Bohemian Beaded Colored Mason Jar Tutorial

<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In my last post, <i><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/colored-glass-mason-jar-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Colored Glass Mason Jar Tutorial</a></i>, I demonstrated how to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">create </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">extremely cool and stylish colored jars with Mod Podge and food </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">coloring. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">take it a step further and dress up those pretty jars with some wire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beads </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and turn them into beautiful Bohemian hanging jars...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>First, gather your supplies.  </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Here is what you will need:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oL64AU7kWiGAujCcclcUUT2tNYBI3BoabPg9UkuazaA0dkUMwRCEIlIY1mkzuUBINrudo86oIgnST251K9UY8mwLbRfbq-jktEo_yBduD2w0IRuwg8xPA0wRdGRtmvHRRnZufNtOE2o/s400/021.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/colored-glass-mason-jar-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">One finished colored jar (here's the DIY tutorial for coloring the jars)</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXX9z7xRQe7hTBcY6rO-AffH5LmW6a-5yX5OAttia2C15NlPrgVijcJhfqVwqz1-spIZ6klVXd1fOlJ41m2j_zSnMQANokN5IhkXaxl7Ak95r99Gf2QoW2ikidUcO-hIEWfnmzF6x9k/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoXX9z7xRQe7hTBcY6rO-AffH5LmW6a-5yX5OAttia2C15NlPrgVijcJhfqVwqz1-spIZ6klVXd1fOlJ41m2j_zSnMQANokN5IhkXaxl7Ak95r99Gf2QoW2ikidUcO-hIEWfnmzF6x9k/s320/007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Craft wire (I used 20g around the jar and 26 g for the beads)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8LWZssCojMkp4ou8m1QqDZaO_yLYH7cqJkEFkc-qbo2qun0_CVXLu0q8ouD8uvil1Gpp2KU0GkgsScyWtGMltVY_-_OMJbUri3awONL90xF067SXcvRKygkuXLbeQD7_U2oWYSQZEfk/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8LWZssCojMkp4ou8m1QqDZaO_yLYH7cqJkEFkc-qbo2qun0_CVXLu0q8ouD8uvil1Gpp2KU0GkgsScyWtGMltVY_-_OMJbUri3awONL90xF067SXcvRKygkuXLbeQD7_U2oWYSQZEfk/s320/005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Craft chain (I used jewelry chain) and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Jump rings (5-6mm) </span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P6fNxK7WNhm_6UuJS6uyCOpJwsW5hsrtXd20b8I-_kQ32-yjEvtj50-aQpLT4pBUaD_w6_O7OMsHPqtQM4Y_MwZnlk44IthJGjC1pLakiBrOFz6lKrgtep4bVbwp5odqt5dSJ_B0Ye4/s320/012.jpg" /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A variety of coordinating beads</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfjsCEWY0TR-GXs6D4hDtee2t0nbACmGufWKMlky-e2kxpzt7OVSkQm9qkosULPwR7Z3jaPxES2WdAEHWOoBmZM2dTT5GOshNEJU5bUlTW2rW69NXUNx0QcJgDr9ZcxqqQACi4Ox8ox0/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfjsCEWY0TR-GXs6D4hDtee2t0nbACmGufWKMlky-e2kxpzt7OVSkQm9qkosULPwR7Z3jaPxES2WdAEHWOoBmZM2dTT5GOshNEJU5bUlTW2rW69NXUNx0QcJgDr9ZcxqqQACi4Ox8ox0/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Jewelry pliers - any type, small</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Directions for adding wire & chain hangers to the jars: </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMj5u0K6rCa-gAhiZHJK-_Dj6HPS1AWqWClFDf1seRYoktLa86-eNhzgNJyPuLr1qTYsTdUq3_uvzR8KPua6HvHp1l1wU11GH3NrBmUIi4vurkXiu0iVctOhBsVZ1fyw3QhR1dUd9fqA/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMj5u0K6rCa-gAhiZHJK-_Dj6HPS1AWqWClFDf1seRYoktLa86-eNhzgNJyPuLr1qTYsTdUq3_uvzR8KPua6HvHp1l1wU11GH3NrBmUIi4vurkXiu0iVctOhBsVZ1fyw3QhR1dUd9fqA/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Cut a 3 foot length of 20 gauge craft wire</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and wrap </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the wire around </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">the rim of the jar below the lip. When you get to the end of the wire, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">twist it together with the beginning end of wire until both ends are </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">secured </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">together, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then snip off any excess wire. Tuck any pointy </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ends against the jar </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with a pair of pliers. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWRGkXjlIDo3EPEWkCgAWRkhKQuD1lWeNhmMwk7xES8bhoaRPm8fMI28p_ptlROJN9mlogM_MX9jQGQFZjcIUFSRDx9FQaAnJyWxvoKfRexOLjhkzIso2GkxJdaygsaJH40aJK6YMo6o/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWRGkXjlIDo3EPEWkCgAWRkhKQuD1lWeNhmMwk7xES8bhoaRPm8fMI28p_ptlROJN9mlogM_MX9jQGQFZjcIUFSRDx9FQaAnJyWxvoKfRexOLjhkzIso2GkxJdaygsaJH40aJK6YMo6o/s320/003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">(Note: if you are going to add beads to your jar, do this before adding the chain hangers)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2. Measure and cut four equal lengths of chain. I made each of mine 8 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">inches </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">long. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Attach lengths of jewelry chain to the wire with jump rings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVayYCeEAXYn8eszxbzoycU-rqjPu7UBiqsVaV3mSiF568IXhaYYP7gH5qjPsrclnUXb80x_o5FLiRKngO8IiSplO-AyiUwvOFOB-SznS6AWMVBvh_A1WC1DMNc25Y6hr48FzUKqkgh9s/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVayYCeEAXYn8eszxbzoycU-rqjPu7UBiqsVaV3mSiF568IXhaYYP7gH5qjPsrclnUXb80x_o5FLiRKngO8IiSplO-AyiUwvOFOB-SznS6AWMVBvh_A1WC1DMNc25Y6hr48FzUKqkgh9s/s320/004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3. Gather together the four lose ends of chain and attach together </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">with another </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">jump ring or with a piece of wire and close. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>To decorate your jar with beads:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjQtgVZiu_VVrYa4eBlxtPrXOClr9q7emGgBiaZ0pEs20_722wXfFlJPqg_HoQonSd7js562sVdDSFri8jXqOnJnPGywD3EA96qcJvPj4p-JxXqG6fQDflWqbJHneoAToWIBseRR9oz8/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjQtgVZiu_VVrYa4eBlxtPrXOClr9q7emGgBiaZ0pEs20_722wXfFlJPqg_HoQonSd7js562sVdDSFri8jXqOnJnPGywD3EA96qcJvPj4p-JxXqG6fQDflWqbJHneoAToWIBseRR9oz8/s320/009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">4. Now cut another long piece of thinner, 26g wire (long enough to wrap around </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the neck </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the jar a few times) and do the same thing you did before, wrap the wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">around the neck </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the jar, but this time, first secure the beginning of your wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire that you already wrapped around the jar. Now add beads to </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the wire as</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> you</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> go </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">along. </span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_kSfQ-UztellyIhH-bia6SDjh2voUKXDq7h5kG-T0Y0jERJH8DXan3MSqefoziZFVMHyvbNvc8R91jnoSpOI58dI02r91K_ZDC4zTNS3Is7aqFM_4OahzrrLV7NL71xDcAQk0C9IVkE/s1600/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_kSfQ-UztellyIhH-bia6SDjh2voUKXDq7h5kG-T0Y0jERJH8DXan3MSqefoziZFVMHyvbNvc8R91jnoSpOI58dI02r91K_ZDC4zTNS3Is7aqFM_4OahzrrLV7NL71xDcAQk0C9IVkE/s320/010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I strung about 4 to 5 inches of beads and then stopped and wrapped my wire </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">around the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">existing wire to secure it, then I continued, adding another 5 inches </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or so of beads,</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> then again stopped and wrapped the wire to secure it, then added</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> more beads, and so on</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. When you get to the end of the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wire, wrap it around </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wraps </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and tuck in any pointy </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ends with a pair of pliers.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzLsxbPkJPNdC1OzuDgQR7CvXaed9RErpDLfCXBRggh6I55iM4TdvKQML8p48eUuYvvts9j1B5bvC9DkKfBRAKDFQOA2BIUKiyLkMdlL85dprl9Eoz80ZtcJVWvdBaGJeolBNEKqupbQ/s400/002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">5. You can also use additional pieces of wire or headpins to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">create </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beaded drops and attach those to your jar. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhjMY5uCPv9J_B9dC0_z1lCfIWekqCRr_L0eNrHEjveXcw2XcMIekhsEXJUCKEhdJxzehSHG6069OXq5oqhtDFIDTl-uNdnv6-lMTALu5ysy6QtnOWMOMzOrlO7Ab_BUHEhi9nQygLAg/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhjMY5uCPv9J_B9dC0_z1lCfIWekqCRr_L0eNrHEjveXcw2XcMIekhsEXJUCKEhdJxzehSHG6069OXq5oqhtDFIDTl-uNdnv6-lMTALu5ysy6QtnOWMOMzOrlO7Ab_BUHEhi9nQygLAg/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Now attach your chain hangers as described above in step 2.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg7hftoBV7k1cj-hwMWPS7AzW9JOF4cIZa0LmxS9dm_ZSyEVl6fJlaA-r_H-L9nrN53bWQOynBxJ2BODvZI6WNm2Mn5I8x-rQkLk18_jQdRIORO7IclNEuushmkrTWnjVA8mKEn0gU0I/s1600/012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg7hftoBV7k1cj-hwMWPS7AzW9JOF4cIZa0LmxS9dm_ZSyEVl6fJlaA-r_H-L9nrN53bWQOynBxJ2BODvZI6WNm2Mn5I8x-rQkLk18_jQdRIORO7IclNEuushmkrTWnjVA8mKEn0gU0I/s400/012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">That's it! Hang in a sunny window. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can use this as a candle holder, but do not </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">put the candle directly </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">into the jar. Instead, place a candle inside a glass votive and then </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">place </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the votive inside the jar. Not made for holding food or water unless you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">use some type of liner inside the jar. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwTjs29DhNg0EJvifLaXFcAMP6eyHnOQQgOYelcg__tVKkxhi5HnWHawPXulTGOkyaqSy5J7pAVfX1CTgGxkRbb-78eRMjtMI5UAEOxCL1LnhYtQW65NcAQtSw47HucXqNKkUKn49268/s1600/004.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was my inspiration photo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFGQXeVqCI8Eq0ZA4DdCKuX-v_zCyjRnnuzcUbj9ERSbr0cPFzdwDQ8IuLBTRF3OGQpOlu4ilYWXWvOxbfRTcd_YLB4bwxfUp1_RVavuXZ4psP8U3cK3hZhGSgyoKMKIyW7okNvTcVlLt/s320/beaded+jar+title.jpg" /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">This DIY copyright Laura Beth Love 2013</span><br /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank">Check out my new Boho Chic jewelry book!</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8BFQvEjv1tLm0FojmuzOPhmpavUCvAEGrPyUzDiaX58iGyFKsmv2Tl8ejBgFQObLY9cHqqd3i6xkDRJ3LRitlopupfufJcQ3KaM-ulbrWn_h__kLufskexILVurYT9J94uA9Kby2RVsW/s320/mini+image+book+cover.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

Bohemian Beaded Colored Mason Jar Tutorial

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Free Spirit Bohemian Necklace

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Free Spirit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">(a Bohemian necklace by me) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjTvAyVSHkGJIwzMfCqRndB96SuTz-oS5SwF2-oKZAeU87S1zTozy12J116I06IzeNoDEepvDEa1_Sa0IOZRXfpZAeFZ8Y3FgmW5DTa8HiF0MNVg02JBHtPNxUxyQsTJ-J2_mvkPwTrA8/s640/041.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For this necklace I used rough Chrysocolla, blue Peruvian Opal, Larimar, a few vintage </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Czech glass </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beads, sterling silver wire, and a few lengths of sterling silver chain. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ03JUhNkMiMTZlpyF2T4X4rqCGq5ainM2M3SeFKhp3Ol5UGqjEnYlGWU0Ze81YN2Fb-LVJsxVa4ZDQRmfnhnaspm-Tjh0Jxnf_VREHOIXl-v7pMGuyhfh4fkLMDjpqlNbk3RRKUIF4I1j/s640/042.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is a brief tutorial walk-through of the process...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzO0dsu9Pg8jAhDSj1Xbq9B-84WzVBWuu92pT4wjgrupapBEHnyyaKEQYyoJTFruS-90NeinwjNbDA6jKnElNiUlrs805yBy8tHj_6Wi5GOrja01Gk66aL052jeO8Cgoxb5nIm4jk2AKdu/s1600/Image10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzO0dsu9Pg8jAhDSj1Xbq9B-84WzVBWuu92pT4wjgrupapBEHnyyaKEQYyoJTFruS-90NeinwjNbDA6jKnElNiUlrs805yBy8tHj_6Wi5GOrja01Gk66aL052jeO8Cgoxb5nIm4jk2AKdu/s640/Image10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Freshwater pearls and sterling silver wire...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaI0r260oqLQTX4qZ36KJ3FWKCwma6e4Y3_4CT91sOC_lKMyLbvF9dfARa2KpmgMeoxyO-PaNvh46Aq6aoy1KU4DWcp8vTEfUZH7-Yslw9vRxEI2ds7LaNp9rdTWLIZ7Mn5grbMLYoohn/s1600/Image11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaI0r260oqLQTX4qZ36KJ3FWKCwma6e4Y3_4CT91sOC_lKMyLbvF9dfARa2KpmgMeoxyO-PaNvh46Aq6aoy1KU4DWcp8vTEfUZH7-Yslw9vRxEI2ds7LaNp9rdTWLIZ7Mn5grbMLYoohn/s640/Image11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted the ends of the wire (the wraps) to be flat so after I strung on the pearls I carefully...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">...flattened the wire ends with a hammer. Carefully.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRB5iqKEeUgrZisGFZW_iA-DkO5lIMLcZST_Q1z1QmOgYh1-TeyoECQEtojEu2qTtKELgvKA3aHLl3QbrqIMlX3_QSsGMTtU14e_b6bJL7_9lqCIsLzMT9RFvqF1weNFvc-LbXjov7rQ3/s1600/Image15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRB5iqKEeUgrZisGFZW_iA-DkO5lIMLcZST_Q1z1QmOgYh1-TeyoECQEtojEu2qTtKELgvKA3aHLl3QbrqIMlX3_QSsGMTtU14e_b6bJL7_9lqCIsLzMT9RFvqF1weNFvc-LbXjov7rQ3/s640/Image15.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lookin' good</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuWTw0SC_0QPswC4_x3XYqTNQTGwPsZTm3YAULqfi5ZJpwfAM3jCEuXfT9IP1nn_vKy224Rm9bMwthsFuOoz3X7oKoEDs_Z7m2ChdHtH91kLpoQunNA6d9yd-sCn8zi_-NzhXicJwpbql/s1600/Image16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuWTw0SC_0QPswC4_x3XYqTNQTGwPsZTm3YAULqfi5ZJpwfAM3jCEuXfT9IP1nn_vKy224Rm9bMwthsFuOoz3X7oKoEDs_Z7m2ChdHtH91kLpoQunNA6d9yd-sCn8zi_-NzhXicJwpbql/s640/Image16.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile... I couldn't wait to use these rough Chrysocolla beads. The colors are spectacular.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXQfx9Z1Qk6iSjNdG7795W0BSSGhtSKlIzDusKnYU8fvYFgYNrnis0uBYyy6CIjLwnT-wkGTaUnGvojW_0PBcNIS8kLjXmQG-nN5B3pZ-NRfGocAcKFA6nv0YClVE0r-kLrRONE9ICh1U/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXQfx9Z1Qk6iSjNdG7795W0BSSGhtSKlIzDusKnYU8fvYFgYNrnis0uBYyy6CIjLwnT-wkGTaUnGvojW_0PBcNIS8kLjXmQG-nN5B3pZ-NRfGocAcKFA6nv0YClVE0r-kLrRONE9ICh1U/s640/013.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cut a piece of copper to stamp on because I was out of silver sheet... Improvise! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnrZ0RUnCyCz9y7XDmkV7K0h4zpe7-gJtEb4PX1cfAqlo79h08h9b4GVKdZXV2g1lGR9IGpEfu-GxU7p2GxDcfHtJcnJm0OWnBT6PzoDG3KaTk7KRLt2kF2DmHk0ClzpoojPCuoRBlw2A/s1600/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnrZ0RUnCyCz9y7XDmkV7K0h4zpe7-gJtEb4PX1cfAqlo79h08h9b4GVKdZXV2g1lGR9IGpEfu-GxU7p2GxDcfHtJcnJm0OWnBT6PzoDG3KaTk7KRLt2kF2DmHk0ClzpoojPCuoRBlw2A/s640/014.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Flux.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOx_0wJog0Sly2Yq2MORc59JJvDX5KiM8Y9t2kR7dbSqT6ujaDfqI6zMjzKo-QOntEWUI2DMmGL3W068gUSW8VdK6LSYsluOVjgXbEH42U4pe4npLlXnL7lYbRx5tXK_FyO5qA4xcMccE/s1600/017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOx_0wJog0Sly2Yq2MORc59JJvDX5KiM8Y9t2kR7dbSqT6ujaDfqI6zMjzKo-QOntEWUI2DMmGL3W068gUSW8VdK6LSYsluOVjgXbEH42U4pe4npLlXnL7lYbRx5tXK_FyO5qA4xcMccE/s640/017.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Flood with silver solder. Lead free always. </span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW_lDzlO5sPttk6kB-QDOL3pXyMGod_gqoH33S92eCVbwUkos4xYQ8EfaqtuYZoFxHxv3tUGpzhCEM8NamyLyeppXGXrPudIr9UUYGtDcVG6bQmH2rcftsvZ85xWQO-B7ecj-FYAwxZgz/s1600/020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW_lDzlO5sPttk6kB-QDOL3pXyMGod_gqoH33S92eCVbwUkos4xYQ8EfaqtuYZoFxHxv3tUGpzhCEM8NamyLyeppXGXrPudIr9UUYGtDcVG6bQmH2rcftsvZ85xWQO-B7ecj-FYAwxZgz/s640/020.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nice and clean. Kinda looks like a stick of gum LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwRAvaC4Htjjo_ltdY24d1eVE5uRIxNofcIhUW1E6-IGRIjiX0zpvGk6DVb-ut_oQteVXAjpht6zA2u-v9pIfK_AeX_ihs-gjDaovC1esAuWB_H1AENJPUeTr4GuAF6pYIUzrYN0KOxHH/s1600/056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwRAvaC4Htjjo_ltdY24d1eVE5uRIxNofcIhUW1E6-IGRIjiX0zpvGk6DVb-ut_oQteVXAjpht6zA2u-v9pIfK_AeX_ihs-gjDaovC1esAuWB_H1AENJPUeTr4GuAF6pYIUzrYN0KOxHH/s640/056.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Using a hole punch. To punch a hole.<br />I also trimmed the corners to make them rounded.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsU_mVeHP99zTm0VY_wAmyyaqpXOVyq57tf6VpVbJtQIzCJgP5hLoV-VyOVPfoVxvfN4bGGSomnZ9RL7DNhEdlgwND7zN7juoY0WEzYCmlZ8x5-4MxHZqgycHkzHO1synasGSGWNqgNgR/s1600/058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsU_mVeHP99zTm0VY_wAmyyaqpXOVyq57tf6VpVbJtQIzCJgP5hLoV-VyOVPfoVxvfN4bGGSomnZ9RL7DNhEdlgwND7zN7juoY0WEzYCmlZ8x5-4MxHZqgycHkzHO1synasGSGWNqgNgR/s640/058.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wouldn't you know, I got two letter M's and no H! LOL<br />Back to the store tomorrow to get my H. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaTHA7bQsnka_pJtne3utfF-yGd-4xoQU27kdnxYnas42rXL3e02sHEIP39qrrH63FHvukal5ZjBAy7JnMUpAbJ0gNkpgc7-je0fDrBoXjRn3Q0TQWetH52_00eJqigeu3Hg29qSzrjTd/s1600/057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaTHA7bQsnka_pJtne3utfF-yGd-4xoQU27kdnxYnas42rXL3e02sHEIP39qrrH63FHvukal5ZjBAy7JnMUpAbJ0gNkpgc7-je0fDrBoXjRn3Q0TQWetH52_00eJqigeu3Hg29qSzrjTd/s640/057.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I first stamped this with 1/4" stamps but didn't like the way it turned out so I made</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">another one and used the smaller sized letter stamps instead...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMX6bVGcftkBBC-o9Ky7Kc1EzlTIWdroCr21_eLV9Iwsw49Ds1A9lbG3vYvdzcpjk-SOqSBdDyqZuh7WbYQdKmOhsY-9bYa_kdWNVCR8FMZrDoyzedXrnDCcOZHc5YvFXvEsya8gZpk0C7/s640/045.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Makes me happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3ue8vgvFKUczqpztzDNAZ8LrpfD2evdr6CwfDlxU5BmXda5kJ1XCGNKObaf6XEYVSrhmEHMfURh7ZGMkRwzurgCNxqeMrQByS6OYXW6Yi8VbeieC5UiPKgUToMIQUqMzIna2E_cjQX9t/s1600/053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3ue8vgvFKUczqpztzDNAZ8LrpfD2evdr6CwfDlxU5BmXda5kJ1XCGNKObaf6XEYVSrhmEHMfURh7ZGMkRwzurgCNxqeMrQByS6OYXW6Yi8VbeieC5UiPKgUToMIQUqMzIna2E_cjQX9t/s640/053.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the same time... </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">beading, hammering, wire wrapping, and making some connections.<br />I work in no particular order or pattern (no math here, LOL) I just assemble</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it together as I think it looks best. </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtz4Uq-XeClkhAQFvL5p8nnBj-i62OoZAwCq2jt6S54qJNPtR-DsuvDiLK5cD8e55yDruR84SAxwRuyoCDw_M-1g-l3tcrmEFBQQwXVO_QH1HyGZWvGj6s4CZPH-RFWCnujylhetMhU6V/s1600/054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtz4Uq-XeClkhAQFvL5p8nnBj-i62OoZAwCq2jt6S54qJNPtR-DsuvDiLK5cD8e55yDruR84SAxwRuyoCDw_M-1g-l3tcrmEFBQQwXVO_QH1HyGZWvGj6s4CZPH-RFWCnujylhetMhU6V/s640/054.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wrap it around.</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb9UFXp5GQR3BtirjD0EQxkoyUR70WxbtoDp2jrMzqV9aaI6gaK10K4vXv4aU0GTmPLSOLk5NeuC00iXiAkpMKs_xuKw6H-OxcP83mvV7zvH0OBlDDS20aZvmRTdtDTb6cW-sC0kjl82c/s1600/055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb9UFXp5GQR3BtirjD0EQxkoyUR70WxbtoDp2jrMzqV9aaI6gaK10K4vXv4aU0GTmPLSOLk5NeuC00iXiAkpMKs_xuKw6H-OxcP83mvV7zvH0OBlDDS20aZvmRTdtDTb6cW-sC0kjl82c/s640/055.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cut two lengths of chain that will be on the clasp ends. This makes it more </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">comfortable to wear... comfort is important! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDZyY0O3ChYK14dXpJMPedqcVYLUM82WWIfUy3b049QZTd92oWluXvkEeXeE_PuXsseQrtlVcdtBKHJHNGHGTSBzqOurxhVAFikQo-2JgRpDz8-OopyixpVqSqIHsJoiNERtXu1S-sL3X/s1600/046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDZyY0O3ChYK14dXpJMPedqcVYLUM82WWIfUy3b049QZTd92oWluXvkEeXeE_PuXsseQrtlVcdtBKHJHNGHGTSBzqOurxhVAFikQo-2JgRpDz8-OopyixpVqSqIHsJoiNERtXu1S-sL3X/s640/046.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Almost finished....still too shiny...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dWxbUoKvA1M9z8fO2N6Z6DTFmcIXxTuNqHfcd9WobyU3zS-ZAd3pNevzpp1wytWZ5Z1fA2jGYzSlGGtGY6N_pUOkMy8T6dYaVXGAXWHYKXHH4AW8L1Ah585DSKH6Z2sZLesgCgTsBiLB/s1600/048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dWxbUoKvA1M9z8fO2N6Z6DTFmcIXxTuNqHfcd9WobyU3zS-ZAd3pNevzpp1wytWZ5Z1fA2jGYzSlGGtGY6N_pUOkMy8T6dYaVXGAXWHYKXHH4AW8L1Ah585DSKH6Z2sZLesgCgTsBiLB/s640/048.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love those loopy wraps! Time to go into a Liver of Sulfur bath to get that antique finish...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0zMG8juoW1_U5KaB6HdSS6_ybDL6BkNvkM5a1ClqYXD27UoDMj-MDRTq1k0cQTREH4vEixyUBWD-wpFdv_4c0V6vgokIU0brSQwdzi8G-lQwXD6MCBBLDhisGU04p0jgsOo3T4Oc_t0S/s1600/036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0zMG8juoW1_U5KaB6HdSS6_ybDL6BkNvkM5a1ClqYXD27UoDMj-MDRTq1k0cQTREH4vEixyUBWD-wpFdv_4c0V6vgokIU0brSQwdzi8G-lQwXD6MCBBLDhisGU04p0jgsOo3T4Oc_t0S/s640/036.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love the blackened silver...but still needs a polish to bring out some of the silver...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzDA-5ypjmmFACUdZSkQHxlLtN5iphSEQUIgPhH76RgVfkGp3y_AakdwtrZ_DP0VKywlBRWEE6hL21cTsWmhETZy07yF4KqqgvYpMS6fUqAmC8_lY8vg6d09FjhGSlID_TKmfjJJ6fsMh/s1600/039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzDA-5ypjmmFACUdZSkQHxlLtN5iphSEQUIgPhH76RgVfkGp3y_AakdwtrZ_DP0VKywlBRWEE6hL21cTsWmhETZy07yF4KqqgvYpMS6fUqAmC8_lY8vg6d09FjhGSlID_TKmfjJJ6fsMh/s640/039.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Much better! Love!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjTvAyVSHkGJIwzMfCqRndB96SuTz-oS5SwF2-oKZAeU87S1zTozy12J116I06IzeNoDEepvDEa1_Sa0IOZRXfpZAeFZ8Y3FgmW5DTa8HiF0MNVg02JBHtPNxUxyQsTJ-J2_mvkPwTrA8/s1600/041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjTvAyVSHkGJIwzMfCqRndB96SuTz-oS5SwF2-oKZAeU87S1zTozy12J116I06IzeNoDEepvDEa1_Sa0IOZRXfpZAeFZ8Y3FgmW5DTa8HiF0MNVg02JBHtPNxUxyQsTJ-J2_mvkPwTrA8/s640/041.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finished! This is a longer necklace - Opera length, about 32 inches long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ03JUhNkMiMTZlpyF2T4X4rqCGq5ainM2M3SeFKhp3Ol5UGqjEnYlGWU0Ze81YN2Fb-LVJsxVa4ZDQRmfnhnaspm-Tjh0Jxnf_VREHOIXl-v7pMGuyhfh4fkLMDjpqlNbk3RRKUIF4I1j/s1600/042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ03JUhNkMiMTZlpyF2T4X4rqCGq5ainM2M3SeFKhp3Ol5UGqjEnYlGWU0Ze81YN2Fb-LVJsxVa4ZDQRmfnhnaspm-Tjh0Jxnf_VREHOIXl-v7pMGuyhfh4fkLMDjpqlNbk3RRKUIF4I1j/s640/042.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I like the feel of this necklace...it's peaceful and powerful  :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uhvJv37f6XaGBHAQhAxU2TBs7KgHgSy5vCupqKS83RP8-FBDGYPHwo7GEqZrRNzO8HuL7QEKjlNYFkbbMWe0kUUb0IIDE8wVkfe1sQ0QI-6t4Jq9PM88rZRDT4tcevHp-Dcghu97asAZ/s320/mini+image+book+cover.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BoHo-Chic-Jewelry-Timeless-Soldering/dp/1440238162/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378259730&sr=8-1&keywords=boho+chic+jewelry" target="_blank">Check out my new jewelry instruction book!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What do you think?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><br /></div>

Free Spirit Bohemian Necklace

Free Spirit (a Bohemian necklace by me)  For this necklace I used rough Chrysocolla, blue Peruvian Opal, Larimar, a few vintage  Czech glass...

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On My Workbench: Boho Amazonite Bracelet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">A peek into my workshop...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">Boho Amazonite Gemstone Bracelet</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8H77j_lUDRM5MP_I_h4Z6p6UjaZsS6jZbtWitwMQGkQrov7-kM9zyQWryN7IJh6pjeSMaGGvOVA2hrmA02FtfaFXSsh-7UpnbsF3EJKUTdj9ubyn7EK9Of9uI2hArJMOdyDCJSAnHT-t/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8H77j_lUDRM5MP_I_h4Z6p6UjaZsS6jZbtWitwMQGkQrov7-kM9zyQWryN7IJh6pjeSMaGGvOVA2hrmA02FtfaFXSsh-7UpnbsF3EJKUTdj9ubyn7EK9Of9uI2hArJMOdyDCJSAnHT-t/s1600/003.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I was crazy about these small rectangular silver link findings and  faceted </span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Amazonite rondelle beads. I love faceted rondelles!</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I thought that together they'd make a nice combination. </span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I like the way the blue-green Amazonite and the silver compliment each other. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg587zKyp3SyE1QjjgSelfYNOSd21yNDj3DA4mjLzDcsFMM_TfKI4lYaYGu1j5_KGz9au6L43lHaEqg6k13-87e-UEYlc4VhHglKAk6b0KKVFBSxpU4LBclTGM2LaSkIOWGt8TNWiM7F0ko/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg587zKyp3SyE1QjjgSelfYNOSd21yNDj3DA4mjLzDcsFMM_TfKI4lYaYGu1j5_KGz9au6L43lHaEqg6k13-87e-UEYlc4VhHglKAk6b0KKVFBSxpU4LBclTGM2LaSkIOWGt8TNWiM7F0ko/s1600/004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I decided to alternate them in a design and create a Boho style link bracelet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I cut 2" pieces of silver wire and using a simple wrapped loop technique, connected the beads and silver links together until I had the bracelet length that I wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Then I simply added a clasp, and it was finished!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY4M06nztvGHeBfta3t_RhOXNpa__l3KL5SXcWyRJ2pBoX0utXmmrzWOjNYdyUyd6PQY3IZTg9cH91dZVAMEDAxEhjQsyjv0tiPxDiDaZrKASWa041TRkPdrjLNcfiCBLnfCp9lezNBBs/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY4M06nztvGHeBfta3t_RhOXNpa__l3KL5SXcWyRJ2pBoX0utXmmrzWOjNYdyUyd6PQY3IZTg9cH91dZVAMEDAxEhjQsyjv0tiPxDiDaZrKASWa041TRkPdrjLNcfiCBLnfCp9lezNBBs/s1600/005.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the end result! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ8XNUDLH1pRDx5JfDgsNp9kvv89BtwhOMJfF61WpVsC3cCkPFuvu6HHg2CIEhUTzq3B0vmcdCpGkljQAHxyx1vXTdQmf12SwDtkP8fXE8dRzpiwMb-WI3_Gct3JCPiGOuGdKFw2ASNKA/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ8XNUDLH1pRDx5JfDgsNp9kvv89BtwhOMJfF61WpVsC3cCkPFuvu6HHg2CIEhUTzq3B0vmcdCpGkljQAHxyx1vXTdQmf12SwDtkP8fXE8dRzpiwMb-WI3_Gct3JCPiGOuGdKFw2ASNKA/s1600/006.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Take a peek at my other workbench projects:</span><br /><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/on-my-workbench-butter-knife-handle.html" target="_blank"><img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EDkWURUL8a9WkEs-S7KZHzMCUVqLXnvKhUqKqe2FemZJJm16GUfYoPP2xGss080N7pGsxsvhwYbTjvbAWq2bVTkvmQH3WhyJ_uuCvJ3o7nRNeim5DogoeFCBJfmOXgGHnyCN5YXjwO0/s320/a.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/09/on-my-workbench-wire-wrapped-peace-sign.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAa-bVeCkFzicUVi_ryKNOrDte-Blu7v8g2kEQitrQudWV2K3O3Qr9SZCkDB6aamN45varrOaVdWssrVJzaBkFQsoMJGffkJxf_GiF6F11K1OYUJFxK-q04Y0eBXdV1UGulSdS16DN3tKy/s320/peace+sign+necklace+title.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div>

On My Workbench: Boho Amazonite Bracelet

A peek into my workshop... Boho Amazonite Gemstone Bracelet I was crazy about these small rectangular silver link findings and  faceted  Ama...

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