November 2010
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How to Make a Slap Bracelet | eHow.com →
Guess what I’ll be trying over winter break!
June 2010
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May 2010
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July 2009
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Budding Ear Buds-Mod Retro Indie Clothing &... →
I could make something like this…
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Recommended
Returned books to library, but purchased (luckily at Half Price Books!) two:
Hardwear: Jewelry From a Toolbox by Hannah Rogge; 1-58469-480-1
The Art of Resin Jewelry by Sherri Haab; (ISBN-13) 978-0-8230-0344-0
These titles are great. Easy to follow instructions, good details, but simple to read and understand for any beginner. (I’m very new and have yet to actually get to doing the resin...
June 2009
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May 2009
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New photos on Flickr!
Items for potential pieces. Not sure how to use the Lego lightsabers yet.
Lots of jewelry! Below is an image of my newest choker necklace. <3
Close-up images of all of my magnets.
And finally pictures of my various creations of matchboxes.
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Mimicking popular trends
So my jewelry ideas are hardly original, but few things are perfectly original. Now Urban Outfitters is a trendy, expensive store that I tend to like but… the prices suck. I figure why not look at their jewelry and do some imitating? So the following links are for items I’m thinking about trying out in some form.
Linked Chain Drop (earrings) Wood Disk Necklace Metal Circles (necklace)...
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“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or...”
– Jim Jarmusch (via creampuff)
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Odds&ends?
Request/shout-out: I’m working on a variety of crafts this summer, including jewelry with “found objects” and experimenting with resin casting. What am I asking for? Well, I’m curious if you’ve got little items lying around that you don’t want (or maybe you want modified?) that I might be able to use. I’m thinking game pieces, barbie shoes, old keys, old...
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arts & crafts shopping = wallet drain
Visited both Joann’s and Michaels today to do some shopping with coupons and sales (whee!). Still, it does a serious drain. Whew. Definitely the impetus to get my stuff listed at Etsy.
Items bought: Scrapbook generals (hey the Disney stuff was on sale for once!); finally got number stamps; jewelry findings; epoxy for resin covering and molding! Also, thread and sewing pattern for bags.
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Picked up books from the library
Hardwear: Jewelry From a Toolbox by Hannah Rogge; 1-58469-480-1 This is totally the book I’ve been waiting for. Years ago I got interested in trying alternative jewelry making after seeing awesome hardware pieces at the Village Bizarre downtown. Totally excited to look through this.
The Art of Resin Jewelry by Sherri Haab; (ISBN-13) 978-0-8230-0344-0 I really like the look of resin jewelry...
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Reminds me...
Christy’s Creations » Blog Archive » Tea Wallet Tutorial
Yeah, I gotta learn how to use the sewing machine so I can do nifty projects like this.
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Upcoming projects...
Work in Progress cow earrings (via Clarity Scifiroots)
See further WiPs and “items with potential” at the set.
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Stamping
What I need:
Customized stamp to print “Clarity’s Creations.” I mean, I’ve got a stamp already with my name and various alphabet stamps, but I’d like something that I can print in one go.
Number stamps. In all my font stamps, I have no numbers. I’d like to print the year on my creations.
I’m also looking for stamps with cool quotes.
Ideas?
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Jewelry - a set on Flickr →
Experimenting with jewelry-making. Still working on the Final Fantasy XII earrings.
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Purse Creations - a set on Flickr →
My earliest works, with many projects still in-progress. Also some of the (classic) iPod covers are here. My favorite purse so far is the Starburst one. It’s also very sturdy.
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Magnet Creations - a set on Flickr →
My first (large) set of magnets. Mini-collages with magazine/catalogue/game booklet materials, magnets, and flat floral marbles.