Recycled Magazine & Calendar Hand Rolled Bead Necklaces Novel, beautiful, and recycled, it just can t get any better than that. We offer these necklaces from three women s groups: one in Kenya and two in Uganda, Africa. You can accessorize, look fabulous, save the planet and give women in Kenya and Uganda a better life with our unique and eye-popping necklaces made out of recycled magazines! Give a splash of color to your look - and a tidal wave [...]
Baby Barbie Hobbies Beads Necklace File Size : 1.67 Mb with 1215 votes Add This Game to Your Site : Link to The Game: Baby Barbie Hobbies Beads Necklace is a free game for girl to play online at MaFa.Com. You can play Baby Barbie Hobbies Beads Necklace in your browser for free. Baby Barbie has come up with a fantastic birthday present idea. Instead of going shopping at the mall for the perfect gift, she will make a beads necklace using her craft skills [...]
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Item : almj104x_red-garnet-necklace This genuine red garnet necklace is 18 long (45cm), available in 3 diameter sizes: 4mm, 6mm, and 7.5mm This beautiful almandine garnet round bead necklace was made from natural color purplish-red garnet pieces with superior gem-grade transparency that were mined in Africa. The lightly included beautiful garnet beads were hand-ground and then polished, drilled, strung and fit in this natural red garnet necklace [...]
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More interest about one of my favorite subjects, Trade Beads, is always a treat for me. I’ve received quite a few questions about Trade Beads in the last few months and have determined that we really need a blog post about them on Walker Goldsmiths not just on Active Artists . So my New Years resolution is to blog about trade beads weekly! Blue Russians are the beads that have raised the most questions lately. That is the name given to the beautiful [...]
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Mardi Gras beads have been popularized for their widespread use on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. Each year, crowds of people line up to snag as many beaded necklaces as their necks can hold. But where did all of this excitement start? Why are Mardi Gras beads such an essential part of the Bourbon Street celebration? It is believed that Mardi Gras parades began in New Orleans sometime around the 1830’s. These parades typically run throughout the Carnival [...]
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Each month, I look forward to getting together with some of my in-person crafty friends and making a project together! I started organizing our “Crafty Ladies” group at the beginning of this year, and we’ve made some really fun things, like our Decorative Wooden Blocks, Fabric Covered Flowerpots, and Wooden Eggs. This month, due to Mother’s Day and Memorial Day and vacations, only four of us were able to get together, but we had a great time making [...]
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Our Cedar bead necklaces are unique because they include over 150 cedar beads and are exceptionally long, at least 60 (5 feet)! The beads can be worn as a short or long necklace, or as a bracelet wrap. To allow them to be worn as a four strand choker, a silver plated Necklace Shortener clasp (see photo) is included with each necklace. Cedar beads are often placed on a baby’s wrist or draped over their sleeping place for protection, happiness and [...]
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The history of the choker necklace goes back hundreds of years. There have been many types of chokers worn during this time and for different reasons. But the style in which it has been worn – close fitting against the neck - has remained the same since it first came into existence. This post investigates how the choker necklace came about and how it has developed into a fashion icon over the years. Many sources claim that chokers were first seen [...]
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