Crafts by Chris

Musing on polymer clay, beads, jewelry and other stuff.

sneak peek at new collection

Here’s a sneak peek at my new Zen Garden collection. The collection will include simple necklaces, earrings and cuff or tile style bracelets.
In turbulent times it’s easy to get stressed out, which we all know isn’t good for your health. My hope is that these pieces will inspire the wearer to live more in [...]

starting to look a lot like Christmas

Here’s some of the new stuff I have listed. Click on the photo for more details.
Lovely snow kissed blooms would make beautiful holiday earrings.

Adorable santa key necklace.

Time to start cleaning out my overflowing extras drawer….74 flower beads on ebay. Starting at $.99!

Early Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale!

Shop without the crowds and waiting in line!
Now through Monday, November 30th
25% off our entire shop and free first class shipping worldwide!
This sale is good in all three shops:
Etsy Shop – Sale discounts will be refunded through paypal or I can send a revised invoice.
ArtFire Shop – Items are already discounted.
1000Markets Shop – Items are [...]

rustic

I’m basically a shimmery sparkly kind of gal, but surprisingly am loving the more rustic look of this necklace. I usually work with sterling silver, but the warmth of brass is perfect for fall designs. Still need to redo a couple of the bead links as the wraps are uneven or maybe I should leave [...]

resin update and new pendants

Ok, not the best photos here, but I think you can still see the difference. The one on the left was one I had shown earlier that had some fuzz in the resin that I sanded out. Well, I added another coat of resin and it’s all shiny again. YAY! Have some other resin experiments [...]

silver cored beads

I was out of town last week and am still playing catch up, but I wanted to answer Lori’s questions regarding the silver cored pandora beads.

The beads I’ve shown were made and cured first. I then drilled a hole large enough to fit the silver tubing. I purchased the silver tubing from Monster Slayer. [...]

pandora

May was a crazy busy month, but I want to say, “Thank You!” to those who purchased heart pendants or other items from my etsy shop during May. Thanks to your purchases, I am able to donate $55 to the American Heart Association!
On a different note, I recently made some silver core pandora beads for [...]

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