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Well, ladies, it looks like winter is finally releasing it’s grip, ever so slowly. It won’t be long before we’re shedding those jeans and opting for lighter wardrobe choices… You probably know I am all about the Summer Skirt, and (weather permitting) the Spring Skirt as well. My pasty white Winter legs are ready to […]
Read More: Show off those pasty white legs: a giveaway
So here we are at Week Five. We’ve learned how to make four different types of buttons, and we have a small pile of “scrap” clay leftover from the last two lessons. Today I’ll show you how to use techniques we’ve learned in class to turn those scraps into a nice little pile of bonus […]
Read More: Beginner Button Class – Using your leftover scrap clay
[Sorry I’m late with this lesson – the stomach bug got me. Let’s hope I’ve manage to be coherent with this through the last remnants of my fever!] I hope you enjoyed making the Assymetrical Stripe Buttons last week. Be sure to go back and check the comments and galleries on the previous lessons, because […]
Read More: Beginner Button Class – Polka Dot Focal Buttons
I know it’s Wednesday, but I was up to my eyeballs in these yesterday, and I’m still not done. I got 3/4 of them off to the post office first thing this morning, and the rest are tricky little suckers that I will deal with after I hang out here a bit. Ok, so for […]
Read More: Touch-up Tuesday-ish
So how was Lesson Two of the Beginner Button Class for you? There weren’t very many comments or additions to the gallery. Don’t be shy! If you have questions, please ask them. And if you make the buttons, please show them off! The galleries will remain open for at least a month after the lessons […]
Read More: Beginner Button Class – Asymmetrical Stripe Buttons
Welcome back to the Beginner Button Class! I hope you were able to complete Lesson One without too much trouble. Have you been taking advantage of the gallery at the end of the post? Add your own buttons. Visit your classmates who have added theirs, and add a comment of support on their blogs. For […]
Read More: Beginner Button Class – Striped Snail Shells
I just got these really fun magnetic picture frames from Photojojo last week. They are shaped like Polaroid pictures and feature a write-on/wipe-off surface – dry erase marker also included. Fun, right? My family loves scribbling their two-cents onto anything that will sit still long enough, so I knew they’d like these. I found a […]
Read More: Touch-up Tuesday: Fun with faux Polaroids
Welcome to the Beginner Button Class! For this first lesson, we will discuss how to prepare polymer clay for use, how to make a 1/2-inch solid-color button, and how to properly bake it. We’ll be making six buttons, two in each of three colors. Supplies + Tools 3 packages of Premo! Sculpey polymer clay in […]
Read More: Beginner Button Class – Making and Baking Your First Button
As I mentioned yesterday, we’re in the middle of an ice storm here. Schools are closed, and there’s a layer of the slippery stuff over everything in sight. We’ve had so many snow days in just a single month, that the kids will be in school until July at this rate. So, winter is not […]
Read More: Texture layers in Paint Shop Pro
(Told you I’d get more mileage out of these Christmas balls yet…) Ok, so I’ve been super busy this week, but I have a bit of a breather today, and as luck would have it, serendipity gave me something seasonally-appropriate to blog about: gift tags! See, I ordered this snazzy gift tag punch online last […]
Read More: Photo Gift Tags: DIY or Download
Bangle Bracelets
Price range: $20.00 through $42.00
Barrettes
$30.00
Dangly Earrings
$30.00
Inlay Rings
Price range: $24.00 through $32.00
Crochet Hooks
$24.00
Stick Pens
$16.00
Seam Rippers
$28.00
Stud Earrings
Price range: $16.00 through $20.00
Focal Buttons
Price range: $8.00 through $10.00
Shawl Pins
$30.00
