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What is that Finding?
It's time for another instalment in the What is that Finding? series.At first glance, this little finding, with its round cup at one end and tag with a hole at the other, looks rather similar to a...
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Baroque Pearl Earring Remake
I always find doing jewellery repairs an interesting challenge - you can learn so much about jewellery construction by studying the way the piece has been put together. Many of the costume jewellery...
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Take a Virtual Tour Through Mill Lane Studio
Are you like me, always looking for new or better ways to store your craft supplies? Isn't it interesting to peek into the studios of other creatives to see how they organise their supplies? It's fun...
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Mould Making Do's and Don'ts
Putting your craft skills to work is a great way to add one-of-a-kind personal touches to any special occasion. In our household, we're busy preparing for a wedding and being a crafty pair, my daughter...
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Art Deco Inspired Wedding Jewellery Featuring Long Bugle Beads
If you follow me on Facebook, you will have had a little sneek peek of the jewellery components I'm using for my daughter's upcoming wedding.I'll be sharing these pieces with you after the wedding but...
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New Studio Lighting - Daylight LEDs
Good lighting is essential when you do a lot of close up work. When I moved in to my studio 5 years ago, I had a suspended double fluoro installed above my work table to make sure that the work space...
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"With Love" - Bonbonniere Tags
A few weeks back I shared how to create a silicone mould for casting tags that will be attached to the bonbonnieres for my daughter's wedding. With the mould made, it's now time to cast the 100 tags...
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Wedding Bonbonnieres - Lavender Sachets
Personalising your wedding with handmade touches is a fabulous way to make your special day a day to remember. For my daughter Michaela's recent wedding, there were many handmade details - each one of...
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Geometric Wedding Reception Place Card Holders
Today we continue the "Wedding Collection" - a series of posts about the handmade details that made my daughter's wedding a very personalised affair. In this post we look at place cards for the...
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Straightening and Organising Head Pins and Eye Pins
There's nothing more annoying than running out of head pins or eye pins in the middle of a project. Sometimes I buy them in bulk to avoid that happening and whilst it can save a bundle of money, it...
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Wedding Reception Table Numbers with Pizazz
Today, we continue our creative bride's journey as she creates the handmade details that made her wedding a memorable affair.Table numbers are essential to help guests locate their seat at the...
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A Giveaway, a Free Project and a Book Trailer - Fabulous Jewelry from Findings
When my second book, Fabulous Jewelry from Findings was released, Amazon didn't offer the "Look Inside" feature for the book so I've created a short book trailer that takes a peek at some of the...
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The Wedding Collection - DIY Table Seating Plan
Today we continue the Wedding Collection - a collection of crafts put together by the Creative Bride in our household.For the table seating plan, the wedding stylist had offered us the use of a very...
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Shadows Earrings Kit Giveaway - And the Winner is........
Happy Monday readers!I hope you've all downloaded the complimentary project from my latest book, Fabulous Jewelry from Findings. It's made entirely from the cute little daisy-shaped jewellery findings....
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The Wishing Well - The Wedding Collection
The jewellery is made, the table settings are complete, the bonbonnieres are done. It's the eve of the wedding and all that's left to do is finish the wishing well. But the Creative Bride has run out...
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Bridesmaid Jewellery - Baroque Style Bracelet - Part 1
Today, the Wedding Collection takes a look at the jewellery worn by the bridal party."Romantic and elegant" was the brief the Creative Bride gave me. She has chosen the mismatched look for her bridal...
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Bridesmaid Jewellery - Baroque Style - Part 2
Now that you've made your beautiful epoxy resin and crystal focal, it's time to turn it into an elegant baroque-style bridesmaid bracelet. If you missed how to make the focal, visit Part 1 for a list...
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Bridesmaid's Jewellery - Baroque-Style Earrings
In the last two posts, I shared the bracelets the Creative Bride gave to her bridesmaids. To complete their outfits, she also gave them matching baroque-style earrings.These romantic earrings have a...
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Wedding Jewellery for the Elegant Bride
The Wedding Collection continues today with jewellery for the bride.Once again, the Creative Bride's brief was, well..... brief! Keeping in mind the jewellery the Bridesmaids would be wearing, she...
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Which shall I Wear? Siam....or Golden Shadow?
Decisions, decisions! Which earrings shall I wear?One of the benefits of custom design jewellery is getting exactly what you want to suit your look and your personal style.When it came time for the...
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