Find stencil papers to overlay at Scrapbook or Paper stores.
This books flips opens top to bottom or left to right.
6x6 square blank books act like a journal, autograph, photo books, and are great for road trips field trips, and guest books.
Use fusible liquid to iron on fabrics and embellish with iron on patches.
JEWELRY MAKING TIPS TO BEND WIRE POSTS, TO ATTACH A JUMPRING TO METAL BOOKMARKS, EARRINGS...
1. Bead, Jump Ring, Head Pin.
2. String Beads on Head Pin.
3. Grab pin with rounded pliar tip where the top bead ends and bend to 3 O'Clock position.
4. Grab tip of pin with rounded pliars and bend the wire the opposite direction which forms an open loop pinch close with pliars.
5. Finished view of rounded loop.
6. Attach jump ring to metal bookmark, attach your beads.
7. Pinch shut, using two pair of pliars to hold the jewelry and close the jumpring helps.
Once you learn the technique, making the metal bookmarks goes quickly.
I taught my 12 year old son the technique and once he caught on, he had fun for hours making them for everyone on his Christmas list. I'd say-he's hooked! We use drawstring gift pouches to finish them.
YOU WILL NEED ROUNDED NEEDLE NOSE PLIARS, 2 PAIR ARE GREAT FOR OPENING AND CLOSING JUMP RINGS, SEE BEADING ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR PROJECT.
