Supplies for Valentine Crafts

It's time to get started on your Valentines projects! Here are some great supplies to start off with and if your ideas aren't coming as quickly as you'd like try this great craft book to help you along.

Crafts for Valentine Book, sesame99


Valentine Heart Strings Metallic Lace, matteslace2010


Valentine Grosgrain Ribbon, RosyBlossom


Pink n Red Foil Glass Heart Beads, IrinasIsland


Boutique Love Bug Valentine Applique, elfshimmerdesign

May's Birthstone - Emerald

Let's look at this month's birthstone the Emerald by taking a peek at some great jewels, ribbons and yarns celebrating the color of this lovely stone. And while we're at it, we'd like to send out a big Happy Birthday to all of our friends and readers who enjoy a birthday in May! Let us know if you are celebrating your birthday this month and if you love your birthstone!

Vintage Brass Emerald Cab Connectors, vintagebeadery


Cordelia Sock Yarn, knit


Emerald Coral Branches, yankeelady


Emerald Hand Dyed Silk Ribbon, Jamnglass


Emerald Green Nugget Freshwater Pearls, texasuniqueboutique


Vintage Swarovski Emerald Bead Ball, VintageBeadBroker

Emerald is the green version of the mineral Beryl, it was considered to be the talisman of the goddess Venus and represents faith, goodness and kindness. Emerald varies in color from light to deep green and derives from the presence of chromium and/or vanadium replacing some of the aluminum in the mineral's structure.

Focal Beads

A focal bead, like a painting on the wall in a room where a decorator gets inspiration, starts the creative process for a jewelry artist to breath life into a new piece.

Lampwork Glass Focal Bead 84, Stosh


Olive Green Kiss Bead, humblebeads


Balancing Reversible Bead, Naftali


Wild Orchid Lentil, DonnaMillard


Painted Canyon, koregon

Four Calling Birds

Birdie Dreams of Spring, L'Episode Trois, eclettica


Two Crows Caress Fine Art Print ACEO, haywardART


folk bird, mamacitabeadworks


Bird Nest Tag Set, CraftZany


Chirp Vinyl Messenger, SugarLust


Birds on a Wire, barkingbirdart


Baby Bird Stamp, norajane

Sea Glass

Lake Erie Beach Top Drilled Foam Blue/Green Genuine Sea Glass
This lovely sea glass comes from Lake Erie Beach Glass. I have always loved sea glass and these are beauties. There are so many uses for this glass from earrings to using in mosaics to scrapbooking to who knows what, anywhere you'd like a little texture these little pieces would work their magic.

Lake Erie Beach Ocean Blues Genuine Sea Glass Pottery Shards

Yummy Gemstones

Quartz Faceted Gem Briolettes
If you're looking for some sparkle for that new jewelry creation you're just dying to make check out these stones from GemGourmet. They are really something and her shop is full of them. If you're a jewelry designer you'll want to take a look, but be prepared to spend some time there, get comfortable and bring a cup of coffee.

Brilliant Mystic Teal Fat Pear Briolettes

Pinky Noodles

Eyelash Black Bunny w/White Flower Charms
Pinky Noodles is a shop full of plastic flowers and charms, plastic celluloid Lucite goodies, acrylic beads -- and here are a couple of my favorites. I love kitsch and these charms are to die for if you love it too. This shop is full of these type of fun, bright and lively charms that you'll want to add to any of your creations.

Darling Doe Eyed Deer Charms

Pinky Punk Kid Head Beads

Punk Kids - Pinky Head Bead Set
I have added to my collection of punk kid beads - introducing Pinky the Punk kid head beads. This is a set of two beads that match Pinky and her dog bead set also available in my shop.

Beads are pierced vertically from top of head to bottom.
Size is approximate:
1/2" vertical (top to bottom)
3/4" horizontal (braid to braid)
1/2" horizontal (nose to back of head)

All beads are hand-sculpted from polymer clay. Pinky is made up of colors pink, orange and green.

Pinky and her Dog Bead Set

Chihuahua Bead - Minis

Chihuahua Beads - Minis
This sweet little Chihuahua bead is a mini version of my larger Chihuahua bead. These beads would look great alone added to a necklace or small enough for earrings.

This little cutie pie is hand-sculpted from polymer clay.

Size is approximate:
5/8" vertical (top to bottom)
7/8" horizontal (ear to ear)
1/2" horizontal (nose to back of head)

The bead is pierced vertically from top of head to bottom.

William the Walrus Bead

William the Walrus
I've decided what direction I want this blog to go and I think it will be mainly focused on art supplies. Who doesn't love arts and craft supplies -- it seems lately that's all I go shopping for. So let's begin with one of my beads, William the Walrus bead. He's a cute hand-sculpted polymer clay bead. You can use him for a necklace, as a key fob, on a book bag, in a mobile, hanging just about anywhere. He's an adorable little bead with a great toothy smile :)