Craft Cove Blog

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Yummy things added to Craft Cove

I've added some yummy things to Craft Cove. There's lots of fruit, and desserts, cakes and mushrooms.

Orange cake beaded
beaded watermelon



This is just a small sample of them.


mont blanc
beaded donut
3d strawberry

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Coral Fringe Necklace

coral fringe necklace

I just finished a fringe necklace made with the coralling technique. Usually I would string the length of beads for each fringe, then work back upwards for each branch, but this time I did it the opposite way. I worked each branch as I went down the fringe. I think it gave it a more interesting jagged look, as opposed to a smoother look to the fringe.

fringe necklace

I used black seed beads for the majority of it, with gold seed beads at the ends of each branch. Glass chips in a amberish color were scattered throughout. I added 2 beaded clasps that can be exchanged for more or less length, with a single loop on the other end.

I also made some matching earrings, you can see the jagged fringe more in this image of the earrings.
coral fringe earrings

If you're a beader and you've done coralled fringes, which way do you prefer to bead it?

Which way do you think looks better? (I don't have an image of the other method at the moment)

These are available to buy from my website.

Bracelet and Necklace Sizing

I thought this information would be useful to many

Bracelet and Necklace Sizing

Bracelet Sizes - Adult
Very Small = 6 - 6.5” 15-17cm
Small = 7” 18cm
Medium = 7.5” 19cm
Large = 8” 21cm
Extra Large = 8.5” 22cm

Necklace Sizes
• Collar (12-13 inches) 30-35cm
Collar necklaces lie snugly around the middle of the neck. Great for evening wear. Perfect for off the shoulder and v-neck necklines

• Choker (14-16 inches) 36-40cm
A 14-16 inch choker falls perfectly around the base of the neck. Perfect for any time of day and occasion. Great for a child's necklace

• Princess (17-19 inches) 43-48cm
The princess necklace is best suited for crew and high necklines, falling just below the throat. Perfect length for both daytime and evening wear. Compliments a crew neck and higher necklines or wear as a contrast to low necklines.

• Matinee (20-24 inches) 51-61cm
Longer than the princess necklace, and slightly shorter than an opera length, a 20-24 inch matinee necklace is for casual or business dress. Compliments a higher neckline

• Opera (28-34 inches) 71-86cm
Ranging from 28-34 inches, the opera necklace is the longest of all lengths. Wear it as a single or double strand. Ideal for classic or casual attire. Works with both high or crew necklines

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Free Tutorials

If you've used my free tutorials, I'd love to know. Please add comments at the end of the tutorial you followed, or at the end of this post.

I need to know if they are of value to people.
Let me know how well they worked out. Was it easy to follow? Any other comments?

Also, do you want more of them?

If you can spread the word, that would be great too.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Free PR Event

I'm about to participate in a PR Event that sounds great!

There will be 150 people there, there are raffles and swag bags with business cards, coupons etc.

If anyone else is interested in participating see the info here. Shelby Barone is hosting it and it and is being promoted by some big companies!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Christmas Promotion Over $300 in prizes

I've just joined a group called Connect2mums and they're having a christmas promotion.





All you have to do is shop at any of the stores with the Connect2Christmas pink banner (before 18 December), list your purchases at the Connect2Mums Christmas Promotion group and you go into the prize draw to win over $300 in prizes! Every item purchased has an entry in the draw.

I have one of these banners on my site Flower Cove. Have a look.


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