Hand cut and dyed silk ribbon, recycled silk sari yarn, leftover bits of c-lon cord from micro-macrame projects, torched glass tipped copper head pins, lampwork wired wrapped beads and hammered copper wire. It’s a color fest. Thanks to Shannon Levart for her inspirational tutorial. Check out her work at missficklemeadiacom.
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Antique Turquoise Button Micro-Macrame Bracelet
I’ve been holding on to these antique turquoise sterling silver buttons for ages. Just waiting for the right project to come along to use them. Very southwestern colors in this micro-macrame bracelet. Available exclusively at Cactus Joe’s gift shop in Blue Diamond, Nevada.
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A few basic beads today.
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Another attempt at knotting cavandoli micro-macrame style. This bracelet pattern and directions are from Bead and Button book : Beaded Macrame Jewelry, embellished bracelet by Linnea Lockwood Gambino. It took a bit of reading and re-reading the directions, but the final outcome is worth the effort.
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I found this ceramic pendant at Bead Haven (great selection of beads in this store) in Las Vegas. I had this necklace designed in my mind for some time and it finally manifested this week. I added a polymer clay backing to the ceramic and filled the back of the pendant in with some […]
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