Carey Burns

I was looking through my findings, wondering what to make next when I saw a neglected zipper bag of sterling silver crimp tubes. These tubes looked fine on the outside, but when I'd try to crimp them shut, they would break along the fold in the metal. They've been in a sort of limbo where I didn't want to throw them away, but I could use them. Today, I found a use for them: as beads for a pendant! I've added links to where I've purchased items. My source for the small Swarovskis in Dark Red Coral seems to have dried up. Supplies: 3 sterling silver headpins (2 inches long) 1 sterling silver split jump ring (8 mm) 1 sterling silver filigree scalloped component 9 sterling silver crimp tubes (2 mm) 3 round Swarovski crystals in Dark Red Coral (4 mm) Tools: Jeweler's pliers (one or two pairs, depending on your preference) Flush cutters Instructions: 1.  Slide a Swarovski onto a headpin and follow it with three crimp tubes. Repeat for t...

Nothing like being jolted awake by your hubby yelling that it is 6 a.m. when you should have been out of bed by 5:45 a.m. Our power went out on Saturday and the alarm clock needed to be reset. Seems I set it ten minutes slow. Ah well. I'm awake and mostly alert now. It should come as no surprise that I didn't have today's blog post even started yet so I really had to hustle and go through all of my supplies to come up with a sweet necklace for Maker's Monday. I bought this lovely pendant from the Vintaj booth at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee.I've said it before, but if you're into jewelry, you should really attend this show! Can we just say how lovely this pendant is??? Supplies: 1 Vintaj brass Waterlily Maiden pendant 2 Vintaj Treasured Filigree Connectors (these may be retired) 6 small brass jump rings 1 large brass jump ring 26.5 inches of brass chain 1 lobster clasp I don't know the jump rings sizes - they are "leftovers...

Halloween Heart Pendant! This pendant gives me story ideas... Last night I decided to make a pendant so I made sure all of my supplies and tools were ready to go. Could it be that this challenge is improving my organizational skills? Doubtful. My house looks like a craft store blew up in it. Supplies: Scrapbook paper Halloween rub-on transfers (I got mine at Target in the seasonal scrapbooking area) Glossy Accents™ Heart pendant   (I used a Susan Lenart Kazmer bezel from Spellbinders) Split jump ring Ball chain Tools: Artisan X-plorer crafting system by Spellbinders Heart die to match the bezel Base plate Cutting plate Scissors I needed these! Jewelry pliers The How: I was just barely awake when I started this project. I grabbed my scrapbook paper and moved my heart die around until I liked the placement. I cut out a rectangle larger than the die and made a “sandwich” with my base plate, the face-up paper, the face-down di...