After posting my last Crafty Links article on Ring Tutorials, I thought I would do a quick post on a couple of beaded rings I made last year. This first one was a blue Swarovski Pillow Top Ring and I followed the pattern by Off The Beaded Path. It had a silver fire polished round […]
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10 Easy Bracelet Making Tutorials
When I first started making jewellery, I found video tutorials really helpful as opposed to books with diagrams and patterns in that I didn’t completely understand! After a while, I scoured Youtube in search of clear tutorial videos that were inspiring as well as instructional. Introducing this new feature! Crafty Links aims to be a […]
5 Fantastic Felt Bird Projects
Lately I’ve been looking for inspiration on the internet for how to make felt birds in the hope of creating a mobile for my daughter’s bedroom. There are some really beautiful projects out there! Here are some of my favourite felt bird projects, most with free tutorials, from some very creative crafters who have allowed […]
Points To Consider When Getting Started In Bead Weaving
Bead weaving is the art of stringing together tiny seed beads to form pieces of jewellery or decorative works of art. There are two methods to bead weaving – either using a loom (a special tool for weaving beads together) – or using off loom techniques which means threading beads together with special beading needles […]
Felting For Baby By Saori Yamazaki: Book Review
If there is one gorgeous baby project feltmaking book, in my opinion this one has got be up right up there in first place. ‘Felting for Baby’ by Saori Yamazaki contains 25 projects for babies and toddlers. The photos inside this book are just stunning and you’re going to want to make every single one […]
How To Make A Charm Bracelet
It’s been snowing so much recently even though it’s meant to be Spring, so I felt like making something bright and white! This is a free tutorial for how to make a charm bracelet. I’ve made beaded charms here, but you can use whatever jewellery components you like: kitsch; steampunk, gemstones; precious metals; whatever you […]
Beading Book Review: Metallic Seed Bead Splendor by Nancy Zellers
It’s here at last! Yippee! I absolutely couldn’t wait to get hold of this beading book – Metallic Seed Bead Splendor – by Nancy Zellers as I will be using it to guide me through the Bead Along project with Off the Beaded Path! This is the first time that I’ve been involved in a Bead Along […]
How To Make Felt: Complete Feltmaking Book Review
Whenever I have a clear out at home, I find there are some of my possessions that safely remain from year to year, which I never get tired of. These possessions are mainly my crafts stash and craft books. Because, no matter what’s going on in my life, I always come back to crafts! Today […]
