This Contest Celebrates artist/Designers Living in Completely different Elements of the World We don't care where you might be just present us what you got.

when shopping for beads pay attention to the way they are squares are drilled diagonally so make sure that before you buy at the store you study the beads, in case you're shopping for on-line learn the outline don't just have a look at the images.

So you have got a three strand bracelet you are working on and its not separating into the three strands such as you need, nicely there is a answer for that its called the spacer bar. There are flat plain spacer bars or you will have spacer bars that have stones or designs on them.Spacer bars are items of metal with holes going horizontally from left to proper, vice versa. You'd run your strands via the spacer bars and it will separate the three strands of your bracelet so that they stay in place.

What element would you like to make use of? There are hoops, studs, hook earwires, threads and even clip ons. I would recommend going to your local craft or bead store, or even a large chain like Michaels for the materials. Or if you're a web based enthusiast I'd HIGHLY suggest the web wholesaler Firemountain Gems as they've loads of ornamental earring findings sterling silver elements which can be inexpensive. In case you are having hassle deciding what type you need to make, I might look by means of a journal or catalogue or find a pair that you've in your jewellery field to mannequin your pair after.

I don't keep in mind what we have been talking about, but abruptly a distant childhood reminiscence popped into my head: these delicious smelling, gorgeous holiday pomanders - those oranges covered in cloves, and decorative ribbons. I remember bowls of them throughout the home between Thanksgiving and Christmas, filling the home with spicy vacation goodness. So did she - and I thought: I ought to make some of these.

The Vikings made lenses from the stone and used them as polarizing filters to navigate by the sun. The filter lower the glare from the light, water and clouds allowing them to pinpoint the placement of the solar. This was how they got their bearings once they had been far out to sea with no land in sight.

Both pins are in pristine like new situation back and front and have obviously never been worn or handled. The pins should not signed, but the backs are completed in gold cross hatch patterns.