What a birthday surprise for Jodie Sweetin! Not only was she clueless that her friend had decorated the party setting with little diamonds as table embellishments she also had no idea that she would be leaving her birthday party engaged. During her party, her boyfriend of just over one year would bend his knee and pop the big question in front of all of her guests. The engagement ring he presented to her is a one of a kind original, 2.5-carat oval sapphire surrounded by 18 diamonds in the shape of a snowflake and has a total weight of around 3.75 carats.
The similarity between this pretty engagement ring and the one formerly worn by the late Princess Diana and the new princess to be Kate Middleton is purely coincidental. Morty had actually chosen this engagement ring some months prior to the announcement out of Buckingham. He was looking for something that was not so traditional and something that suited Jodie more and this particular one just happen to remind him of the blueness of her eyes. With t
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Visit V.O.D. this Friday or Saturday, and you’ll be delighted to find margaritas on the house and a trunk show taking place, which will feature vintage jewelry by designers like Chanel and YSL.
I encourage all my readers to buy local, buy handmade, and keep everything close to the source. It really is a small world, but the retail industry is massive. I think it’s important to keep things in perspective and not lose sight of where our goods are coming from, so I try to get them straight from the hands that made them.
Random Facts About You?
1. I once bought a one-way ticket to Guatemala and backpacked my way through nine countries in three months. I ran out of money in Argentina.
2. I’m pretty tall (5’10″).
3. I once ran over a fire hydrant. L Read full article…
Making your own jewelry is surprisingly easy. Get started here.
Making beaded jewelry is fun, easy and surprisingly quick.
BUY YOUR BEADS
To begin, visit a bead shop!
Of course there’s also an exciting variety of beads available on-line. If you have a
specific design idea already in mind, look around for the beads you can use. If you don’t
have any specific ideas, just let the beads inspire you.
SUPPLIES
For a simple necklace project you will need the following supplies:
1) a spool of tiger tail or jeweler’s wire
2) crimps
3) clasps
4) a pair of needle nose pliers
5) a pair of wire cutters
STANDARD NECKLACE LENGTHS
Be sure to buy sufficient beads to cover the length of necklace you want to make. There
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The goal of today’s crafter is to make jewelry as unique as the person wearing it. Each and every wire wrapped necklace, seed bead earring and accessory she sends out comes in its very own handmade box – almost as gorgeous as the jewelry itself!
Random Facts About You?
1. I love photography.
2. I’m a hopeless romanticist.
3. I love drawing.
4. I love making jewelry.
What got you started crafting?
I have never NOT been crafting. When i was little, i always loved to draw and make new things. And Read full article…