STEPHIE'S BEADS AND BAUBLES

Valentine heart beaded pin

I decided to get out my seed beads and sequins and make a little Valentine pin. I made some years ago and just loved them so I wanted to make a new one and put it in my Etsy shop. I have so many more sequins than I did 2o years ago and knew I…

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 19, 2014

Things I love

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Wire hearts

I made this metal heart a couple of years ago and got it out to list on Etsy and thought it would be fun to show you how I made it. Now, I do not have pictures of its actual construction, but just the material I used and it may surprise you !! I love…

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January 16, 2014

Bead lessons or tutorials

‘, copper wire, hammering wire, hardening wire, wire, wire heart, wire jewelry, wire pendants, wire work, working with wire
Valentine inspiration wine charms

I love Valentines day and I am excited to have some new wine charms that are inspired by the colors of the holiday !! I love pinks and reds but do not wear them as much as I should, but I love working with them a lot !! Here are some of my new sets,…

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January 15, 2014

My online bead store

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Pantone , color of the year !!!

I just learned something new this year. There is a color picked out every year by Pantone as the color of the year. This year, Pantone picked Radiant Orchid as the color of the year. They have been picking our colors for a while now, and I never even knew they existed !! I thought…

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January 11, 2014

Bead lessons or tutorials, Studio stuff

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Mardi Gras Earrings!

Thanks to Linda for showcasing my new Mardi Gras jewelry !! Be sure and check out her site , she has a lot of wonderful Creative people selling there, including herself , and here is her post about my earrings !!! Stephie via Mardi Gras Earrings!.

stephiesbeadsandbaubles

January 11, 2014

selling online

Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras earrings, Mardi Gras jewelry
My sequin addiction continues ….. vintage sequins !!!

I love sequins, I have been pretty clear about that !!!! For a long time I have wanted to collect some vintage ones, but other than a few fun packages of vintage sequins, I have not collected any true vintage sequins. They are not expensive per se, but I want these more for me to…

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January 9, 2014

Uncategorized

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How I create a special order bracelet !!!

I made a special order bracelet for a dear friend, she has bought two premade ones from me before and then we designed this one together so I figured I would share the process and the finished product !! I start with getting the right color beads together and then I start making up enough…

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January 3, 2014

Bead lessons or tutorials

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Happy New Year !!!!

Happy New Year, I hope it is a wonderful new year for everyone !!! We have always had a big bowl of streamers we throw at midnight and this is a picture of our stash a few years ago !! We have had those same decorations for so many years now, I cannot even remember…

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December 31, 2013

Daily stuff !!

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New wine charms !!

I had a blast yesterday making up a dozen new wine charms !! I think I outdid myself and came up with some really fun and interesting sets !! Here are some pictures of the new sets !!! I love this money set and will use this picture on my personal finance blog, they are…

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December 30, 2013

My online bead store

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Merry Christmas !!!

I cannot believe we are here today at Christmas day !! The holiday season flew by !! I tried hard to hold on to it as long as possible, listening to Christmas music, we watched Christmas movies since before Thanksgiving when they started playing on tv, we have at least ten still on our dvr…

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December 25, 2013

Daily stuff !!

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