Janet of All Trades

Let the games begin! I love the the Olympics for the competition, the drama, the stories and hearing the National anthem of little known countries. I felt inspired to make something to show my enthusiasm as the games are about to begin. So I started with a few pieces of felt, some silver rings and two bracelet ends Next I cut the felt it to 1/4 inch width strips in the colors of the rings. The ring colors represent the five continents that participate in the games. Then I took the five rings and looped them together in a chain. Next I looped the felt pieces thru the end of chain on both ends. And then trimmed so that it was about 2 1/2 Inches long. I then placed the end pieces it to the bracelet end and crimped it closed. This was the toughest part as you have to make sure all your ends are secure when you crimp. I repeated the process on the other side and my bracelet was almost complete. Lastly I attached a chain and a lobster claw so it would be easy to ...

I recently got around to sorting my beads and buttons by color and now I can see exactly how many of each color I have. And after seeing all of these beads I thought I should be using more of them so I decided to make a Shamballa Bracelet after seeing one on a work colleague and thought they looked a little like boondoggle. First I found a great Tutorial on Videojug . Second I used some left over statin trim for my bracelet. Then some Beads that I found at Michaels in the clearance section. Then I started the Tutorial. I will advise that they don't give exact measurements on the beginning and end of the bracelet. I can tell you that your knots at the beginning and end should measure about 2cm long and in between your beads it should be about 15mm. I am measuring in metric since it is much easier and more precise. The last step of the closure knots measure about 35mm and once you watch the video you will understand and can measure as you go along. Once it wa...

It's March and today it feels like January, although I shouldn't complain since there in the North East we have had a very mild Winter with very little snow. But today it is cold and snowy and I am thinking about spring. This year Spring fashion is all about Bright and Stripes. So I thought why not make few bright and striped jewelry pieces. I started by finding some bright Ribbon in my Stash. Next I cut a piece about 10 Inches long and hold over about 1 1/2 inches on each end to make a pocket Then my ribbon was now 7 inches long. The sewed it shut just on one side on each end. Next I used 2 pieces of bronze colored chain that measured 7 1/2" each. Next I cut two pieces 1 inch long and threaded them thru the pockets and linked them up to both chains. Lastly I added a lobster claw to the back and a vintage button to the front and I was done. I have my spring bracelet and it perfect for St Patrick's Day. So easy that I made two more. Simp...