Tag: Pam Kearns

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InspirationFX: Bubble Leather Bracelet

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Bubble Leather Bracelet Designed by: Pam Kearns Here’s a great way to add some texture to laser-cut flat leather using ‘O’ beads and some drops. You can also use other shaped beads for sharper points or more texture. “Bubbles” magically sit atop laser-cut leather in this wonderfully textured bracelet. Easily done in two hours (or less!) Instructions: 1.Pull and cut a 4′ length of Fireline; thread your needle with the Fireline. 2.Using a surgeon’s knot, tie the tail end to one of the leather bridge at one end of the serpentine design (between the ‘half-moon’ and the first teardrop) on …

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InspirationFX: Southwest Leather Bracelet

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Southwest Leather Bracelet Designed by: Pam Kearns You just can’t stop me from adding beads – even to laser-cut leather! The openings in the leather area perfect size for 8/0 seed beads. I’ve used a southwest colour theme, but feel free to change it up! Use simple bead embroidery to embellish laser-cut leather reminiscent of a Navajo blanket design. Instructions: Trim length and width of suede strip to cover the laser-cut portion of the leather strip, extending it about 1/2″ on either side of the pattern. Using the E6000, glue the suede to the back of the leather ensuring that …

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InspirationFX: Erin’s Mopal Bracelet

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Get your creative juices flowing ~~~ Erin’s Mopal Bracelet Designed by: Pam Kearns This purple is like mopal. A mopy Opal. Erin likes mopal. We made a bracelet. We named it Erin’s ‘Mopal’ bracelet. THE END 1. Pull wingspan of fireline; thread needle with both ends of the fireline so that the thread is doubled and the ‘end’ is a loop. Attach the fireline to either side of the cuff’s cutout usinga lark’s head knot (with the fireline loop under the side of the cutout, bring the ends over the cutout and through the loop).       2. Centre …


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InspirationFX: Pagoda Earrings

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Get your creative juices flowing~~~ Pagoda Earrings Designed by: Pam Kearns One of my favourite classes to teach is Jewellery Making 101 where students create earrings using simple techniques. These projects employ the simplest of techniques to create three uses of the new Open Waterlily flower beads. Check out Snowdrops, my previous Inspiration for another technique. In this project you are using simple loops and wrapped loops to create the earrings. 1. Start by working on the bottom flower first by stacking a 3mm bead onto the headpin and then adding the waterlily bead so that the flower opening facing …


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InspirationFX: Snowdrops

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Get your creative juices flowing ~~~ Snowdrops by: Pam Kearns This project adds a bit of sparkle! Earrings: 1. On the headpin, stack one 6mm round crystal and the waterlily flower bead, open side down. Start a wrapped loop to finish the component. Before finishing the wrapped loop, slip the loop onto one end link of the 10-link length of medium curb chain. Finish wrapping the loop. 2. On a second headpin, stack another 6mm round crystal and a waterlily bead, open side down. Again, start a wrapped loop to finish the component. Before finish the wrapped loop, slip the …