Looking forward to Valentine’s Day
January 25, 2007
I’ve been playing with Valentine’s Day designs this week! Not only is this a great holiday for gifts, but you can make yourself fun jewelry that’s wearable all year long! Some ideas:
- Look for heart charms, in pewter, sterling, glass and stone that you can add to bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
- Heart shaped beads are a good bet too – pinks, reds, whites mixed with complementary colors and metals are terrific.
- ArtBeads has the best pricing on heart-shaped sterling letter beads – a great way to spell out “I LOVE YOU”!
- Wire is easy to shape into a heart – cut a length of wire and mark the center. Use a flat-nosed pliers to bend at the mark at a 45 degree angle. On the example at the left, I’ve used a ring mandrel to shape the rounded tops of the heart, and the a pliers or even your fingers to swirl toward the middle of the shape. From there, let your imagination run wild! I’ve used 26g wire to wrap my heart and add some opalite beads at the bottom. Depending on the size of your heart, hang on a chain, or make two and use small jump rings to hang from earring findings.
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Valentines Day is less than a month away now and people these days are moving away from the traditional flowers and chocolates and looking for some innovative ideas…and you’ve got a really good idea here…this will make a nice gift…and hey i’ve also posted a few unique gift ideas for Valentines Day over at my blog so drop by sometime and check out all that’s there!!!