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dem in texas

(2,681 posts)
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 03:43 AM Oct 2020

Here's some of my jewelry projects

I made my first quilt in 2015, but I have been making jewelry for over 20 years. I love turquoise (the good stuff) and would find old turquoise necklaces at estate sales and flea markets and started re-stringing them, that led me into jewelry making. Pictures that I have posted are of items that I have sold. I have sold on Etsy and Ebay and have my own website, but temporarily stopped selling on the internet because I didn't want to make so many trips to the post office during this scary time. I have a showcase in an antique mall and continue to sell there. Just put on some cute evil eye earrings there.

I keep my current project in a plastic tub and when I am cooking, I sit at the kitchen tale and work on my current jewelry project while the food cooks. Problem now is my old eyes are having trouble seeing all the little tiny things you need to see when making jewelry.

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samnsara

(18,300 posts)
4. beautiful!!!! i make pine needle baskets..and I havent even worked on one in months..
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:06 AM
Oct 2020

...usually I sell them at Farmers Markets but no market this year..so I just sit and stare at the half finished project on my coffee table.

LiberalLoner

(10,221 posts)
6. I hear you. I make pastel paintings and occasionally oil paintings that no one wants. But I
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 08:34 AM
Oct 2020

Keep trying in the hopes maybe someday I will create something that someone wants.

electric_blue68

(18,685 posts)
8. I have a beautiful trade paperback on basketry...
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 04:24 PM
Nov 2020

from traditional to modern.

So I've seen examples. Lovely craft. 👍

I did some small using embroidery floss flat coiled "plates" back in the '90's.

electric_blue68

(18,685 posts)
12. Ooo, is this a recent/current post? ...
Sat Oct 21, 2023, 08:14 AM
Oct 2023

I love bright, or fully saturated colors, along with some favorite shades, tints, and pastels. Whether in colored artwork (I do v&w as well), yarn work, and sometimes jewelry.

Any pics of your baskets?

Lars39

(26,263 posts)
7. Lovely!
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:13 PM
Oct 2020

Have you thought about getting a magnifying glass lamp? I’ve been considering one for sewing.

electric_blue68

(18,685 posts)
13. Great jewelry! I think there's a magnifying glass that rests against you from a cord so you can look through and work...
Fri Mar 29, 2024, 10:52 PM
Mar 2024

underneath it. 👍

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