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Making a Simple Pair of Earrings ~ #AmbersCreations #MakingASimplePairOfEarrings

 

An easy and fun activity to do with your children, other children, or even by yourself, is to make a simple pair of earrings featuring a metal charm of your favorite bug, animal, or other design. You’ll need to purchase earring findings, the charms you want to use, and tools; needle nose pliers or flat pliers. I’m fortunate to have a couple of different craft stores close by so whenever I need anything it is just a short drive to gather what I need for a project. Otherwise, I do buy supplies from Amazon or other online jewelry supply and bead shops.

Earring findings are the type of post that goes through the ear. There are ear studs, hoops, ear wires, or leverbacks. Make sure to get ones with loops that open on the bottom of them so you can add your desired charm. Charms are the next items you will need. Pick the type you would like for each earring. The charms can match, be asymmetrical, symmetrical, or mismatch – whatever style you are going for works for this project. Check the weight of what you choose; some charms are heavier than others. My earlobes are slightly torn so I have to avoid heavy earrings.

Assembling the earrings from the components listed is easy. Just take the pair of pliers and open the loop at the bottom of the earring. You can open the loop by pulling straight out a little bit (not too far) or opening it to the side. Then, slide your charm on (make sure it’s facing the correct way), and close the loop. If the charm falls off when you pick the earring up, the loop needs to be closed just a bit more. These fun earrings are perfect for you to wear or to give as a gift.

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How I Got Into Jewelry Making #AmbersCreations #Jewelry #HowIGotIntoMakingJewelry

 

One of my favorite crafty hobbies is making jewelry. Designing and handcrafting jewelry was not something I did as a kid, unless you count stringing the large plastic beads on elastic cord. My desire to start making jewelry stemmed from a couple of things dating back to 2004. Fresh out of a divorce, I really didn’t know what to do with my time. At that time, my sister worked in a bead and jewelry supply shop owned by her then-boyfriend-now husband’s family. I went to visit her one day and that’s all she wrote.

My creations include earrings, bracelets, and zipper pulls. My sister was my teacher in all things beads and jewelry. She taught me how to create patterns with different shapes, colors, and styles of beads. After I picked a pattern, she then went on and showed me how to turn my design into a pair of fashion earrings, a bracelet, or even a necklace. I was hooked from that moment, and still create jewelry pieces today.

~ Amber

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Growing Up Crafting ~ #AmbersCreations #GrowingUpCrafting

 

Many of my favorite childhood memories involve making things with my mom and sister. My mom always encouraged our creativity so instead of watching television or playing videogames, we did crafty things. Even as an adult I still have some of those creations safely packed away. Some of the things we made were simple – like mixing plain applesauce and ground cinnamon and making ornaments or making ornaments out of unflavored dough. Other things were more complex and required paint, glue guns, or yarn. Regardless of the ability level, spending time being creative was always fun.

My mother taught me how to do needlepoint or embroidery like candlewicking and cross stitch. When I was younger, I made a pillow and did a candlewick pattern on the top and entered it into a county fair.  I still have the pillow packed away….somewhere. Each cross stitch pattern I completed would be framed for hanging. I even made cute cross stitch designs for the tops of old-fashioned spice jars. I recently was able to locate my bag of cross stitching supplies and hope to get back into my needlepoint at some point.

Learning how to make various craft items runs in my family. My paternal grandmother inspired me to learn how to be creative using plastic canvas and yarn. I would make coasters, tissue boxes, items for a baby’s room, or cute butterflies and ladybugs that I would attach a magnet to for the refrigerator. I also passed that craft to my stepdaughter who used to love making plastic canvas items when she was younger. When she was in a play at Christmastime and she would take a plastic canvas project with her to work on during down times between scenes and performances.

~ Amber

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