23 October 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Beautiful Enameled Copper by Ckoop

Beautiful Enameled Copper by Ckoop

I met Sara Lukkonen at the Pasadena Bead and Design show and I felt lucky that her booth is just a few feet from ours.
Sara has been enameling for 30 years and has an amazing story:
“It all started over 30 years ago when I saw how to make enameled beads in a craft magazine.  I [...]

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23 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Paper Bead Neck Wire Necklace

Paper Bead Neck Wire Necklace

You can use different size of smaller paper beads it does not have to be the olive shaped as long as they are small.  You can also substitute the swarovski crystals for other crystals or beads. 
When you cut the memory wire from the coil, it is hard and stiff and would seem to be too [...]

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