue when rolling up the beads, and then some spray varnish to seal them.
I was able to turn out a big amount of beads in a short time, and I’m pretty happy with the results. Now I just have to figure out what to make with them!
As promised…
OK, I don’t want to be one of those bloggers who promises to post pics later, and never does. For mother’s day, I crocheted some pussy willows for mom. They really did not come out in a realistic way, but they were cute so I still gave them to her. I promised to post pictures, and after a combination of forgetfulness and procrastination, here’s the pic! (Click it to embiggen).
As you can see, the are quite a bit fatter than genuine pussy willows, but they still have some charm. Your mom is morally obligated to like anything you made yourself, right?
Download your own Kelly bag!
For those of us who cannot afford to drop a few grand on a handbag, Hermes is offering free printable patterns to make your own Kelly bag. The blank version is here. You can find more patterns by navigating their annoying flash site: http://lesailes.hermes.com/us/en/ Click on the square with the white Kelly bag and orange scissors. Don’t you hate those types of websites?
