Savvy Thinker » Jewelry http://savvythinker.com thinking about life, playing with makeup Tue, 22 May 2012 15:37:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Are you addicted2beads(Trollbeads, Pandora, Chamilia, artisan) and more? http://savvythinker.com/are-you-addicted2beads/ http://savvythinker.com/are-you-addicted2beads/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:04:54 +0000 Karin http://savvythinker.com/?p=3695
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    If you are, you might like to check out

    http: www.addicted2beads.ning.com

    I'm hoping it will be a great resource for many of us.

    So far, there are several artisan glass makers who have joined and have their information posted as well as some gorgeous silver compatible Bali beads from a shop in Australia: http:www.redbalifrog.com

    You can see pictures and meet new friends who share the same interests.

    Karin

    Authentic Sterling Silver Pandora Bracelet.Size 7.9 W/receipt Gift box. DOG Authentic Sterling Silver Pandora Bracelet.Size 7.9 W/receipt Gift box. DOG Paypal US $129.99 11m
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    Pandora Silver Charm -- Pandora Silver Charm -- "S" Clip Charm with Scrolling S Design - No. 790338 Paypal 3 Bids US $21.00 18m



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    Originally posted 2009-06-09 18:42:50.

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    I haven't done any beading in a month or so. Life just gets in the way and moreso over the last few weeks than usually.

    But I came across a quote that I felt I wanted front and center right now:

    ...grace notes of happiness. Alexandra Stoddard

    So after an appointment yesterday that took me into the neck of the woods of one of our beading stores, I dropped in and picked up small sterling silver block letters. Between the words I put Capri blue Swarovski crystals nestled between the little square shaped pave on all four sides crystals, and at the back to make it fit, a few more of the blue and a larger square not quite citrine looking AB crystal. They are strung on elastic, very easy to slip on, and voila! I have the words before me. And the blue makes me happy.

    I think it's important when life gets in the way to recognize those grace notes of happiness that occur in all of our lives, if we keep our eyes and heart open to see them. They truly are grace notes.

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    Karin

    Originally posted 2007-04-20 09:25:06.

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    ]]>     http://savvythinker.com/beading-grace-notes-of-happiness/feed/ 0     How to look 10 years younger http://savvythinker.com/how-to-look-10-years-younger/ http://savvythinker.com/how-to-look-10-years-younger/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:27:20 +0000 Karin http://savvythinker.com/?p=5118
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    I saw a friend the other day, and as we were talking, she remarked that she had read somewhere that there were only three things we needed to do to look 10 years younger:

    Do your nails
    Wear makeup
    Wear jewelry

    Hey, that seems doable!

    Jewelry
    Then she laughed and said that I could easily take off 15 years with my jewelry, LOL! (I like to bead.) How funny! It's good to laugh.

    My personal look is flower child as someone told me.

    I like simple, flowing clothes -- but I keep adding jewelry until it makes me happy with the effect, layering necklaces and bracelets. Most items are not chunky, but the overall effect might be after layering. I had to laugh recently when I read a designer who does the same thing. I'm not a minimalist -- remember the old rule of only so many accessories, including gloves? I'm over the limit just with the number of earrings I wear, LOL!

    But I don't think I'm overdone -- except at times and usually intentionally.

    Jewelry doesn't have to be expensive to be beautiful. Buy silver. Buy pieces that look real even if they are not -- or buy things that are intentionally costume but beautiful. Watch for sales. Take up beading, though sometimes it can be expensive. Take apart old pieces you no longer wear and re-bead them, or pick up pieces at garage sales and rebead (or simply wear!)

    Makeup
    I, in turn, shared these three things with another friend yesterday. She has only just begun to wear makeup at age 60. Her comment: it was easier not to wear any.

    Well, it might be easier, but I know which way I look better, though my kids tell me I look fine no matter what. That's love for ya!

    Not too long ago Avon showed how makeup enhances and looks more youthful with before and after pictures, without and with makeup. What a difference! At the time, when I showed the pictures to my friend, she didn't believe it. I did, because I know the difference for me.

    Nails
    Remember how I've talked about taking care of your hands here? Same thing, almost!

    My own nails are natural at the moment.

    Nail polish alone doesn't last very long, though I know of several folks who reapply daily with different colors. My nails absorb color and turn yellow. I don't like that. Only Lipmann polish doesn't seem to do that on me.

    I like the look of white tips, and I have an excellent manicurist who does a very thin veneer, but it's not possible at the moment, and I don't like what it does to my own nails after they are removed.

    How about you?
    Do you have your nails done? Do you wear makeup daily -- at least some? And do you wear some jewelry?

    What is your particular look?
    classic? traditional? sexy? gypsy?

    Don't forget to keep a smile on your face, put fun in your life, and smell good too! Who knows, that might be as important in keeping youthful as anything! What do you think?

    Karin
    www.savvythinker.com

    Originally posted 2009-10-17 10:05:36.

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    ]]>     http://savvythinker.com/how-to-look-10-years-younger/feed/ 0     Making a ring out of three Troll-type beads http://savvythinker.com/making-a-ring-out-of-three-troll-type-beads/ http://savvythinker.com/making-a-ring-out-of-three-troll-type-beads/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:11:26 +0000 Karin http://savvythinker.com/?p=3582
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    The back story is that years ago my great-aunt brought me back lovely charms from Scandinavia. I had the jeweler permanently solder them on the bracelet. Lately I wanted to make it more Troll-friendly. It was just blah, sort of, without any Troll -- and feeling quite lonely, LOL! And I wasn't wearing it . I purchased several clip beads that I felt I could clip between the charms. That worked, but didn't give any color, and I was afraid I might lose the clip if it wasn't clipping tight enough over the chain.

    Yesterday I beaded pearls and Swarovski crystals to alternate between some of the charms -- that added color and left me with lonely clip beads.

    After some tweaking, I made a ring. It's going to be a favorite!

    IF YOU WANT IT TO BE ENTIRELY INTERCHANGEABLE: USE 1-3 CLIP BEADS depending on the size of your finger across or if you want to wear it on your little finger.

    MINE IS PARTIALLY INTERCHANGEABLE: I can change the two outer clip beads (these open and shut as stoppers.) I knew I'd keep the center bead as it has moonstone and never really showed up on my other bracelets, but it is central to the ring.

    DESIGN POSSIBILITIES: Use clip beads with non-clip Troll-type as I did or use a central bead with beads that are simply large hole beads.

    I bet we could get one of our glass people at http:www.addicted2beads.ning.com to make some small large hole beads to use on rings!

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    Karin
    www.savvythinker.com

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    Karin

    Originally posted 2009-05-28 07:58:51.

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    Well, the best laid plans...and all that.

    The quartz that I bought is drilled like briolettes, top drilled, not center drilled, so that changed the whole project. Therefore, what I started out to do is not what I ended up doing. I should have paid more attention when I bought them, or the store should have pointed it out, knowing how I intended to use them. OTOH, if they had, I wouldn't have done the project I did. So it's a toss up.

    On the whole, I don't like briolettes. They are hard to work with, unless you want the only style they are pretty much used in, and that's not a style I generally wear. These fooled me because they are flatter, not so round. If they had been round, I would have known they were briolettes.

    I ended up making a lariat with a briolette at each end. I can use the S clasp freely anywhere along the piece to make it any length I'd like, but the S is not attached. And I made earrings with a briolette on the end of each. With some left over beads I made a normal briolette necklace that when worn with the lariat looks as though it is part of the lariat, but it is not. And with the very most left over beads, I made a small piece with a briolette in the center, hung from thin leather cord. That's fun. And considering that I took apart a necklace that I hadn't worn in years to get to some of the beads, I will wear these, in some combination, a lot more often.

    When beading, it is the beads that dictate the finished project. I have to wait until they speak to me. I might still try to make the original project, but only if I can get the right components. I'm not in a hurry. I'm surprised I beaded at all, it's been so long.

    I'm really pleased with the way the lariat and earrings turned out. I'm not sorry I bought all the rutilated quartz pieces. That way I was sure to have enough, since the store is not convenient to get back to, if I had wanted a few more. I think I have 5 left. If I had had less, I would have made only the lariat and earrings.

    I must be on a creative kick. I made a couple of knitted collars this past week. Knitting is more relaxing than beading, because there is less thought put into coming up with a pattern. Once I decide on a pattern for beading, it is relaxing too. Sort of, anyway! Either one I can do in the midst of family life.

    Do you like to bead? or knit? Now's the time to knit up a few scarves. The weather will be turning cold for most of you.

    Karin

    Originally posted 2007-09-18 09:47:55.

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    ]]>     http://savvythinker.com/a-funny-thing-happened-when-beading/feed/ 0     Finding happiness in the moments http://savvythinker.com/finding-happiness-in-the-moments/ http://savvythinker.com/finding-happiness-in-the-moments/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:16:53 +0000 Karin http://savvythinker.com/2007/02/28/finding-happiness-in-the-moments/
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    A friend sent me a card with these words on it. I've seen it attributed to either Emerson or ee cummings.

    The earth laughs in flowers.

    Now the card is front and center to my computer screen where I see it daily.

    I wish I knew why it seems like negatives grab consciousness quicker and stay longer than happiness, which seems so fleeting. I try to reverse the emphasis by being conscious (and keeping lists) of unexpected happy moments. They feel especially like serendipitous gifts, if I'm having a low moment.

    This is a reminder to me that joy is found in places and moments that we might not recognize if we don't consciously let it register. It reminds me to be childlike -- to notice the interesting bug or the flowers in someone's garden or the wildflowers that are profuse along certain roadways. These are moments of happiness mitigating the adult issues that we all face in some form or other. Nature is a gift, freely given.

    It just tickles my fancy to think of the earth, laughing, in flowers. A kind of celestial hiccup. And there's another one. And another one. Just like happiness.

    I tell a friend that we need to string together moments of healing and happiness, as if the moments were pearls. No one focuses on the knots in a strand of pearls, just the pearls. So too, the knotty issues of life should fade into the background of our happier moments.

    I made a bracelet with small sized alphabet beads and crystals using this quote so that it would be before my consciousness as I go about my day. There are even little crystal flowers on it and a butterfly.

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    I can always use more conscious happiness. How about you!

    Karin

    Originally posted 2009-06-01 12:10:17.

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    ]]>     http://savvythinker.com/finding-happiness-in-the-moments/feed/ 2     Do you like Pandora beads? http://savvythinker.com/do-you-like-pandora-beads/ http://savvythinker.com/do-you-like-pandora-beads/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:30:25 +0000 Karin http://savvythinker.com/?p=7943
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    Do you like Pandora beads?

    My personal preference are Trollbeads, but I do have a few Pandora beads that I love.

    Many people have not heard of Trollbeads, but they are more intriguing to me than Pandora beads.

    Early on, the store I shopped at, which has since closed, had several brands of the European style beads, so I had an easy way to compare them. At that time, I chose to buy the Trollbead bracelet, not the Pandora, because all brands of beads fit on Trollbead bracelets, but not all fit on Pandora bracelets. Plus I liked the clasps better on Trollbeads.

    That said, this year Pandora has two bracelets that I really, really like. One is a simple chain bracelet ($95) (not including clip beads) that has 5 stations that hold clip beads. The other is a multi-chain bracelet ($115) (not including clip bead) that holds one clip bead in the center.

    That would certainly start someone on a clip-bead collection adventure! I'm not entirely sure if other brands of clip beads will fit on Pandora's system. That would be a good thing to know.

    Have you seen these two bracelets? You can see pictures below my signature line. Interestingly enough, these are less money than the ones sold retail in the mall by me.

    Karin
    www.savvythinker.com








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    Chakra style jewelry is also in demand for the hoped for benefits wearing the stones can add to ones life.

    Trollbeads makes chakra beads.

    But I recently learned of another jeweler who makes an interesting one:

    http://www.love-noel.com/detail.asp?producto_id=57

    Do you wear chakra beads? Have you made a bracelet or necklace, etc. of chakra beads?

    Either a completed bracelet or necklace or anklet -- or a bead (or several) to add to or begin a collection -- makes a nice gift!

    Karin
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    Shamballa bracelets are the hot new thing right now -- maybe not so new in some circles, but picking up speed in other areas, branching out.

    They also make Shamballa necklaces.

    Here's what one person said:

    "Buddhist tradition shambhala bracelet

    "Shambala is commonly understood to be a "place of peace/tranquility/happiness". The general idea is to promote your well being. It is also said that Shambhala is the dharma chakra, located in the heart of all living beings. It is the symbol for the mind, completing the trinity of body, speech, and mind."

    I'm thinking I might like to try to make one -- or not -- it may be easier just to buy them.

    They range in price from very reasonable to astronomical, depending on if they are made of crystal or diamonds.

    But they have loads of bling!

    Do you have one? Are you going to get one -- or several?

    Have you ever made one?

    Here's a picture of one.

    Our mall has gorgeous ones, with tiny, tiny crystals, very tightly packed, for $100.

    The piercing shop Pagoda, which is a franchise has them for about $15 -- and they were quite nice. Interestingly the sign said they were a part of Zales. I don't know if the shop is or only the bracelets.

    Karin
    www.savvythinker.com

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    I've updated this pattern with pictures.

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    I enjoy beading so I thought I could figure out how to bead a bracelet from a leather lariat. I have one of the early Pandora leather lariats. Mine is quite short, maybe 18-20 inch. Now they make it 36 inches, which is what they should have done in the first place.

    Anyway, consequently I didn't wear it much because I generally like my necklaces to fall longer. I have on occasion worn two lariats together to get the length.

    I noticed in one of the Pandora brochures, they showed the lariat as a bracelet, doubled, but they only had one bead on it. Consequently they didn't need to worry about a number of beads sliding together.

    I WANTED THE BEADS TO STAY IN PLACE    , not float into each other.
    FIRST ATTEMPT
    In my first attempt, I knotted between stations and only went around once. This works good too.

    SECOND ATTEMPT
    I thought I'd see what I could come up with using some of the ideas I've seen elsewhere.

    DIRECTIONS:
    Take your leather cord and double it. (It can be just cord you buy, not a finished necklace as I had to work with.)

    Knot the end where the silver ends are (or where your cord has the cut ends.)

    Pass the doubled end through your beads.

    THIS IS WHAT I FIGURED OUT BY DEFAULT.
    You will be passing the doubled end through the beads a second time. Some of mine didn't have a big enough hole. When I figured that out, I staggered my beads so that the ones that wouldn't pass through twice were in stations by themselves, so that the cords passes through 3 or so a single time, then passes through 3 or so doubled, then 3 or so singled, etc.

    THE BEADS STAY IN STATIONS
    The result is that the beads stay in stations and do not fall into each other when you wear it.

    THE CLASP:
    After you have gone around the bracelet twice (with some only once) make a knot about 1/2 inch down from the doubled end. This becomes your clasp that you pass over the knot at the other end (which is now at the same place on your bracelet.)

    To take it off, take the loop off the knot, and loosen the bracelet enough to get it off your wrist.

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    To put it on, put the bracelet on your wrist, tighten it, pass the loop over the knot, spread out the stations and they stay all day.

    ALTERNATIVE CLASP:
    Attach the two ends with a Troll Clasp or other similar clasp -- or one you make yourself, which I have also done.

    Here's what it looks like on:
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    Let me know if you try it.

    Enjoy!

    Karin
    www.savvythinker.com

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    Originally posted 2009-05-29 13:03:01.

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