Scrap Jewelry

At the knitting festival in Pittsburgh a few months ago, they had free tutorials teaching us how to make long scrap necklaces from all the extra bits of yarn they had.  I made a few, I really love the colors,

Polymer Clay Tutorial

Alice sent along this series of 12 instructional videos on how to make Polymer Clay Designs.  It’s by Elena Samsonova, spoken in Russian, which if you’re not into, doesn’t matter — the hands explain it all.  All 12 videos can

LP Vinyl Earring Stand

There are three cupboards worth of vinyl LPs (and curiously only one 45 rpm, The Beatles, side a Let It Be, side B, You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)). I am going to mobilize them somehow. The first

To Do: Ribbon and Washers Necklace

I love household goods going incognito as jewelry, especially when they’re as discrete and cheap as this ribbon-and-washers necklace from the designer Annie Albers.  I am going to scout around the house later today for more objects I can string

To Do: Vinyl Record Bracelets

Since all of the 12 record players in my vicinity are officially deceased, maybe it is time to melt and wear all the LPs.  Or just take a few Gordon Lightfoots out of circulation, I’m sure no one will notice.