DIY Neon Bangle with Izink – 12 Days of Giving – Day 1

Welcome to the 12 Days of Giving!! Over the last few years I have done “12 Days” posts with crafts and tutorials during the month of December but this year I wanted to do something a little bit different. This year I have had the pleasure of working with some really amazing companies, authors, and designers
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Friendship Bracelets … for Grownups

Product used in this post was provided by a sponsor, Sullivans USA. All opinions and projects are 100% my own. Do you love the look of friendship bracelets? They bring back lots of great childhood memories but having tied-on bracelets with strings hanging everywhere is not a look I think I can pull off well.
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ROCK this DIY Leather and Chain Cuff Bracelet!

   Leather and chain – you just can’t go wrong! When I first saw the Fashion Cuff die in Marisa Pawelko’s Modern Surrealist Collection, I wanted to do something “adult” with it. No, not “whips and chains adult”! More like something the mom can wear around town with jeans and a T-shirt. Like this rocking
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Bolt + Handcuff Toggle Bracelet DIY

Industrial is in! This bracelet takes an industrial feeling toggle, a nut and bolt, and turns it into a cheeky handcuff style clasp that is a nice surprise. Here is the complete supply list to create this project: #3202302 Cord Basics 0.8 mm Stretch Cord #34731051 Glass Beads #34712131 Crimp Tube #34719183 Metal Toggle Clasp
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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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Iced Enamels

  Designer Craft Connection [ Hop back ] [ Hop forward ] After this KARAZY heat wave it feels good to talk about something “icy”!!! Today’s Designer Crafts Blog Connection is all about “Celebrations”. One of the things that has been repeated over and over at events I have attended the last month has been
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