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To your left you will see my “Water” bracelet. It’s supposed to represent one oxygen (white) and two hydrogen. (Remember: I’m a chemistry geek!) I’ve put loops on both ends and connected them with jump rings to the next charm, although in this case I’ve used two jump rings as my wrists are quite large....
Now you know how to make a loop on a head pin. So why not learn to make a loop on the other end? You can cut off the pin part of the head and make a loop so you have two loops per post or you can buy some eye pins and have a...
If you’ve never done it before, jewellery making can seem really intimidating. First, you have to go into the shop and choose some beads…and those stores are filled with beads! How can you choose??? Then you have to get some findings, and there are tons of those. Then do you want to make a bracelet,...
There are tons of tutorials on how to make a loop, but I thought I’d throw mine into this post. And yes, my loop is a bit messy…just like me!...
Work has been crazy busy this week, and I’m trying to get ready for the jewellery making class next week, so I know I’m falling behind in posting (the mineral make-up post, for instance), but I’m feeling very random today, so here’s a bunch of stuff, accompanied by a picture of Raymond petting a chicken....