Summertime style!

New colors, new decor, new styles, new everything!  Summer is almost here...are you ready?  Visit my Summertime board at Pinterest for lots of ideas and inspiration!

More easy-peasy quick and breezy jewelry projects!I

All six of these projects capitalize on the "tiny" craze:

Make teeny tiny earrings with resin

Little earrings in an afternoon

Triangle earrings with glitter

Make a Boho necklace with a tiny little bottle

Silk cocoon earrings

Abstract shape earrings

heART beats from other blogs!

Morning Dew necklace video tutorial

Learn how to display and sell your handmade jewelry

Vegas Lights necklace video tutorial (shown above)

Resin cactus earrings tutorial

Cement knotted rope

Butterfly kumihimo bracelet video tutorial (shown below)

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Tiny pendants for Spring and Summer

This pendant is smaller than a quarter!

I'm still seeing a lot of teeny tiny little charms and pendants on strings and chains for the Summer.  The really good news is that even with bead embroidery, it doesn't take very long to make one!  Give the one shown above a try, or pick a small focal that you love and seed bead colors that suit!  The tutorial is at the link.

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heART beats from other blogs!

Nightlife earrings video tutorial (shown above)

Untaken Road earrings in green and gold video tutorial

Stargazer necklace video tutorial

An easy memory wire bracelet with Czech fire polished beads video tutorial

Make yourself some LED earrings!

How to make an adjustable wire and bead ring with a simple ring jig video tutorial

How to make statement pendants



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Re-making a bead embroidered pendant

Several years ago in the Spring, I made a bead embroidered pendant with ribbons as the background.  Once Spring was over, I started thinking that the Easter egg shape wasn't as versatile as I wanted for long term wearing.  I put a lot of thought, work, and time into the original design, so I was kind of hesitant to change it and possible "ruin" it.

Before

But, as it turns out, change can be a very good thing!

After

I cut the binding off (edging brick stitch and stack stitches) first, and then I snipped away at it until I liked the shape.  I realize that this can be a risky method, but this time it worked out very well for me.  I wear it much more now.

Instructions for edging brick stitch and stack stitch can be found in the first free chapter of my e-book, Every Bead Has a Story.

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heART beats from other blogs!

Wisteria Centerline cuff bracelet with video tutorial - just one example from the beautiful new Centerline collection (shown above).  All the new Centerline products link

Night Blooming pendant video tutorial

Feather DayDream necklace tutorial

Jewelry making kits - the perfect way to start your journey in beading and learning design principles if you've never done it before!

Earth Day in Paris video tutorial (shown below)

Afghani pendant cork necklace tutorial

Beading projects and tutorials for Mother's Day - it's not too late!

This post contains affiliate links: Beadaholique and Jesse James Beads