Hi there! I've mentioned in a few of my e-mails my tendency towards 5 minute DIY's (a.k.a lazy girl jewelry making). I used to be ashamed of this, as if it meant that I wasn't a real jewelry maker... and then I realized that despite my quickie tendencies, the creative process is still the same...
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Message in a bottle keychain
Viviana Soler
Hi there! When I was in my pre-teen years, I dreamed of writing a deeply personal message on a piece of paper, rolling it up, putting it inside a bottle and throwing it into the depths of the ocean. Of coarse for the purposes of my fantasy...
Beading Basics: The Cross Knot
Viviana Soler
I ripped my pants the other day.... It wasn't a classic rip. I didn't bend over and suddenly hear a loud ripping sound. Actually, I hadn't even noticed that the pants had ripped in the first place!
DIY 50 Shades of Grey Bracelet
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If you're a living, breathing, human being you must have heard of a series of books called 50 Shades of Grey. When these books first started to spread I began getting client requests for the weirdest charms...
DIY Gemstone Ring
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Happy Thursday! Thursdays are special in our little corner of the internet. Yeap, Thursdays are a HUGE deal for us because it's the day of the week we've commited to you!
DIY Embellished Leather Cuff
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If you're on our e-mail list, you probably know this already, but for those of you that don't know: our bead and fabric store is located in the island of Puerto Rico. Now, this has its advantages and disadvantages.On the PLUS side: we're in the...
Beading Basics: Jewelry Wire
Viviana Soler
Happy Tuesday! A few years ago, Sandra, an acquaintance of mine, started making jewelry.She found that she really enjoyed having something to do with her hands after work. She even created a routine...
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How to make a Leather & Chain Bracelet
Viviana Soler
Did you know that an estimated 100 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl last Sunday? Incredibly enough I was not one of those 100 million people!!! I did, however, search around the interwebs the next day for...
The 411 on Stretchy Cord
Viviana Soler
I'll admit it. I'm lazy. That's why most of the jewelry I make is skillfully crafted with stretchy cord! It doesn't get any easier than this. It's SO easy that we don't even offer a course on it.... 'cuz it would take a grand total of...