Sweet ruffle lamp shade tutorial

Those Crafty Texas Girls come up with the cutest things!  I'm thinking of a more neutral color scheme for my bedroom and these sweet ruffled lampshades are just the thing!  With such a great and simple tutorial on their blog I'm going to have to try this!  I'm hoping to get to this on my day off wednesday since it's supposed to rain :(  I'll post some pics when I get done.

Cute Halloween Craft!

My KNET team member on Etsy Embellished Bayou just posted a tutorial on the adorable ghost lanterns on her blog and I HAD TO SHARE!  They are so cute!  And very affordable to make for a halloween project!  Here's the link

Free Wire Wrap Ring Tutorial

I love Youtube!  There are so many great FREE tutorials!  Here's a great wire wrap ring tutorial I came across.  Enjoy!

Adorable Plushie Puppy Tutorial!

Who doesn't love plushies?  These super adorable little critters are all over crafting sites right now and it's easy to see why! 

I found this easy tutorial and pattern on the Woman's Day Magazine web site. 

I may attempt to make one if I get some free time.  If you try it please share your pics!

Free tutorial! How to make spoon pendant jewelry.

Here's a simple necklace I made that I wear all the time.  You don't have to be a master jewelry crafter to make one of these just handy with a dremel tool. 

My Aunt Mary is queen of the auction circuit and since her and my Uncle Ronnie are both retired they love to take their little RV around to all the best auctions from Texas to Wisconsin!  Since my Aunt knows I love to make jewelry from vintage pieces she's always on the look out for special items for me. 

When she told me she had a spoon for me that she got in a lot she bid on that was broken I was mildly interested.  I figured it was just a regular spoon and I could surely find something to make out of it. 

Little did I know how beautiful the spoon was going to be!  I've never seen a spoon with this gorgeous design before. (although I'd love to find more if you know of any place to get them!)  ;)

I set to work immediately sanding down the sharp edges with my dremel sanding bit, running my finger over the sharp edges until I had them super smooth.  Dremel's are great tools and if you don't already have one you should definitely think about investing in one! 

I changed the sanding bit out for a small drill bit and carefully drilled a small hole in the top of the spoon.  Just below where the handle would have been.  Always drill on top of a board or piece of wood so you don't break your drill bit or drill a hole through something you didn't mean to!  If there are any sharp edges around the hole you drilled then just put your sanding bit back on and sand them down the same as you did before.

I then cleaned the whole piece and used some polish and a soft cloth to make it all shiny and pretty.

Depending on how small the hole is you drilled you can either just thread it on your necklace or attach a jump ring for threading.

That's it!  Now that wasn't so hard was it? ;)

If you'd rather just buy your spoon pendants already made here are a few available in my shop.

Free jewelry design tutorials

One of my favorite things to do in my free time is scour the internet for new design techniques and it's a bonus if I run across a free tutorial!

For those of you just starting in jewelry design or more experienced designers looking for some new tricks Beading Daily Magazine has a ton of free jewelry making tutorials on their website. 

Check them out here.

Here's a few examples of what you can make!

Psst!.......Don't forget you get free shipping on any item in my shop if you use the code "Happy Holidays"!