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Pom Pom Earrings – So Hot Right Now In case you hadn’t heard, pom poms are a HUGE trend right now – pom pom earrings, pom pom bracelets, pom pom necklaces, pom poms on your bags, pom poms on your clothes … pom poms everywhere! Initially, I resisted the call of the almighty pom… but now…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin My For The Makers subscription has been on hold for the past few months while we worked on renovations and such but it started up again with a bang yesterday! The June collection is called “Honey Nectar” which shows in the color pallet in the fabulous accessories and the luscious all-natural…
It’s spring ya’ll! And spring means color – so in honor of the season I pulled out my pink and purple eco-suede lace and soft gold chain and made a couple of bracelets perfect for stacking! The best part is that it only takes about five minutes to make one. All you are going to…
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a lot of spare chain hanging around your house at any given moment. I hate to throw away scraps – it just feels wasteful to me and I think “there’s probably something I could with this!” December brought me an adorable For the Makers box – the…
A couple of months ago I received my first For the Makers box – the “Winter Solstice Collection” actually. One of the projects was what they called a “Mercury Initial” which consisted of stitching a medley of vintage rhinestones, sequins, and beads in the shape of my favorite letter. Thier example was stitched onto a…
Last week I discovered an amazing find in Houston for jewelry makers – May’s Beads (also on Etsy if you’re out of town)! They have some of their inventory listed on their site, but the selection in the store is IN-sane! Row after row of beads in all shapes, sizes, finishes, and material not to mention…
Last week I received my January For the Makers box and immediately dug into the Sonoran Stone bracelet project, but knew that I wanted to make something a little different from the Nightfall Notebook Cover they suggested (I don’t carry paper notebooks). Fortunately, my iPad mini was the perfect size for the leather supplied in the…
After making my braided paracord + chain necklace (which received mixed reviews from friends and family but still keeps getting favorited on Whimseybox so I’ll count it as a win) I had about a foot or so of chain left over – too short for a necklace but was just right for the super cute…
