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Beads & Books · 1d ago

Egyptian Earrings Makeover With Before and After Photos

Whenever a piece of jewelry does not sell after a few months, I take a look at it to see if anything needs to be changed in the photos, descriptions, keywords, price, or with the item itself. In some cases, I decide the item needs a complete makeover. Before These Egyptian earrings were one of

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Beads & Books · 5d ago

Rustic Mini Books in Kentucky and Ohio

Someone on Facebook asked recently about artists and designers doing production work. That is, making the same item over and over. Should you do it?Ironically, I missed the start of that original online discussion because I was a little busy with a big project:Last weekend I sent 72 handmade rusti

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Beads & Books · 1W ago

Postcard Giveaway & 4 Ideas for Postcard Marketing

I love receiving postcards in the mail or picking them up at shows or events. True, these postcards are technically advertisements, but often they are so beautifully done with gorgeous photos of jewelry or eye-catching book covers that I end up posting them on my refrigerator. While I do save busi

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Beads & Books · 1W ago

Are You Waiting To Be Asked?

The Fantasy ...I watched the movie Julie & Julia this week. It's the story of a blogger (Julie) who made all the recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. One of my favorite scenes in the movie (besides all the wonderful ones with Meryl Streep) is the one near the end where Ju

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Beads & Books · 2W ago

Book Giveaway Winner & Your Favorite Polymer Clay Tools

Book Giveaway WinnerThanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Polymer Clay Beads book. Congratulations to the winner, Sharon of Sharon's Jewelry Garden, who was drawn at random. About the AuthorAmong all the comments from readers wanting to win the book, I had an email from the book's au

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Beads & Books · 2W ago

Friday Fun: Put a Bird On It

If you're a crafter who sells her work, you'll know why I was giggling to myself as I took this photo of one of my necklaces. If not, read the story below the photo . . . If something has a bird on it, it sells. It's one of those trends that's a Big Deal in the crafting community. I

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Beads & Books · 3W ago

Book Review & Giveaway: Polymer Clay Beads

If you're looking for a book on polymer clay that's a bit different from others that are available, you'll enjoy Polymer Clay Beads by Grant Diffendaffer. Here are the parts of the book that stood out for me:Favorite Polymer Clay Brands Surprisingly, there is no discussion on the merits of differe

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Beads & Books · 3W ago

Join the Tiny Tin Challenge

It's time for a new blog challenge! This challenge kit includes two steel tins of different sizes. You only need to decorate or alter one of them using any materials you like. There will be a maximum of 20 kits available. The Blog Hop date is May 31, 2012. Buy the kit. Challenge Ideas & Inspirat

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Beads & Books · 4W ago

Do Over Challenge Blog Hop

The Do Over Challenge is the brilliant idea of Jeannie Dukic of Jeannie's Blog. The idea is that she will send you one of her tired, old pieces of jewelry and you'll remake it into something else, using the majority of the beads.Every jewelry piece in the challenge is a surprise. I laughed when I p

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Beads & Books · 1M ago

A Hint About My Next Blog Challenge & More News from Bead World

My Next Blog ChallengeThis weekend I'm working on my next blog challenge—something fun and a bit different! Here's a hint on the theme: It's not a jewelry challenge (but it could be). It doesn't use beads (but it could). It does, however, involve something that every beader I know thinks about a

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