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Spiral Beaded Jewelry

I’ve become enamored with the spiral beading technique. As you can see above, you have a core of beads, in this case white, with a different color spiraling around it. I’m not sure why I came to delve into this technique. But I can’t seem to stop. The bracelet above I made with chocolate-colored beads…

Jewelry

New Glass Pendants

Great color combination of Turquoise, Golden Yellow and a bit of White glass pendant in Silver-Plated Tarnish resistant wire or bronze wire. Great all year round color combination, and especially perfect colors for your Summer outfits. Casual, contemporary designs with a minimum of silver plated wire. Great for yourself or as a gift.

Jewelry

AMBER – A Favorite Gemstone

It’s time to update my progress with the colorful and eye-catching Amber cabs I got from Mexico. Here is the lot of cabs I started with Here’s a close up of the one cab that’s missing from this picture Here’s what I’ve done so far I’m making progress. I still have about 6 or 7…

Amber

AMBER Not A Gemstone Yet It Is

I love Amber. Amber, the gemstone, has always seemed exotic, mysterious. maybe even unattainable. Because of this, I assumed Amber would be expensive and hard to find, but I was so wrong. This package of Amber cabs from Mexico are definitely affordable and very exciting. A collection of Amber jewelry made with these cabs will,…

Poetry

What If?

A little while ago, I read a post by Stephen Guise (sguise@deepexistence.com). He is someone I follow who, for me, is very motivational.His theme that week was “What If”. Not what if I don’t… but what if I do. For instance, what if I just put my shoes on so I can go for a…

destash

What is a DESTASH

A Destash is an offer to sell some of the jewelry beads, components or findings that a jewelry designer has in inventory. The designer has no plans to use the item in the future. It is like an overstock. It is a good value for someone else

Jewelry

New Wire Wrapped Pendant – Handmade

Copper Wire Wrapped Pendant. $20.00+3.50 shipping Size: 2 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ Glass and Non-tarnish copper wire Asymmetrical wire wrap Handmade, fused glass using yellow, blue, turquoise and white glass Paypal Only; Email to ask further questions or ‘Sold’. Ship via USPS Priority Mail in gift box. This colorful pendant is a ‘best seller’. The…

Jewelry

What are your Fall Colors

So I picked out my colors for Fall.  I always do this for Fall because it’s my favorite season, and I can always find lots of choices in the colors I like.  This season my primary colors are chocolate brown, midnight blue and some kind of a green.  Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about…

Back in Action

So, I’ve decided to really try to try to set up my website for sales as well as to show off the jewelry I make.  I joined a group called ’30 sales in 30 days.’. Today is the first day and my task for today is to decide on 3 actions I will take towards…

by Whimsical Moon Jewelry

Recovering my Outdoor Furniture Set

I have a set of wicker furniture that I use on my screened in porch.  The set needs new cushions including foam and batting as well as the fabric.  I’ve been putting off doing them because it’s quite a bit of work to get the covers onto the foam and either sew up the eam…

by Whimsical Moon Jewelry