Today, I was asked a question about working with copper wire.
The questioner had just gotten a fab deal on 24 gauge copper wire and snapped it up.
When she experimented with crocheting it, she found it to be not very pleasant to work with.  24 gauge is pretty energized, and fairly stiff.
Crocheting with it is mighty tough on the tendons.
She had seen that someone else had asked me to make them sturdy spool knitters for spool knitting wire and wondered if  the 24 gauge could be spool knitted.
Why would you spool knit wire?
Because you can make absolutely gorgeous jewelry with it!  …read more

 Bloggy giveaway carnival is over….

This red color cord is  Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik gave this to me for the contest!

Michelle, who was #23 in the comments  won this prize
Congratulations!

The contest is now over……
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I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com

Bloggy giveaway carnival is over….

This gold color cord is  Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik have given this to me to  give to you!

Jenna, who was #31 in the comments  won this prize
Congratulations!

The contest is now over……
Image Source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com

 Bloggy giveaway carnival is over.

This silver color cord is  Kreinik’s 3/8″ Trim with wire embellishment cord.
You can make all kinds of wonderful jewelry and other crafts with it. I love it and am so pleased that the lovely folks at Kreinik have given this to me to  give to you!

It was one of the  prizes in this week’s Bloggy giveaway carnival.
Mannequin #42 in the comments  won this prize Congratulations!

The contest is now over……
Image Source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
I am no longer writing hankering for yarn. You can catch up with me at www.tottietalkscrafts.com

Yesterday, I posted about
making a tatting shuttle that broke.
And, so I recycled it and made it into a necklace:

And, now, I am debating about the cord for the necklace.
I know I am going to use Lion Brand Lamé in the oilslick version, but I am waffling about how I am going to make it.

I know that the Cordelia cordmaker on the left, works soooooooooooo beautifully for making square cords.
But…. since the necklace began it’s life as a tatting shuttle, it would make sense to tat the cord….
So, that’s what I have done!
Here’s the link to the finished cord: Tatted …read more

The Three Doors Down project on the Lifestyles Channel is under way! I am really enjoying this! (click on the link for an explanation)
My first ‘neighbour’, three doors down on the list of fellow Lifestyles bloggers at b5 is Cyndi at Jewelry & Beading.
Cyndi does a great job of finding really useful info on the web, as well as writing absolutely terrific tutorials. You’ll want to subscribe to this blog if jewelry making and beads are a passion of yours!
I sent Cyndi a list of questions about Jewelry & Beading, and here is her response:
“I love making …read more