Skull Fast DIY Necklace with Swarovski® Crystals

Charms with Swarovski® crystals from Cousin DIY, now in Michaels Stores, are perfect for making beautiful accessories for back to school, even if you don’t know how to make jewelry. Today I am sharing how to make this fast DIY necklace with a tassel using these new charms with Swarovski® crystals that Cousin DIY sent to
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Holly Jolly Happy Cowly – Christmas Crochet Cowl Jewelry

It’s fall and that means time to bring out the sweaters, the crochet, and the cowls! Last year my friend Kelsey made this gorgeous candy striped peppermint cowl for me. Actually, she made it to sell in my craft fair booth and I loved it so much that Xaver bought it for me for Christmas.
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The Art of Kumihimo

  The Prima Bead Blogger Team was challenged to practice the art of Kumihimo, a style of Japanese braiding, this month. I was immediately excited as I had recently seen a beader come into a local Hobby Lobby store with her Kumihimo disk, mid-project, in hand as she looked for more beads to match the
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Prima Bead Bloggers!

Wooohooo! I am honored and excited to announce that I was chosen to be on the Prima Blogger Team!!! We’ll be blogging about Prima beads, accessories, and more for Cousin Corporation, like these bracelets I made earlier this year: Please welcome and congratulate my fellow bloggers on this awesome accomplishment – we were chosen from
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