The Beading Yogini

* macrame * lampwork beads * jewelry*

Labradorite Macrame Pendant Necklace

Labradorite stone macrame pendant necklaces, and one howlite stone. And, loads of knots.

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Metal Prong Challenge

The Metal Team over at Artisan Whimsy is hosting this challenge and there is a great, free “how to” tutorial in the event that you have never tried the metal prong technique. The tutorial was put together by Staci Louise Smith. (Thanks Staci.) I haven’t done any metal prong work in quite some time, so […]

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Ranger Vintaj Patina Play

Here’s what is on my work bench for Bead Table Wednesday. I picked up some Vintaj (Ranger) Patinas several weeks ago, but just now had a few spare moments to play. Made some small charms and earrings as a test run. So far so good. The patina seems to adhere really well and dries very […]

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Making Metal Pendants and Cold Connections

Once in a while I give myself permission to play and drag out almost every type of material that I can think of to create a beautiful mess. I holed up in my art studio and hunkered down for a few hours of sheer bliss and created some metal pendants using cold connection techniques. The […]

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 – BTW

Bead Table Wednesday, time to post what’s on your bead table today. I melted some glass last week and put together some sweet little lampwork glass bead pendant necklaces. I picked up these Tim Holtz Pen Nib findings at the craft store and thought they might work into something easy and different. Here’s the final […]

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hEart bEaTs

A follow up post to show what became of those bits of recycled metal tins. A bit of sanding, filing, hammering, add a little patina, a few choice sentiments, punch a hole,  a jump ring, and a bail. Instant pendant.            

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Andrew Thornton October Readers Challenge Blog Hop

I was real pleased with myself when I was able to snag one of Andrew Thornton’s October Challenge kits. These kits always seem to sell out FAST. I diligently checked my mailbox and after a reasonable amount of time had passed, sent the “I didn’t get mine yet” email out. Alas, the kit finally arrived […]

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011- BTW

Several weeks ago, the talented artist and jewelry designer Birgitta Lejonklou and I made contact via one of the flickr groups we both belong to. She admired a necklace I had made a while back and I admired her lovely clay pendants and links. We decided to make a trade and I received this in […]

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Macrame Bezel Dragonfly Necklace

As promised, a photo of the micro macrame bezel that I have been working on for some time. I finally figured out how to get it to work and look smooth. The fun part of this technique is working on tying in all the loose cords. The stone, (some type of dyed bone or coral […]

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