Jewelry making is one of the crafts I love because it is always nice to show some bling. I have a pattern for a set that I would like to share with you. I will be showing you how to make a necklace, bracelet and a pair of earrings. I have used pink and ivory as my color scheme, but you can use any colors you choose.
Here is what you will need to get started:

7 Ivory rectangular shell beads
2 Pink rectangular shell beads
7 Pink round shell beads
Silver jump rings
A toggle clasp
A lobster claw clasp
Ear wires
Head pins
2 pairs of chain …read more

As you might know, September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. All month long, we have been giving you opportunities to win a pretty piece of jewelry from the Angela Moore Ovarian Cancer Awareness Collection.
Angela Moore creates beautiful bracelets, pendants, earrings, necklaces and more. Since 2004, Angela Moore has partnered with the Ovarian Cancer research Fund to raise awareness of ovarian cancer by creating a special collection of jewelry that symbolizes new beginnings.
With the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Collection, 15% of the net proceeds are donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund all year long. The OCRF funds research to find a …read more

Self-covered buttons are such handy little notions to have in your sewing box.
Can’t match buttons to a project?
Make covered ones using the same fabric.
Need to make a garment a little more sophisticated?
That’s right, covered buttons are the way to go.
I was working on an article this morning for my accessory blog, when these earrings from Rimistyle caught my eye:

Those sure look like covered buttons to me!  It would be so simple to create a pair for yourself.  Just make buttons using fabric you like.  Check out your local craft store for jewelry findings and glue the buttons on.  I personally …read more

I keep these earrings – without their match – because . . .
After several years and a move to a new house in a new city I’m hoping to find it’s pair.
Because it’s dear to me and extremely expensive? (It’s mostly cheap crap from Claire’s Boutique.)
There’s one lapis earring up there that I liked so much I actually wore it (at least twice) with a different earring hoping to bring back that asymmetrical fashion of the 80s. I lost its pair around 2001.
Perhaps I’ve internalized my grandparents’ depression-era “waste not, want not” philosophy a little to deeply?
I wonder if Joshua over …read more