…compilation of tutorials
While surfing I found again a tutorial on how to make a freeform trinket. I like it very much (I love Freeform ;-))
And doesn’t it look great?
I must rummage again through my beads ;-))
Links:
Heart Pendant
Note: I’m getting always a timeout when I want to see the heart pendant tutorial. If you have the same problem, try the webarchive version.
Doesn’t the bracelet look great?
I am totally stunned and set it immediately on my What-I-still- want-to-bead-list ;-))
It doesn’t seem to be difficult, it seems to require ‘only’ a certain amount of patience (ehm… ;-)) and the tutorial has very good pictures.
Links:
Looped Caterpillar Bracelet
I found a great tutorial for a beaded macramé bracelet with a very interesting closure technique.
I’m not sure if I am patient enough for this bracelet, but I know that I must try it as soon as I find the time!
Links:
Beaded Macramé Bracelet
Once I saw the beautiful paper bead jewelry at newspaperjewelry.com and was stunned. Then I found a tutorial on how to make a paper bead bracelet at craftster.org with some really good ideas, e.g. to fix the paper beads with hair pins or to coat everything with modpodge.
Just another item on one of my to-do-lists ;-)
Links:
craftster.org: My preferred craft forum
Paper Bead Bracelet
newspaperjewelry.com: Beautiful paper beads jewelry
I love to crochet but I prefer the item to be crocheted not too big (it’s all a question of patience).
Therefore I like to crochet bookmarks ;-)
On the photo you see the Quickie Bookmark from Priscilla Hewitt. She designed soo beautiful delicate bookmarks! (for more links to instructions for Priscilla Hewitt bookmarks see below)
Some of them can be used to make lacy scarves ;-)
But I think they could be beautiful bracelets, too.
Links:
Priscilla Hewitt bookmarks (all English):
Quickie Bookmark
Christmas Wreath Bookmark
Pineapple Bookmark
Heart Corner Bookmark
Icicle Bookmark
Scalloped Bookmark
Jacob’s Ladder Bookmark
Addendum of February 2009: The links above don’t work anymore, you can find the instructions for the bookmarks now as PDF (about 465 KB) at Priscilla’s Crochet – Free Pattern Index, check there for ‘Bookmarks’.
And please read her Terms of Use Terms of Use, that she published at the beginning of the PDF file.
unikatissima’s entry:
Lacy Crochet Scarves From Edgings
One of the beautiful applications of polymer clay is the imitation of precious materials. Therefore I loved the tutorial on how to make faux ivory.
On the photo you see a pendant with faux ivory I made quite a time ago and I still like the combination of this matte shining black and the pale ivory.
Links:
Polymer Clay Faux Ivory
As I saw the tutorial on how to make Peyote Bangles tutorial on how to make Peyote Bangles I bookmarked it immediately.
It seems to be so easy (although this technique seems only to work with slender bangles) – just the right technique for me ;-))
There is another tutorial for stripes bangles tutorial for stripes bangles – looks also great.
Links:
Peyote Bangles
Striped Peyote Bangles
The original site doesn’t exist any more and is now available through webarchive:
Peyote Bangles
Striped Peyote Bangles
I heard lots about working with resin but up until now I always was kind of reluctant to start with.
When I found the tutorial on making resin pendants I felt a certain urge to begin with ;-)
I hope that I will have the time soon.
Links:
At craftster.org: Making Resin Pendants
I didn’t know about those Starbuck cards but it seems to me that I should drink my café there in the future – lots of coffee ;-))
Links:
Starbuck Card Jewelry
Via craftster.org I found another craft, I’ve never heard about: Ganutell.
It makes me think of my Starburst card ;-)
Originally they made flowers with this technique, but it looks great as earrings as seen at this craftster discussion thread.
I have to face it: it is another technique on my (long, long) what-I-really-have-to-try-list ;-))
Links:
Ganutell
Discussion thread at craftster.org: How to make these ‘woven’ earrings?
Here at unikatissima:
Starburst Card