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Sweet Birdhouse Pendants by HA Designs Posted: 07 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT I've featured little house pendant jewelry before. But a birdhouse?  No. So this is a first!  Heather Alexander is the artisan behind these delightful art birdhouse pendants on HA! Designs on Etsy. The mixed media creations really do highlight her artistic abilities as she takes what really are just wooden pieces and collages them into sweet designs.  She also recycles a great deal - the birdhouses above utilize not just vintage tape but genuine vintage stamps saved from an old letter! Heather's creative mind veers towards the fun and funky for sure as shown with her birdhouse condo/triplex  pendant! She also upcycles dice for her birdhouse pendants.  If you really aren't into basic woodworking but would like to make your own, you can buy her kits. Heather also makes wonderful watch crystal pendants and all kinds of altered upcycled jewelry. Before You Go : Library of Antique Miniature Books Necklace Wearable Planter and Terra Cotta House Jewelry Phillip Tournaire's Dream Houses on Rings ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips

Winner of Little Window's $50 Gift Certificate Giveaway Posted: 06 Aug 2012 03:16 PM PDT Resin jewelry is something many of you wanted to get into after seeing last week's giveaway by Little Windows. Some of you were already familiar with and love the brand and one had actually met Fran and her daughter at a Bead and Button show. Fran and I looked forward to all the comments.  One of my favorites was Joy's who wanted to use resin to embed dead bugs and other creepy crawlies her sons find outdoors.  Now those would be cool trophy pendants for small boys! So who won?  First I numbered all the eligible entries and got the random number generator over at random.org to pick the winning number.  It belonged to Barb who writes the Pagan Gypsy's blog. Congratulations! ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips

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