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Hello and welcome to my Blog!   I started this Blog as a way to share my jewelry creations, keep track of all my projects, and share my love for jewelry making! I’ve always loved jewelry, but I only just started making jewelry in September of 2018. It started as a hobby to occupy myself while my daughters made bracelets with pony beads.  Within a few months, it became an obsession. I started with simple bracelets, but now I’ve tried all kinds of projects- double and triple strand necklaces and bracelets, floating necklaces, memory wire bracelets, chains, stretch cord, beading wire, square knot hemp bracelets and anklets, pendant making, beaded lanyards, and earrings. I just started using 49 strand beading wire- it’s more expensive but it’s really flexible and perfect for floating necklaces. I get my inspiration mostly from my own taste and just by looking at the beads I have and deciding what looks good together. Of course I’ve also spent a lot of time on Pinterest. I also love Fire Mo
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Floating bead necklace with natural stone beads

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This is a handmade necklace, made on 49 strand beading wire (flexible, kink-resistant) and finished with a lobster claw clasp. The beads are polished gemstones in various natural colors. Very pretty and  comfortable to wear!
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Amethyst floating bead necklace

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This necklace is made with 49 strand beading wire, .61mm in width. It’s very flexible and kink-resistant and sturdy. The beads are polished amethyst stones, separated by smokey amethyst colored seed beads. It’s 18 inches in length, finished with a lobster claw clasp. So pretty and elegant!
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Turquoise necklace brown cord with beads

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This necklace is made in an 18 inch cord (2mm coated leather cord in metallic bronze) and finished with a lobster claw clasp and jump ring. There are 12 total wooden beads on the necklace- six groups of 2 beads spread about an inch apart and held in place by knots. The pendant is turquoise (imitation)-  I made it myself using a decorative silver colored head pin, a silver colored jump ring and a pretty antique silver colored slide bail. Side note- I’ve never worn turquoise jewelry before, but I found a bunch of these beads on sale on my very favorite jewelry website (Fire Mountain Gems), so I figured I’d try my hand at making turquoise jewelry (hopefully to sell it at a local arts and crafts fair this year). But I’ve decided I love turquoise- it’s so pretty! And since the pendant itself is large and beautiful, it looks nice with the simple leather cord ( I’ve also never worn leather cord jewelry either). So you’ll see more of these on my Blog soon. Also- for anyone who makes jewe
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Beaded stretch bracelets clear acrylic beads and glass seed beads- pretty!

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I love making beaded stretch bracelets. You can use a variety of beads - I like using acrylic beads because they don’t  chip like glass beads and they’re lightweight. I like putting a small glass seed bead in between each larger acrylic bead (instead of just using the larger acrylic beads). I’ve tried doing it both ways, but I think adding the small beads adds more visual variety to the bracelet and makes it more aesthetically pleasing. These look good worn together or separate.
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Memory wire bracelet with rose gold seed beads and acrylic rondelle beads

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Three-tiered memory wire bracelet made with rose gold colored glass seed beads and acrylic beads. Memory wire holds its shape really well and it fits all adult wrist sizes.
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Brown and bronze stretch bracelet- wood beads and glass seed beads with amber gold acrylic bead

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Who says stretch bracelets can’t be dressy and elegant? Not me! This bracelet is pretty and versatile- it can be worn with casual clothes or with dressy clothes. It’s made with wooden beads, glass seed beads and one amber gold acrylic bead. I desireded the bracelet so the seed beads are worn on the inside of the wrist and the larger wood beads are worn on the outside of the wrist. This is nice if you type on a computer all day- so you can lay your wrist flat on the small seed beads - you won’t even feel them. It’s also very lightweight.  Extra information for beading enthusiasts:  ðŸ™‚  I strung this bracelet on 1mm stretch cord - a lot of people use .5mm or .7mm cord.  The difference: the thicker the cord, the less stretchy it is. The 1mm cord is still plenty stretchy enough to take the bracelet off and on very easily, and it will fit any adult wrist size. However, it holds its shape better over time than the .5mm cord. So with a .5mm bracelet- after a year of use- it might
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