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By The Quiet LionThis colorful necklace caught my eye. The little petals reminded

me of paint chips; and guess what? I had a bunch of unused ones

laying around. Instant DIY. This is a great tutorial that uses a

recycled product, the paint chips; don't throw everything away!

You can make great stuff with things you'd throw in the trash!

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Editor’s Note

Join The Fun!


We've done it before and we're doing it again! We've featured in a

past issue jewelry making tutorials using buttons, ribbons, papers and

cardboards and now, we're making it more interesting and fun! In this issue

of DIY Beading Magazine, we'll share awesome ideas how to create your

own jewelries with bottle caps, tin cans, electric fuse, necktie and even a

wind chime. In just a matter of minutes, you'll create something from scrap

to something fabulous!

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Allison Cooling

You can make this in any color combination you want.

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You can also use gold or silver wire, to customize the look!

A definite statement necklace! Sort of bird-of-a-feather meets handmade-chic.

Make multiples in different colors to go with every outfit!

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Step 1: Gather materials. Needed are

paint chips, scissors, lacquer, pliers, jumprings, chain and thick wire (not sure what gauge, it doesn't totally matter either. Just make sure it's not too bendable).

Step 2: Cut your petals. Cut a

template out of another paint chip. My petals measured a little less than 1" long, but you can make yours any size you want.

Trace your template on your paint chip underside, and then cut. I used 5 different colors. I cut and used about 16 petals.

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Step 3: Take your wire, cut about 4".

Loop one end with pliers, bend into a U shape, and loop the other side. Depending on how big you want your pendant, and how many petals you want, you can cut less or more of the wire. Poke holes through the top of the paint chips. Quickly coat the chips with a thin layer of gloss, for shine and protection.

Let dry, then use jumprings to attach petals to wire holder.

Add your chain to the ends of your wire pendant, attaching with more jumprings.Finished!

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A wide array of cool colors!

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About the Author

My name is Allison Beth Cooling, and I am a craft addict! I am a

graphic designer by trade, but love all forms of art. I started my blog,

The Quiet Lion, in the summer of 2011. After obsessively scanning

through Vogue and other fashion magazines, I got inspired by the

designer jewelry that filled the pages. I decided that I would try to

replicate the look and feel of those designs using materials found at

home and, after a few experiments, found that it was really easy to do

so! My blog is devoted to DIY-ing jewelry using all types of techniques

and materials. Occasionally, I also post tutorials for accessory DIYs, nail

design DIYs, recipes, and art inspirations.

My blog: www.quietlioncreations.blogspot.com

My design website: allisonbethcooling.com

My facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quiet-Lion-

Creations/231909966829616

My twitter: https://twitter.com/TheQuietLion1

My pinterest: http://pinterest.com/thequietlion/

Allison Beth Cooling


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Cyndi Lavin

Over the summer, I helped a friend clean out a storage unit. Everything had to

go, except for the few small items that caught my eye for future use. Two boxes

of different colored fuses? Why not...I'll think of something to do with them!

Materials and Tools• Fuses of different colors

• 28 gauge colored craft wire

• Seed beads, sizes 11/0 and 8/0

• Beading wire

• 4 crimps

• 4-5 mm round beads Magnetic clasp

• Wire cutters

• Flat nose pliers

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1. Cut off a 5 to 6 foot piece of colored

craft wire. In the center of the wire, wrap

the first fuse and twist the wire tightly to

secure.

2. Add an 8/0 seed bead over both

wires. Bend one wire out of the way and

work from the center outward with one

wire at a time. On the first wire, add

another 8/0 seed bead, 6 11/0 seed

beads, and 2 more 8/0 seed beads.

Wrap the wire around the next fuse, take

the wire down through the top 8/0 seed

bead, and wrap the wire around 3 or 4

times to anchor the fuse.

3. Add an 8/0 seed bead, 6 11/0 seed

beads, and 2 more 8/0 seed beads.

Repeat from step 2 until near the end of

the wire, leaving about 4 to 5 inches

after wrapping the last fuse.

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4. Repeat from the center outward

using the other wire. Create several

more strands. I made 4 in total, 2 with

larger fuses and 2 with smaller fuses.

Twist the strands together.

5. Using 1 of the wires, wrap the ends

together on one side. Slide size 8/0

seed beads over all the rest of the

wires.

6. Make a loop, wrapping the loose

wires to anchor.

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7. Cut 2 pieces of beading wire. Use

a crimp to make a small seed bead

loop through one of the loops you

created in step 6. String on beads to

finish the strand, crimping it to one

half of the clasp. Repeat on the other

side of the necklace.

8. The finished necklace.

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About the Author

I just love to mix my lampworked beads with seed beads, broken

jewelry, old computer parts, and any other thing that comes to mind,

exploring the current boundaries of bead embroidery to see how many

more innovative materials and techniques can be added to the mix. Life

and art are intertwined. We are all works of art, made by the Master

Creator to be creative beings, and my goal as a maker and writer is to

help you find your way into some fabulous art forms. Most of my pieces

end up as tutorials on Beading Arts blog (http://www.beading-arts.com)

or Mixed Media Artist blog (http://www.mixed-media-artist.com), so

anyone who wants to know how to make the pieces that I make is

welcome to take a look. I have also written several e-books, and the

first chapter of Every Bead Has a Story is free for the taking:

http://www.beading-arts.com/p/bead-embroidery-e-books.html

Find me here:http://www.beading-arts.com

http://www.wildestdreamsdesigns.com

http://www.mazeltovjewelry.com

http://www.mixed-media-artist.com

On facebook, search for Cyndi Lavin

Cyndi Lavin


The majority of my beadwork,

jewelry, and art quilts are

nonfigurative and abstract, and

heavily bead-intensive! Bead

embroidery is my favorite, but I also

enjoy freeform off-loom weaving,

making treasure necklaces, and

making lampworked glass beads. I

consider myself to be a mixed media

artist, and in keeping with that, even

the way that I approach design is

mixed. I like to take classic

techniques and stitches, and figure

out how to give them my own twist.

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A couple of months back, one of the wind chimes at my place, came off and most of

the parts were unusable. but the ones that caught my fancy were the aluminium bars

that were used in the chimes. Stacking them to together I realised that the four were

in graduating sizes and when put together would make a great pendant for a

statement necklace....Here's a quick tutorial on how to use bars from wind chimes

into a necklace...A little something for the musically inclined.

Materials:- bars of a wind chime or any aluminiumpipes/bars with holes in them.- a piece of wire (22g-24g)- A leather cord or any thick cord- Cord ends , hook/ claps, jump rings- Pliers and wire cutter- glue

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Procedure:

Note: If you are using alumininum bars from the hardware store, make sure that

you have holes drilled in them (all at the same level) to pass wire easily.

1) Stack the bars together the way you want

them, making sure that their holes align with

each other.

2) Glue them bar to bar (applying very little

glue only in the center) The glue should not

be visible from both the front as well as the

back.

3) Let it dry completely. (Depending on the

glue it takes any where from 30 mins to 3

hours)

4) Braid three strips of leather or use a ready

made cord as I did here. It is not necessary to

use leather, any strong cord will do. Lay it flat

next to the top end of the bars.

5) Cut a 4" piece of wire. I choose a

contrasting blue colour wire. You could use

contrast or tone on tone.

6) pass the wire through the holes and bend it

up to the cord. Holding one end firmly in

place, wrap the excess around the wire tightly.

Repeat the same on the other side.

7) With pliers push the coils up so that they

are neat and tidy. The end of the wire should

be pushed into the cord, so that it does not

poke the wearer.

8) Cut the cord to desired length and add the

cord ends. Gluing the ends of the cord before

inserting the cord ends helps keep it in place.

9) Attach by pressing the last coil on the

spring firmly. Add Jump rings and hooks or

clasps.

10) Your wind chimes necklace is done. Wear

it with a little smile on your lips.

I hope you found this interesting... Cheers

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About the Author

It was at NIFT, while doing my bachelors in design, I realized that fashion could be more -

that it could be practical, usable and desirable with just a little effort.

I have always believed that I every end, there is a beginning, so in 2008 when I quit my

design job, I found within myself this strong need to create something of my own.

Something colorful, substantial, affordable - something interesting.

"Sayuri" was thus born - a beautiful lily that blooms and reblooms even after a strong

bout of rain. To me it was and is a metaphor of happiness and a reminder of my wonderful

school days, my home and garden filled with beautiful lily flowers. Sayuri is based on all

my values of practicality, desirability and affordability. My collections are colorful, kitschy,

quirky and OOAK (one of a kind) as most designs are mixed media pieces. Its for a

modern woman who likes having cultural roots. It’s a style that I would like to call as

"Indian Contemporary".

Sayuri is a OWB (One woman brand) that believes in creating contemporary and

fashionable pieces by incorporating recycling and reusing. The tagline says it all -

"Designed to please your soul".

Follow Divya at these links:Blog: http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewelsofSayuri

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/sayuri/

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/110728306145362447858/posts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewelsofSayuri

Bloglovin: http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3292624/jewels-of-sayuri

DivyaDesigner, Educator and Blogger


Growing up in a conservative middle class

family, I was always taught to put my

needs before my wants and thus fashion

and design was something to be read

about in magazines and admired in

display windows. But I always longed for

beautiful baubles and quirky Knicks

knacks however impractical they seemed.

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This tutorial assumes a basic knowledge of hand-sewing and comes with

a serious caution – be super careful with the box cutter! Another caution – if you

value your fabric-cutting scissor, do not use it to cut plastic – it will dull the blades.

When working with neckties (my favorite material to repurpose), I often

end up with a handful of skinny necktie ends that don’t get used in the initial

project. But there is a purpose (or repurpose) for nearly every scrap, so I toss

them all into a box with their cousins for later use. If you don’t have a stash of

neckties (and resultant scraps) like I do, just head out to your local thrift shop –

you can usually score beautiful neckties for a dollar or two each. I would suggest

raiding your husband’s/boyfriend’s/father’s/uncle’s closet, but in the interest of

keeping the peace, I never said such a thing.

For this project you will need:

a skinny necktie end

a plastic yogurt (or similar) container, washed and sanitized

a sew-on snap fastener

a button

scissors and/or box cutter

cutting/working surface

needle and thread

First, cut the necktie end to a length that will

fit around your wrist with about a one-inch

overlap, plus an additional 1/2 inch for

hemming. You can make it snug like a wrist

cuff, or a little loose like a bangle – it’s up to

you.

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Next, using either scissors or box-cutter, cutyour plastic container straight down the side.

Cut off the top lip and the flat bottom.

Then cut out a 1-inch wide strip (wider ornarrower to suit the width of your necktieend).

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Feed the plastic strip into the necktie, betweenthe lining and the front of the tie (the undersideof the tie is usually stitched to the lining, so youcan only feed it in at the front). Once it’s all theway in, trim the excess plastic strip as needed toallow for hemming the tie.

Next, turn the raw end of the tie to the inside, pinit, and sew.

I use a blind stitch to hide the thread as best I can,but you don’t have to be that fussy – just keep ittidy. You can even machine stitch it, but I prefer tohand-sew for this particular project.

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If you still have a bit of plasticsticking out of the tie at thepointed end, trim it down so thatit’s all tucked away and hidden.Then, hand stitch closed theopening (again I use a blind stitch)to completely encase the plasticstrip.

Sew on your snap fastener to fit theway you like (you’ll have a bit ofwiggle room, depending on thelength of tie you cut).

Then, opposite the snap, sew adecorative button to the outside.

These necktie cuff bracelets are soeasy to make that you’ll want tomake a bunch.

They’re nice and lightweight which is great for the summer – a perfect accessory to liven upyour outfit!

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About the Author

I’m Linda Everett, aka LindaEve, an ex-hippie, vegetarian mom of

one grown daughter and four (sometimes five) cats. By day I work at a

university research lab, but my true passion is sewing - given the choice, I

would sew all day and night, making beautiful, useful things out of discarded

clothing, remnants, scraps, and eco-friendly fabrics. My favorite place to shop

is Red White and Blue Thrift in Trenton NJ, where I hunt for buried treasures

to use in my projects.

My husband Mark is my recent partner in crafting - we DIY all over our little

flat. You can read about some of our crafting adventures on my blog -

lindaeverett.com - and soon more of our joint endeavors will be highlighted on

our newest website - twoeveretts.com.

I sell one of a kind, hand-crafted goods in my Etsy shop and I am an

occasional contributor to the EcoEtsy blog where I have authored lots of

tutorials - I am also a proud member of the EcoEtsy Team.

Linda Everett


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Strange Ducks

You can make your own earrings out of soda cans with

just a few tools and a little bit of time! You'll amaze your

friends and get compliments from strangers. No one will

believe these cuties started as soda cans! You can make them

as fancy or not fancy as you like.. add color, texture, shapes, or

leave the design of the can on display to show through.

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Step 1: What you'll need

You will need:

¼ A drink can

¼ A paper punch- Any shape you like will work. If your shape is solid, without any

holes in the interior design, you will also need a small hole punch. (For the

butterfly earrings, I used the EK Success Butterfly Layering Punch. For the

'Please Recycle' Earrings, I used a 1” and ½” circle)

¼ A sharp pair of scissors

¼ A small pair of pliers

¼ A few beads… I prefer teardrop shape, which I find easier to wrap with wire,

but use whatever you fancy.

¼ Jewelry wire. It just has to be thin enough to fit through your beads. I used 24

gauge wire in this demonstration.

¼ Earring hook findings

Optional tools for extra fanciness:

¼ An embossing machine and embossing folder

¼ Alcohol inks

¼ Felt stamper

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Step 2: Cutting the can

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CAREFULLY!!

Make sure the can is rinsed clean of any beverage residue.

With your sharp scissors, start cutting the can at the top, just below the curve to the rim.

Remove the top of the can.

Cut down the side of the can.

Cut around the bottom of the can, just above the curve to the base.

You'll end up with one thin sheet of metal and the top and bottom of the can.

Throw the top and bottom into the recycling bin.

Cut the long piece in half to make it easier to work with.

If the metal is wet from rinsing, dry it well.

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About the Author

Strange Ducks is actually JLP Custom Picture Framing Galleries. Since 1974, the JLP

Custom & Fine Art Framing's mission has been to provide the finest services in custom framing in

the Baltimore area. Our team of artisans is comprised of master craftspeople, with over 75 years of

knowledgeable experience, who bring their own innovations to the company. All are dedicated to

providing our clients with the most advanced archival framing and design services, and to upholding

the JLP mission to ensure the best presentation and environment for each individual work that is

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Come in today and see why Museums, Designers, Collectors, and Artists continue to

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• Specialize in Fine Art Collections, Vintage Poster and Object Framing

• Frame restoration

• Canvas and paper restoration

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• Hand wrapped fabric mats

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Location: 2406 N. Charles Street in Historic Charles Village.

Telephone #: 410-243-7368.

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Inspiration Cafe

I have to admit I'm not huge on Valentines Day and don't usually do much,

but my daughter has just started the new school year and she is feeling a

little nervous about new classes, teachers and friends, so I thought I would

make her something to cheer her up a bit.

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Supplies:Flattened Bottle caps - (buy or make your own)

•Epoxy Dots

•Bottle cap images I bought these ones here

•Paper

•Jump rings

•Clasp

•Double sided tape

•1 inch punch

1. Attach the clasp to two bottle caps using the jump rings, then add thecaps to fit wrist, for Elizabeth who is a tall 10 year old, I used 6.

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2. Using the double sided tape, stick down the image and place the epoxydot over the top

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It's that easy, and since I had a few more images I added a pendant and akey ring to her little gift.

Playing with bottle caps is so much fun and you can make them to fit

anyone. Personally I wouldn't give them to anyone younger than four, in

case of choking but I guess it depends on the child.

Thanks for reading

Mel xo

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About the Author

We are 5 bloggers who have joined together to create Inspiration Cafe. We hope to provide you

with weekly inspiration through great tutorials, gorgeous decor, awesome DIY & craft projects,

delicious recipes and much more. We will be introducing you to many other inspiring bloggers

through guest posts and features while you are here.


Visit Inspiration Café at http://inspirationcafeic.blogspot.com/

Grab your latte, make yourself comfy...

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Wayne Crans

During this tutorial, you will learn the steps on how to place real butterfly wings

in between glass and make them into a necklace. I highly recommend that you

practice cutting glass, copper foiling, and soldering, on scrap pieces of glass,

prior to attempting this project. I learned by taking a stained glass class.

Materials:

Butterfly – (can be purchased

online)

U.V. Glass – (scraps can be

obtained for free at a frame shop)

60/40 Solder – (craft store)

Flux – (Craft Store)

Tinned Copper Wire (craft store)

Copper Foil (craft store)

Necklace Chain (craft store)

Beads (craft store)

Tools:

Sharpie

Glass Cutter

Breaking Pliers

Needle Nose Pliers

Side Cutters

Glass Grinder

Soldering Iron

Safety Glasses

Paper Towels

Q-Tip

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Lay out one set of your butterfly wings on a piece of white paper and

outline them with a black sharpie.

Cut the outline out. This will be your glass cutting template.

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Lay the paper template on your UV glass and outline it with a black sharpie.

Make 2 outlines and then flip the paper template and make 2 more outlines.

This is to make 2 sets of top and bottom pieces of glass. The UV glass

prevents sunlight from fading the butterfly wings.

Use your glass cutter to cut along the outlines on the glass. Put an “X” on the

side that you want facing away from the butterfly, so you don’t have to guess

later. You will have to make several cuts. Try and make them as straight as

possible. Slight curves in your cuts are ok. Use the Glass Pliers to gently

break off your cut pieces. Remember, this doesn’t have to be perfect because

you will be using a glass grinder to smooth the edges and remove excess

glass. Don’t forget to wear eye protection and be very careful. These edges

will be very sharp.

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Using a glass grinder, grind the glass down to the sharpie lines so they are nice

and smooth. Make sure to wear protective eyewear. Although, this is one of the

fun parts, try not to smile too much. You will end up with glass dust in your teeth.

I forget about this every time.

Here’s a closer look at the grinding wheel.

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Wash your glass pieces to remove all of the glass dust that builds up during the

grinding process.

Dry the glass with paper towels. They

should start looking like the shape of

your butterfly wings now.

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Wrap the edges of each piece of glass with copper adhesive foil. Line the

edges of the glass directly into the center of the adhesive foil. Make sure to

overlap it a bit at the ends once you get all the way around the glass and simply

tear it off with your finger nail.

Now gently fold all of the edges of the copper foil, onto the glass. The foil will

look wrinkled. To fix this, take the edge of your sharpie (the plastic part) and run

it along the foil to flatten and smooth it out.

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Once you foil all the edges, you can place the glass together to see how they match

up.

Go ahead and turn on your soldering iron and set the heat to 65. Starting with one

side of the butterfly, place the bottom glass piece with the “X” facing down, on the

table. Place your butterfly wing on top and get it lined up. Be very careful with the

wings. They will break easily. Occasionally if a wing breaks, you can still place it

on the glass and it will not look broken once you place the top piece on it. Now

place the top glass piece on with the “X” facing up and press firmly to flatten the

wing.

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Now we are going to do some quick solder points to hold the 2 pieces of glass

together. Take a Q-Tip, dip it into the Flux, and coat 3 different spots around the

wing. The Flux will attract the solder and allow it to attach smoothly to the copper

foil. It doesn’t take much Flux for this process, so make sure it’s not a ton and all

clumpy.

Your soldering iron should be ready by now. So make sure the edges of the top

and bottom pieces of glass are aligned and hold them together by pressing down

on the top with one finger. Get a little bit of solder on the tip of your iron and

lightly touch it to the spots that you applied flux. Too much coffee makes the

soldering part more difficult. hahaha

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Once your wing is tacked together, let it cool. Add Flux to the rest of the copper

foil and solder the whole thing. Be very careful. The glass will get very hot and

some of the solder may drip off in the process, so make sure you are working on a

wood surface that you don’t mind if it gets burnt. Also, do not wear open toed

shoes or shorts, just in case some solder rolls off your surface to the floor.

Another tip, if you hold the iron in one spot for too long, the solder will seep in

between the 2 glass pieces and burn your butterfly wing.

Here’s what both wings should look like when you are done soldering them

together.

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Now for the butterfly body. I decided that I wanted the wings to hinge in the

middle so it could adjust to the contours of whoever was wearing it. I’m sure

most of you pro-crafters can come up with a better way than me, but this is how I

did it. I took 2 beads that had a big enough center to fit 2 pieces of wire through

it. There are tons of cool and different beads you can use. If you want to skip

this whole process, you can add flux to the middle and just solder the wings

together.

Take 2 pieces of tinned wire and fold them on one end with pliers. You will have

to experiment with the lengths of wire and the length of the fold because all

butterflies are different sizes. So figure out what works and looks best to you.

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Solder the folded ends, one to each wing.

Now slide the 2 wires through your beads.

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Fold the wires down towards the bottom of the butterfly.

Trim the excess wire with wire cutters so they reach down to

about the middle of your beads.

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Take your Q-Tip and add Flux to the ends of the wires and to the sides of the

wings. Similar to when you were tacking the glass pieces together, add a little bit

of solder. Now you should have a closed loop of wires and the butterfly should

hinge.

Now take some pieces of tinned wire and make 2 loops. These will be rings to

attach your necklace chain to.

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Add flux to the wire and to the spot you want to solder them to. While holding

the ring against the wing with needle nose pliers, add solder till they are

secure.

And last, add your favorite chain. And there you have it. With a little practice

and patience, you will have some awesome butterfly jewelry. And don’t worry

if it doesn’t look perfect. Even mistakes give this piece a vintage feel. Also, if

it were perfect, no one would believe you made it. At least that’s what my

Grandpa used to say.

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About the Author


Dead Bird is Wayne Thomas Crans. Currently living in Boise

Idaho, he spends his time working in a homeless shelter and working on

his art. Originally he started with photography as a way of expression to

cope with anxiety. Beginning with a simple and accidentally artistic

photo of a dead bird, Wayne realized that creating photos and sharing

them with the public, was therapeutic and created some self-worth. As

the years went by, his thirst for other artistic outlets grew. Dabbling in

poetry, he was listed in the top 10 poets of Las Vegas Nevada in 2007.

Poetry was another way of venting his inner struggles. After moving to

Boise, Wayne took a stained glass class and began pursuing new

creations. Curious about constructing stained glass 3 dimensionally, he

started to make jewelry, along with many other creations. This artist’s

thirst for new and different artistic outlets is never quenched. We wonder

what he will do next?

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Do you want to practice you creativity in making your own inexpensive handmade

bracelets? I am sure you do :) So let us take some time and get some inspiration from

these wonderful bracelet designs featured in different blogs by very talented authors.

Firstly, we have a leather bracelet design

which is perfect for the man in your life. So

who ever thought that bracelets are just for

women :) The carved leather cuff bracelet

tutorial is actually featured in the Lil Blue Boo

blog site by author Ashley. You are at the

liberty to write or carve any message you

want in the bracelet so that it will really be

personalized. Be careful not to let kids near

any carving tool if you decide to let them help

in making this babies. You can however let

the kids write their messages as per the

instruction in the tutorial. Truly, this makes a

very inexpensive handmade bracelet, with

love <3.

Next design that I would like to feature is a

silhouette charm bracelet by author Emilie in her

blog site Plucky Momo. To see how this is done,

click this link. This inexpensive handmade bracelet

design idea may be another opportunity for you and

you kids to bond and enjoy quality time together

because you can let them help out. Doing this

bracelet is fairly easy and you can make different

silhouette shapes. You would just basically need

some jump rings and chains.

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Do you have tons of buttons just lying around the

house? Well, it’s time to unleash your crafty side

and bring those buttons to life. How? Make some

inexpensive handmade bracelets out of buttons! :)

Just look at how author Amanda Herring did it in her

blog site The Quilted Fish. She made a buttons

galore charm bracelet. To view the tutorial, click

here. She used colorful printed fabrics in covering

the buttons. On the other hand, you can use

monochromatic colors to give out that statement like

using all red fabric for example. It will be nice when

worn with a plain white shirt ;) You would need

some very reliable tools in making this one though.

Now let us not limit ourselves to recycled

materials. Using beads and crystals in making

bracelets are not that expensive either. Try out

this beaded tennis bracelet design featured in

the Sandra D. Halpenny blog site. In

the tutorial, she managed to show in detail the

beading pattern for this inexpensive handmade

bracelet design. You can use a wide variety

of seed beads and crystal bicones in different

colors. The design actually used the right

angle weave bead pattern which I am sure you

would be able to follow because of the detailed

instructions on the tutorial.

Last design but definitely not the least, we

have the triangle weave bracelet design as

featured in the Around the Beading Table blog

site by Deborah Roberti. The beading pattern

used here is of course the triangle weave and

a very detailed step by step process on how

this can be achieved is made available in

a tutorial which is also in a pdf file that you

can download on the site. The seed

beads would act as a fillers because the main

star for this inexpensive handmade bracelet

design is the bicone crystals. For sure you

can use a variety of colors which you adore.

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Does your house look messy? Do you have stuffs that you’d like to throw away? Wait!

With some imagination maybe you can still make something out of it. Crafters have

that talent, to make something useful out of something others would be throwing

away.

I found some amazing accessories from talented crafters. Who says you can only

make handmade jewelries from beads and gems? These accessories are made from

everyday objects that we can find at home.

Artisan wires aren’t that expensive, but still you have to invest on it. Take a look at

what Brent of MrBalleng has created.

Would you believe this butterfly bracelet

is made of paper clips?

Brent, from Las Vegas has been making

jewelries from all kinds of materials. From

bullet shells and bullet studs, he can turn

them into unique accessories. Creating

the butterfly bracelet uses the same

techniques how one would with an artisan

wire. You’ll learn how to make loops, link

and create a clasp. All these techniques

with just a box of paper clips. Visit Brent’s

Tutorial HERE

Next is this cute little buttons

turned bracelet.

Kathy from US created the Button

Bracelet. Buttons are really inexpensive

and they are usually found in our

grandma’s sewing kit. I have seen button

bracelets stringed together with ribbons

or threads. Kathy took a different

approach and linked the

buttons with jump rings.

Check out her tutorial at

Just Crafty Enough

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http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2011/08/button-bracelet/

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Now this one looks really cute! I like it a lot. It looks funky and cool. US based V

and Co. designed the jersey knit bracelet. What’s great about the design is that

you can use a scrap knit cloth. You can also create the bracelet in 3 simple ways

that V and Co. likes to call 2, 3 and 4 fingers. Want to try it? Get ready with 1″strip of cloth and then head over to V and Co. how to: jersey knit bracelet

Some may be thinking that these accessories look cheap and unstylish, but hey,

even famous celebrities do wear them.

Image from Carte Blanche

Kristen Stewart is wearing a Pop Tab

Bracelet.

Inspired by Kristen Stewart

style, AliciAyBritneY shared a video

tutorial how to create your own Pop

Tab Bracelet

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