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Crochet a Beaded Bracelet
I’ve been very interested in experimenting with crochet beading lately. I have been incorporating beads into my work for a few months now, and it was only a matter of time before I started pulling it into my comfort craft. Many crochet beadwork projects use small seed beads in intricate patterns. I have no doubt that I’ll graduate to those patterns one day, but larger supplies are always helpful in learning the basic concepts of a new skill, which is why I’ve created this beginner-friendly bracelet! This pattern is geared…
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Extra Credit: Bracelet Maker
Bracelet Maker Jelly Bracelet By the Shibaguyz While we can’t say our generation created the friendship bracelet, it certainly did add its own twist to them. It does not seem that long ago when we were taping down thread to a table and trying to tie even knots together to make unique bracelets for our friends, hoping that the tape held tight enough to keep everything from sliding around. Well, bracelets are coming back into style and luckily Clover has created their newest product to assist with making some FAB…
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Bracelet Maker
View Here! Bracelet Maker with instructor Steve Butler Class 142 What is it? – If you want to discuss useful fashion accessories you have to include bracelets in the conversation. Dressing up or dressing down, black tie or no tie, bracelets are perfect for every social occasion. Perhaps the most meaningful of these vaunted fashion accessories are the bracelets we make for ourselves, family or friends. When made for others they are often termed “friendship bracelets”. They’re not only attractive but become valued personal possessions because friendship is basic to all great personal relationships in…
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French Knitter Beaded Necklace – Kids’ Crafts
Growing up, one of the first crafts I ever got my hands on was jewelry making. Pony beads and string were my go-to, making necklaces and bracelets to trade with my friends.
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Ombré Bracelet with Beading Loom
Beading on a loom is a wonderful way to unwind and create something beautiful.
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Friday Finds – Hexafish Rubberband Bracelet
Here’s an item we haven’t talked about in a while, Clover’s French Knitter. Denise Juhasz’s demonstrates how you can create fun and creative jewelry with multi-colored rubber bands. One of the hottest gifts this year and you can now create it with our French Knitter. It’s a great use and fun projects for children. Hexafish Rubberband Bracelet using Clover’s French Knitter
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Friday Finds
Are you a sewist at heart? Visit Amanda Herring’s blog The Quilted Fish. She will be one of the instructors at Fabric Fest. We found this cute project on her blog by Julie Dueck of Sew Jewelry. Download project Button Bracelet Tutorial. Have fun sewing from all us here at Clover.
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Make It Monday – Wonder Knitter
We have a lineup of products and projects to share in July that are fun for all ages. We know by mid-summer many families are looking for a new craft to do together. We’re hoping some of these ideas will spark a new found crafting craze in your home. This week’s feature is our Wonder Knitter. It’s an inexpensive little tool that’s quick and easy to learn. It comes packaged with two interchangeable heads to vary the size of your stitch. You’ll work the knitter with yarn or fiber to…
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Friday Finds – Beading On a Loom
We hope you’ve been following along this week to learn more about our new Beading Loom. It’s available now, with a whole host of accessories. We know many of our customers may not have beading skills yet, so we created a few kits to help you get started. Using a kit to try a new craft is a fun way to try it out and learn the process before creating your own designs. A book by Carol Porter and Fran Ortmeyer is coming out later this summer with patterns and…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Beading Loom
We’re thrilled to share a bit more today about our Beading Loom. We created this introductory video to show you how to set up the loom and the types of projects you can create with it. The package contains illustrated instructions with more detail than we were able to include in our brief video. Just imagine the lovely pieces you can create with this fantastic new loom.
