Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts

Monday, November 18, 2013

You might be a crafter...

...if you have more tools than your husband.

...if your hands look like a Jackson Pollock painting.

...if your philosophy on most things is to try to make it first, then buy it if it doesn't work out. (How hard can it be to build a pallet chair?!) 

...if your local junk shop knows you by name and saves things for you. 

...if you know exactly when the craft store  marks their Christmas items to half price and plan accordingly. 

...if your husband has stopped buying you "expensive" jewelry because you never wear it. (Who wants diamonds when you can wear handmade rolled paper beads?) 

...if you have a room of shelves filled with material 

...if you get excited going to the home Improvement store.

...if you have more scars than fingernails on your hands. 

...if people give you bags of "stuff you might use". 

...if you don't think 3 rooms of supplies is too much. 

...if you sell your work so that you have room to make more.  

...if your glue gun has a caddy.

...if you have had a bag of beads/material for more years than you've had your family pet. 

...if you get the urge to cover things in crochet or knit. 

...if your child doesn't want to throw away a cardboard tube. 

...if you have more plastic tubs/drawers than actual dressers in your house. 

...if you own more than one sewing machine. 

...if you plan Christmas presents at least 3 months early. 

...if you have ever uttered the phrase "I can make one really quick."

...if you actually post photos of your work on Pinterest. 

...if you made all your own wedding decorations. 

...if your friends send people to you because you "might have one" of what they are looking for. 

...if you own a Dremel tool. 

...if you have photos of Martha Stewart projects taped to your bathroom mirror. 

...if you have ever taught someone else how to knit/crochet/bead, etc. 

...if Girl Scout and Boy Scout leaders invite you to a meeting even if you don't actually have a child in the group. 

...if you get volunteered to do VBS crafts consistently every year. 

What would you add? 
You might be a crafter.....









Wednesday, May 1, 2013

That's a wrap!

This clever bangle bracelet is made from things that would have gone straight in the trash bin. After I finished off my roll of packing tape, I had a great heavy duty cardboard tube. I had some old trim from the edge of a curtain I recycled to make a dress. It was simple to just wrap the entire tube in fabric. I secured it with straight pins so I could change it out if I want.
This would work great with ribbon too!
You can either glue the ribbon or fabric for a permanent hold or use a straight pin or two to hold the edges like I did so it can be changed. This will work with any sort of heavy duty cardboard tube that will fit over your hand.
Happy Crafting!





Sunday, December 11, 2011

Taking it to new heights

I am taking my jewelry to new heights, literally. At my last craft fair, I opted for a half booth. So I need a way to maximize my space. I stacked a smaller table on my larger one and added some snowflakes to take your eye away from the ugly metal legs and it turns out they were an attention getter as well. The tables kept the most awesome pieces at eye level. My printer drawer full of pendants fit perfectly just below it. I wish i had electricity (a plug was nowhere near me) to add some lights for further display below the table, but it worked great as a place for my checkout stuff like bags, necklace cord, etc.


I would love to hear your ideas about your favorite display ideas. Have you seen or made a great display?

Monday, September 26, 2011

A rose by any other name

I started by hammering copper spirals and loopy Celtic waves, but I wanted to somehow bring a more sculptural quality to my work without the need for soldering. I wanted the piece to be one long piece of wire molded and hammered into a miniature sculpture. I started making roses almost by accident. I had a crinkly piece of wire that on a whim I hammered flat and wound into a spiral shape. The crinkles in the wire made such a neat, roselike shape to the spiral that I kept working with it and eventually added leaves or other decorations. What resulted was a unique, 3d rose that had an elegant shape. I have been making these roses for a while now and each one seems to be a little more elegant than the last. Here is my latest one, a rose ring from recycled sterling silver.