I’ve been interested in wooden beads lately, specially ones with unique shapes – like these wooden coin beads I recently played with. They look fine on their own, but I wanted to up their look with some liquid leaf – did you know playing with liquid leaf is so fun? It is – it’s very much like spray paint finish-wise, but without the odor. Easier to control as well! See how easy it is to make this statement necklace DIY with just these supplies and [...]
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Beautiful jewelry pieces can be made by putting together and other jewelry findings. All of the supplies needed to complete jewelry-making projects can be found on eBay. End beads are one of the most important jewelry components available on the market. These beads are used to finish and secure bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and earrings. Using End Beads for Jewelry Projects Many crafters use end beads, also known as crimp beads, to prevent beads [...]
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How to Decorate & Accessorize Dreadlocks Empty out your jewelry box, rummage at the thrift store, and keep your eyes open at the beach. Dreads are super simple to accessorize with just about anything you can find! Need a little inspiration? Try browsing through the array of unique dread beads available in our Store or check out the list below for more than a few things that you can find around the house and nearby, plus a few tips about things [...]
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American made by TierraCast® with culinary grade lead-free pewter. The Antique Gold and Bright Gold finishes are approximately 20% higher than the prices shown. These pewter alphabet beads are absolutely perfect! They re exquisitely crafted - higher quality than most sterling blocks - and have the benefit of being available in both antique silver finish and antique gold finish. They re perfectly smooth - making for a very comfortable fit. They also [...]
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22k yellow gold and boulder opal bead necklace About a week ago one of the jewelers I know called me and asked if I could help her out with a customer she was working with. She helps people trying to do a do it yourself project with jewelry sometimes (not something I recommend as inexperience in this field rarely leads to fine results but that s another story). So she had a young gent who had managed to design a ring (nothing very original but that [...]
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Create your own Italian style jewelry pieces at Island Cove Beads & Gallery Did you know…in the 13th century, Italian leaders moved their world-renowned glass artisans off the mainland? Fearing the architecture of Venice, made predominantly of wood at the time, would be vulnerable to fire, they ordered their glassmakers to move their production facilities to the island of Murano in 1291. Millefiori glass beads The term “millefiori” is a combination [...]
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Eighties fashion for women included jewelry – lots of jewelry. One such trend for women and girls was the Add-a-Bead necklace. It is actually one of the nicer (or should we say enduringly tasteful) trends of the 80s and continues to a much lesser extent today. The Add-a-Bead Craze Add-a-Bead necklaces came in several different forms. They were most popular in the early 80s and were favored by the slightly preppier crowd, owing in part to their understated [...]
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