Initial Glass Pendant DIY

You know when you see an idea and you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it first? Well, this in one of those times. I love to make jewelry. I give it away, I sell it, I wear it. This is such a fantastic idea for so many gift giving opportunities. I am thinking even crafting with kids this would be fun and quick the only thing I would worry about is the etching cream usage. For the entire tutorial you can see it over at Midwestern Girl DIY [link]

Looking for supplies? You can find them here:

Etching Cream Glass Rectangle Tiles

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Beautiful Cracked Marbles

These marbles were baked causing them to crack. Bake the marbles on a cookie sheet at 325 - 350 for 20 minutes. As soon as you take them out of the oven, put them in a metal bowl of cold water and ice. Plain marbles can be found in the floral department of the crafting stores. Any translucent colored glass marble will work. instructions found on Craftster.

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Free Lampworking e-Book

You're about to be captivated by an addictive jewelry-making technique! If you have some glass bead-making experience (or someone who can teach you the basics), download the free lampwork glass eBook to learn how to make three unique kinds of lampwork glass beads. Soon you'll be hooked on the ancient art of making glass beads. And there's more: The free glass bead-making eBook comes with a bonus lampwork tools and supplies checklist, so you can know what every lampworking studio needs to make glass beads.

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Glass Etching Craft

Glass etching is a simple craft as long as you follow a few cautionary rules while using the etching cream. The results make for beautiful personalized gifts that are very professional looking. Children can do this craft as well with some adult supervision as well as the adult finishing the project with the etching cream since it is hazardous. [more]

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Fiber Necklace with Glass Dangle

finished Fiber Heart Necklace

detail of fibers and wire

This recent creatiion was very simple to make. Using fiber pieces for the chain and a glass dangle, a few knots and a few wire wraps and it's finished. Some of the items used to make this necklace can be found at Art Beads the links are provided below.

50 x 30mm Northern Lights Swirl Heart Pendant   JC-HTNLIT  

  Black Cotton Yarn with 3mm Mystic Black Pearls   59100C-BLKMBK3   

 Hand-Dyed Silk Smoke and Fire w/ Metallic Pink Edges  RBSILK-RDG-PNK 


Disclosure: some of the materials for this necklace were kindly provided free-of-charge by Artbeads.com blogging program. The author of this blog has not received any payment from above-mentioned company. This post represents only personal opinion of the blog author.  

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Teacher's Reward Magnets

These magnets were created from glass rocks, teacher's reward stickers, magnets and Uhu glue. These were a part of a larger project that will be featured here soon.


The Uhu glue, glass beads and magnets were provided free of charge from Saunders.

Uhu glue can be found at http://www.gluewithuhu.com/

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