by Laura K Curtis | Nov 29, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways, Stuff!
We’re almost at the end of the entire month of giveaways and I have to tell you, I am exhausted! (Of course, that could just as easily by a tryptophan-induced coma.) I hope your Thanksgiving (if you’re American and celebrate it) was fabulous. If you...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 28, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways, Stuff!
Sometimes, when the family’s gathered, you just have to GET OUT OF TOWN. Yesterday, I gave you the red planet. Today I bring you an entire alien universe. Yes, that’s what I call these beads. In this necklace, they’re combined with round quartz beads...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 27, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways, Stuff!
This is a long necklace – the pendant would sit nicely in the vee of a fancy holiday dress! I call the beads in this one my “red planet” beads because the base glass is red. When you add silver to red (due to the way glass works), you get that...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 25, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways
Yesterday’s bracelet design was abstract. Today’s is more garden-themed. I made these green glass beads with purple flowers on them early in my beadmaking career. They’re very simple, but I still love them. They’re combined here with sterling...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 24, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways
Today I am giving away another handmade bracelet. I actually made the glass beads in this piece and the reason the bracelet is so small (again, 6.25″ wrist) is that I only made three! They are copper dichroic glass, and I’ve combined them here with...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 20, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways
Back in the day when I used to make beads, I went to a lot of trade shows. And at many of them, I would big bead my beads for other people’s beads, or just outright buy beads. I was completely addicted to Swarovski crystals, especially the vintage ones. A friend...
