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Scrap Jewelry

Margaret Hagan — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:45:12 +0000

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, and the idea of scrap jewelry.

Some more tutorials:

Yarn Remnants Necklace from CraftStylish,

Fabric Ball Necklace from Cut out + Keep,

Fabric Bouquet Bib Necklace from See Cate Create,

Lace + Bead Necklace from Clever Nesting,

Scrap Sandwich Necklace at Craftster,

Fabric Scrap Braided Necklace

Polymer Clay Tutorial

Margaret Hagan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:09:45 +0000

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 be found here at her site, Shimshoni Gallery.

I’d like to make some faces, some monsters, some dancing figures, and some elephants…

LP Vinyl Earring Stand

Margaret Hagan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:40:43 +0000

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 deployment — earring standards. They’re up for sale on Etsy!

This one is the Original Rocky Soundtrack. Also made are Neil Young, Elvis Costello, and Big Country. It was slightly sad to kill these albums. But there they are!

To Do: Ribbon and Washers Necklace

Margaret Hagan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:32:38 +0000

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 up and wear.

For now, this will have to suffice. Urban Outfitters is selling kits to make them, but I found a great tutorial from The Small Object that provides specifics on the how-to.

To Do: Vinyl Record Bracelets

Margaret Hagan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:32:00 +0000

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. Though even just typing that makes me scared for my personal safety lest someone see me defiling a Gordon Lightfoot album, parading around with its mangled carcass on my arm, or laughing to myself about its inglorious oven end. Maybe I’ll go for the Art Garfunkel albums instead, his fans are probably less prone to destruction.

A tutorial over at Craftster has instructions to bake some bracelets, it will happen!