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These are the things I do to keep me busy (ha ha, not that I'm not busy enough). When I'm not in the kitchen, I'm in the sewing room or the garage. I'm the one in the family that uses the power tools (shhh, don't tell my husband). I love upholstery and painting and all sorts of things so in order to inspire you I'm sharing them here.

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Mastering the Art of Ombré Twisted Necklaces

How many strands of beads can I fit into a bead cone? That’s the question for this tutorial.

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Carol Karl

December 5, 2023

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Elevate Your Bracelet Making Skills: Unlock the Power of Cha Cha

Ohh, La, Cha, Cha, Cha! Let’s make a Cha Cha bracelet. I’ve made cha cha pieces before but I’ve never used them in a bracelet. This bracelet looks like a really complex piece of jewellery but please don’t be discouraged – it’s actually quite simple to make.

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Carol Karl

November 28, 2023

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The Brooch Trend - Sunflower Brooch Tutorial

Brooches are a huge trend this year and I absolutely love them. I’ve been wanting to make another brooch for some time and it’s good to finally do it. If you remember the last brooch I made, I had a bit of a disaster.

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Carol Karl

November 21, 2023

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An Elegant Twist on Teardrop Earrings

I’m not going to lie! When I first made these earrings they challenged me. They should have been simple, but I learned some tips and tricks along the way that I will share with you. That way, hopefully when you make these earrings you won’t fall into the same traps that I did.

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Carol Karl

November 14, 2023

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Make Your Bracelets Fit Like a Glove with this Simple Technique

In this post we are talking about focal pieces for a necklace. I recently had an experience where I made a necklace and the focal just didn’t look right. No matter what I did. I ended up remaking the necklace several times over a 6 week period.

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Carol Karl

November 7, 2023

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Focal Frustration - Creative Focal Necklace Tutorial

In this post we are talking about focal pieces for a necklace. I recently had an experience where I made a necklace and the focal just didn’t look right. No matter what I did. I ended up remaking the necklace several times over a 6 week period.

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Carol Karl

October 31, 2023

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5 Quick and Easy Bracelets

The requests were overwhelming! When I did last week’s tutorial all about disguising crimp tubes, I got so many requests for tutorials for the bracelets, so today we are making 5 bracelets in a really short amount of time

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Carol Karl

October 26, 2023

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Goodbye UGLY Crimp Beads: 4 Expert Methods + 'Magic' Technique

Crimps are an essential part of jewellery making, but they aren’t very pretty. Let’s look at ways to disguise them.

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Carol Karl

October 15, 2023

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Breaking the Rules With Memory Wire

Usually we associated memory wire with bracelets and sometimes necklaces. I’ve made memory wire earrings before but in this project, I’m using it a little bit differently and I’m going to be breaking some of the rules.

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Carol Karl

September 21, 2023

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Make This Gorgeous On Trend Necklace

I’ve been looking in my crystal ball and I see a huge trend coming for 2023/24.

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Carol Karl

September 19, 2023