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This is one of my patterns! It is available on Ravelry here! I often complain that I don't have very many good fish patterns. I always...

These are available on my Etsy here! To address the primary concern first. Yes, these are not cubes. I call them cube earrings because...

Weirdly enough, out of all of the things I have ever made, I have never made a teddy bear. I don't know how this oversight happened, but...

These are available on Etsy here! When I posted about my Turquoise Tie Earrings I mentioned that this is one of my favorite styles of...

These are available on my Etsy here. Blue Onyx is a variety of onyx that does occur naturally, but most of the samples available have...

This was the very first style of beaded earring that I learned how to make. In fact it was a picture of this style of earring that made...

When I started this project I just wanted to make a little two link earring set. But then I made six links and decided I wanted to use...

Have you ever wondered why ripe blackberries are so sweet? Thank Ingrid. She flits around every morning stealing all the tartness from...

I have bought a few pieces of turquoise at the two gem shows that I have been to. Personally, I am not a huge fan of turquoise. Not...

I made one of these tiny frog keychains about a year and a half ago, and my mom stole it immediately. She loves all things frog so I did...

For the Ancient Egyptians they associated the stone with the early morning dawn and the waters of Nun. It was also considered to be the hair of the gods, which is why you will see it in the inlays of pharaohs ornate sarcophagi. Lapis Lazuli doesn't occur naturally in Egypt which means they thought it was so beautiful/important/valuable that they were willing to import every single piece of it that they used.

It's a green stone with red spots and veins. The red comes from impurities in iron oxide, and green comes from chlorite. But its more fun what the stories say which is that the green is the skin of fallen dragons and the red is their blood.

Ok. So snails aren't usually cute. I love when I see one in the wild but besides being small there isn't really anything about them that...

When I posted the White Horse Magnesite necklaces , I told you all to keep an eye out for the matching pair of earrings! Here they are!!...

So I don't actually know how these do on the sale rack because they never make it there! I have made two so far and each time a friend or...