Beads, Pearls & Charms Archive

  • Beads, Pearls & Charms: Beads

    Beads, Pearls & Charms: Beads

    As someone whose hobby is handmade crafts, particularly scrapbooks, I’ve learned firsthand how expensive art supply stores can be. This should give you some good ideas for ways to save on art supplies while still maintaining your creative edge. • That huge magazine stack that’s been...

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  • Beads, Pearls & Charms: Charms

    Beads, Pearls & Charms: Charms

    Supplies are all around you, all you have to do is look around! With scissors and markers, a pizza box can be cut up to make a big wall collage, dry pasta can be painted and glued on as a decoration paper plates can be...

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  • Beads, Pearls & Charms: Pendants

    Beads, Pearls & Charms: Pendants

    The cost of purchasing art supplies from retail outlets can be prohibitive for avid scrapbookers and crafters. You can still stand out and use your imagination while following these tips to save money. • There are so many ways you can finally get some use out...

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  • Beads, Pearls & Charms: Cultured & Freshwater Pearls

    Beads, Pearls & Charms: Cultured & Freshwater Pearls

    I am an avid scrap-booker and love creating homemade crafts, so I know that buying supplies from art supply retail stores can be quite expensive. Therefore, I’ll give here a list of my tricks for saving money on supplies while creating unique and artistic items. A:...

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  • Beads & Jewelry Making: Beads, Pearls & Charms

    Beads & Jewelry Making: Beads, Pearls & Charms

    Be observant with your surroundings and you will find a vast assortment of materials. Everything has a use, and you can make masks with scissors and crayons or markers or use a large pizza box for a collage, decorating it with dried, painted pieces of...

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