New Products: Seeing stars
It's probably not too early to start collecting your supplies to make your July 4th jewelry. Start by checking out the four fun projects on page 76 of the
July issue of BeadStyle. Need more inspiration? Scroll down and look at the stars I found while collecting supplies for our current issue.
by Jane Konkel
Published: June 15, 2011
Enamel
Sara Lukkonen from C-Koop Beads (ckoopbeads.com) makes these enameled star charms. They're available in a variety of colors, but for this time of year, I choose ultramarine blue and red.
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Crystals, pearls, foils
The 12 mm beads shown here came from Fusion Beads (fusionbeads.com). Shown are light Siam Swarovski Elements crystal star beads, white star coin freshwater pearls, and dark sapphire star with silver foil Venetian lampwork beads.
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Sterling silver
Wouldn't these lightweight findings make great earrings? They are 22 mm and 32 mm and are available from Metalliferous (metalliferous).
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More sterling silver
Who can resist these whimsical charms and links? The sterling silver charms are 20 mm and 26 mm and are available from Hip Chick Beads (hipchickbeads.com).
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Shells
Beads and Pieces (beadsandpieces.com) carries a variety of star-shaped goodies, like these 47 mm brownlip star shell pendants.
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Brass
If you like the look of brass, or enjoy stamping messages into your jewelry designs, check out Vintaj (vintaj.com). The largest of these stampings measure 47 X 38 mm and would make quite a canvas for a Fourth of July message. Get out your hammer.
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