Craft Tip of the Day

When a bead board is not available, a rectangle of felt or fleece works almost as well.  A 9"x12" piece is usually enough.  It's also great when you are working with a group of beaders and bead boards are too expensive to make available to everyone.

CLAIREMDESIGNS ITEMS OF THE WEEK AT ARTFIRE

                                        MY ARTFIRE ITEMS OF THE WEEK

Dental Pick

                                               

              

                                                                                                                              

I use it for picking up small seed beads and setting them in place, or to move pieces around when photographing them.

Craft Tip - Dental Pick

Craft Tip:  I use a dental pick, purchased from the drugstore in many ways for crafting.

Semi-Precious Stone Memory Bracelet

Just finished this beautiful memory bracelet made of semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls, fire polished glass beads and pewter spacers.  I've added an angel's wing charm at the end. 

Abalone and Crystal Earrings

I decided that some of my earrings needed an upgrade, so I changed the findings on this pair.  I used sterling silver earwires, eyepins and spacers to give them a more elegant look.

Mother of Pearl Charm Bracelet

I've added a star fish charm to this new version of my Mother of Pearl bracelet.  

Garden

Getting ready to plant some vegetables.  Started some from seeds and they're actually growing!  Also received some plants from mail order and I'm getting them out into the sun.

Mother of Pearl Bracelet

Just finished this Mother of Pearl Bracelet for summer... would make a great Mother's Day gift also.  I'm planning to make earrings to match.