New Tutorial - Forest Walk Necklace with Gardanne Elements and Keith O'Connor Beads

Ceramic bead necklace - the Pangean Necklace

This project uses some of Keith O'Connor's lovely beads, and features a hand-made brass hook by Sarah Tector.

That mannequin it is posed on is pretty small, she's only about 18" tall. The necklace is actually 20 inches long!

See the full tutorial here. 

Autumn Nights Hemp Bracelet DIY

Waxed Linen Blog Hop Project - The Tordu Linen Bracelet

I was so excited to join in the Waxed Linen Blog Hop. I'm addicted to using linen in my designs. It just adds the right pop of color and I'm always amazed how it works with so many other types of materials. This bracelet is made with our #20 ball chain. That's big. The teeny strands of linen seem too fine to stand up to the chain, until they are wrapped and twisted around. Suddenly, they are colorful and substantial. 

This project also includes directions for making a little linen tassel. I LOVE tassels...and I love making little ones, too. I can use just about anything to make a tassel on-I've used a ruler, a scrap of cardboard, even my phone! In this case, I used a handy Sharpie marker. 

One note about this bracelet-the wrapping can make the chain a little stiff at first. After wearing it for an hour, the stiffness goes away.

I hope you enjoy my project tutorial-the full instructions, including a printable how-to, can be found here. If you are a pinner (I am!) there's a pinnable image at the bottom of this post, just for you!

I'm going to be giving away a kit to make one of my bracelets - in the color shown above - to one winner randomly selected from the commenters on this blog post. Yes, I'll ship it to you anywhere in the world! And that REALLY BIG ball chain I used in the project is 40% off this weekend only...check it out right here. 

UPDATE: Susan won the kit! We use Random.org to pick the winner. We count the number of commentators, discarding any anonymous commentators (as they can't win!) We then plug the numbers into their random number generator. Susan's number popped up! Thanks for playing. 

The other hoppers are listed below. Please visit them and check out their projects. I'm going to be doing that all weekend. 

Diana Ptaszynski (our Waxed Linen Blog Hop leader)
Kelsy Vincent
Susan Kennedy
Linda Landig
KashmiraPatel
Jenny Davies-Reazor
Vanessa Gilkes
Sandy Huntress
Kay Thomerson
Sarajo Wentling
Kari Asbury
Rebecca Anderson
Melissa Trudinger
Ann Schroeder
Shai Williams
Blanca Medina
Cheryl Brown
Johana Nunez Rivera
Lori Bowring Michaud
Kelly Morgan
Barbara Bechtel
Kristen Stevens
Heather Boardman
Janet Bocciardi
Kathy Lindemer
Lesley Watt
Susan Kolovson
Jayne Caps
Sharyl McMillan-Nelson
Michelle McCarthy
Karla Morgan
Erin Siegel
Becky Pancake
Kelly Hosford Patterson
Inge von Roos
Carolyn Lawson
Linda Younkman
Sandi Volpe
Toltec Jewels
Michelle Mach
Jen Cameron
Dorothy Winchell
Darlene Mansue

(and these ARE all links, I have no idea why some are underlined, some are brown, some are purple...Blogger is being finicky this week...just click 'em, they work!)

New Frame Locket Calendar Template for 2014

download our new calendar template today and make a frame locket necklace to wear everyday

here is a necklace we made using those fun lockets, and some fun stuff-

Gilded Gold Tassel Earrings and Necklace DIY

Our newest project from Erin Siegel. We love this elegant, dressy set. Click here for the free project instructions. 

You should pin this on Pinterest, you know you love it!

September's Project of the Month

Our Project of the Month for September is this coolio African Trade Bead ring. It is quick and easy to make and a great way to show off your favorite new trade bead.

Join us anytime in September and make this project for just $4, right at our work table. This project will be free on Friday, September the 6th, from 6-8 pm during our First Friday celebration.

Here's a quick Vine video of the project:

UPDATE; Here is a link to the PDF for you In some cases, I think I said I used 20 gauge wire, but it's actually 22 gauge. Sorry!



P.S. There is still time to make it in for the August Project of the Month! Check it out in the previous post!