Crystallized Nails

I am excited to be demoing two of my favourite things: flatbacks from Swarovski Elements and nail polish at the Creativ Festival on Saturday, October 12 at 5:00 pm. I have been blessed with finger nails that are really strong and grow quickly. I love to wear nail polish and like having nail art and crystals on my nails. So when I was asked to submit demo suggestions, I knew immediately what I wanted to do.

My "To-Do" was soooooo difficult (not)
1. Research nail art with crystals
2. Buy nail polish
3. Look through my stash of hot fix and flatbacks from the Swarovski Elements collection.

Here are my first attempts...


My research started and ended on Pinterest. I created a board called Crystal Nails. Then I searched for Swarovski Nails....Crystal nails....Bling Nails..... There were quite a few pictures that came up. Here are my favorites for your viewing pleasure.









Who says you have to only do your finger nails?
Toe nails need love too....

Two New Classes This Weekend

Did you know I'm teaching 2 classes at That Bead Lady in Newmarket this weekend? Two brand new classes.

On Saturday at 12:30 is The Whirlwind of Hope ring bursting with crystal and happiness! And guess what? There's no kit fee!!!



On Sunday is a beautiful crochet and wire work class that uses oodles of crystals and lovely pieces from Tierra Cast.


Seating is limited, so go to www.thatbeadlady.com to sign up today or call 905-954-1327.

Don't forget to bring or buy your own copy of BeadStyle's Crystals issue. You'll get to see my published project in real life!!




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$2 off coupon for TBS Fair

Please make sure and visit the following link to print off your $2 off coupon for the Toronto Bead Society Fair coming up this weekend.

www.torontobeadsociety.org

See you this weekend!!

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Online CREATE YOUR STYLE Color Carousel

The CREATE YOUR STYLE Color Carousel places the world of fashion at your mouse pointer!

Spin out on a journey of discovery and create a whole new world of color! Rotate the upper disc (using the arrows) until your main color appears or click on a color on the color strip below to find your desired color combination.

Get started on your color exploration by clicking HERE.

I love this tool. CREATE YOUR STYLE with Swarovski Elements are always coming out with great tools to make designing fun and easy.

And the winner is ....

A big congratulations to ECHO from Oregon!! You have won a copy of Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions.



The number 4 came up using the random number generator at www.random.org.

Here is her entry:

Hi, my name is Echo, I am a full time student full time wife, and full time mother of 5 full grown fur children, and 8 mini fur children (puppies). I am also a full time artist, even if I can't be actively making my artwork, I am always designing in my head.

I am currently going to school at Central Oregon Community College to get an Associates Degree in Business Administration: Retail Operations Management!

Found the link to this blog from Mikey's Facebook, then from your facebook.

Cheers!

Echo

Thanks to all the visitors to my blog! I enjoyed reading all your comments and getting to know you a little better.

Remember, you can always buy your own copy at the Kalmbach Bookstore. Click HERE!

A big thank you to Kalmbach Publishing who donated the book for this contest. They are the publishers of Bead and Button as well as BeadStyle.
Stay tuned for another book review and contest soon!

Echo: please send me an email at thedixonchick at Rogers dot com


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Book Review: Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions

Special occasions deserve significant jewelry! Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions, from BeadStyle magazine, offers 30 projects for celebrating life’s landmark events with stylish, sophisticated pieces that add the perfect finishing touch.

This is a lovely DIY jewellery book with something for the beader of every level. The beautiful projects are versatile, so you can easily change colour or length to make the perfect piece for your event. The pieces also lend themselves to being a great jumping off point to take your skills to the next level.

Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions contains a stunning assortment of projects: light and delicate jewelry, simple and clean designs, bold yet classy pieces. With chapters on crystals, pearls and wire, you know you'll be able to find the ideal piece to complement your chosen outfit.

Each project features full-colour photos and step by step instructions, plus detailed supply lists and a basic tool and techniques section, so you can whip up a jewelry set this afternoon to wear tonight.

This book contains designs from some of my favorite designers: Cathy Jakicic, Irina Miech and Linda Hartung. The "showstopper" piece of the book for me is Cathy Jakicic's Clear Winner. Such a rich and decadent design using beads from the Swarovski Elements assortment. I can imagine wearing this piece for a swanky New Year's Eve party.

The piece I'm most excited to make is in the wire chapter. It's called Maid To Order by Jane Konkel. It's an earring design that brings together elements of design that I've used in my own work, but with a fresh twist. Wire work combined with crystals and wrapped onto preexisting forms. I'm sure you'll be able to whip up a couple if pairs tonight! These will make great presents for teachers! They don't want soaps, lotions and pencils. Give them some handmade jewelry!! Your kids can help you with these too.

You can purchase this book directly from Kalmbach Publishing. This is a definite winner!!

Dixon Chick rating: 5 out of 5 crystals

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