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Crochet with Wire & Beads
I’ve had so many requests for the instructions for our last Church of Craft project, I decided to post a little tutorial here. I am by no means an expert, though! You can also find great info here....
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I used to drink out of my bracelet.
Tiffany Threadgould wrote the greatest article for CRAFT 03 about turning plastic soda bottles into all kinds of useful things. I especially loved her Photo Cuff bracelets. Ever since that article,...
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How to Make a Washer & Yarn Pendant
I was rooting around in my “projects under consideration” box this morning, and found these pendants I made a while back. They use ordinary hardware store washers and leftover worsted-weight yarn, and...
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Kind of a half-baked idea, but still…
I’ve been fascinated with those recycled magazine bowls for a while now. And I saw a little Japanese craft book recently (No ISBN, sorry) that even had magazine pages woven into baskets. What a great...
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CraftyPod #67: Pasta Crafting (No Kidding), with Lancea LaPorte
Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff. In this show: - Making stuff with pasta . . . for grownups! - An interview with pasta-crafter extraordinaire Lancea LaPorte.? - You...
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How to Crochet a Wire Flower Pendant
Here’s something I’ve been noodling around with lately – crocheting flowers in wire. Once you get started on the whole wire crochet thing, the challenge becomes really compelling. With some practice,...
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How to Make a Cool Button Pendant
Here’s what we made at Church of Craft yesterday: Button Pendants. They use good old plastic canvas as their base, which means they can easily be converted to pins. Speaking of which, Susan has two...
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Review: Button It Up
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! At long last, Monday will be the release of Susan‘s newest book, Button It Up. And it’s adorable. There’s a great chapter all about the history of buttons, which also encompasses...
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Woodworking w/o carpentry skills!
Hey! Check it out! I have a new tutorial up on the CRAFT blog. I made three jewelry pieces using wood inlay strips, which you can get at woodworking stores or online. They’re intricate and beautiful,...
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Review: Beyond the Bead
You might remember Margot Potter from the recent podcast about branding. This is her latest book, which uses mixed media techniques in jewelry projects. And I’m digging it on many levels. First, I...
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How to Make a Quilted Pendant
Ever since I did the fabric postcard tutorial for CraftStylish last week, I’ve been obsessing over this pendant idea. Seemed to me that if you just shrunk the postcard project a little, it would make...
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Makin’ for Maker Faire: Cricut Jewelry
This coming weekend, I’ll be at Maker Faire! I’ll be at the Provo Craft booth, helping to demo some of their products, and doing lots of podcast recording. Yes, super excited, thank you! Provo was...
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How to Wire a Button Letter
I was teaching a button pendant class at a wonderful local shop called All My Favorite Things over the weekend. And in chatting with the shop’s owner, Melanie, I stumbled onto this fun little idea....
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Review: The Complete Guide to Wire & Beaded Jewelry
I circle back to wire crafting pretty regularly. Wire is such an intriguing medium for jewelry, and doesn’t require any special soldering or cutting skills. And, thanks to The Complete Guide to Wire...
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Embroidery + Metal?
Here’s something I’ve been noodling around with lately – embroidered metal discs! Wait – what? I bought a bag of these perforated beading discs a while back, intending to make some beaded pieces a la...
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