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mandibeads skip to main skip to sidebar home etsy shop twitter facebook fan page flickr bead circle etsy dallas mandibeads s fan box mandibeads on facebook visit me on etsy twitter updates twitter updates follow me on twitter blog archive 2010 1 march 1 bead circle network 2009 69 november 2 october 5 september 11 august 10 july 10 june 15 may 10 april 3 march 3 2007 36 july 4 june 4 may 2 april 4 march 10 february 1 january 11 wednesday march 03 2010 bead circle network i am so excited about the relaunch of beadcircle com i have been working so long and hard on it i have neglected everything else this includes the laundry my etsy shop even my beads but i wrote a e book about beaded pens you can get a free copy by signing up for the bead circle email newsletter thanks to sister diane for reviewing my e book and to erin of edub graphic art and design for creating my logo and header for the site posted by mandi at 3 40 pm 1 comments labels beaded pen e book new logo newsletter tuesday november 03 2009 5 fab tutorials from around the crafty web all of my crafty friends and i have been getting ready for holiday shows in fact i m going straight back to my studio to finish up my new line of eco journals right after this post i just wanted to post some fabulous crafty tutorials i ve found around the web this month 1 upcycled tin can belt buckle from adaptive reuse shown above it s amazing what you can make from a tin can and this tutorial is from a patent pending design by christine terrell great website very inspirational work must bookmark 2 smooshy stack owl from lolly chops awesome fabric owls to use up scraps and dazzle your clothing 3 magnetic notepad from skip to my lou i m addicted to buying these and i ll soon be addicted to making them too great gift potential as well 4 tubular t shirt scarves from college fashion i have a bunch of souvenir t shirts that are perfect for this project 5 stylish pen case from pink penguin this case looks so cute and it would be great project for using up scrap fabric very detailed photos too posted by mandi at 6 24 pm 0 comments labels belt buckle fabric how to notepad owl pen case t shirt tutorial upcycle monday november 02 2009 november giveaway win a pen i m giving away a free pen every month the winner of the october giveaway can choose any pen in my shop mandibeads this contest is open to international residents as well ways to enter the october giveaway 1 leave a comment under this post and tell me about your favorite pen in my shop or suggest a new design 2 subscribe to my newsletter thru box at top right 3 tweet about this giveaway and let me know about it in the comments please leave enough info so i can contact you if you win email etsy shop twitter etc each person can enter 3 times by doing each of the 3 ways described the winner will be announced december 1 2009 congrats to lisa for winning the october contest peace love mandi posted by mandi at 7 08 pm 5 comments labels giveaway monday october 19 2009 7 things i leaned from my biggest show yet the urban street bazaar was held 2 weekends ago in the bishop arts district it took me a week to recover from it and another day to finally write about it it was a good show and i m happy that i was there but it also gave me doubts about doing future outdoor shows because there s so much more to contend with then again i love all the new friends i made and interacting with my customers in person i shared my booth with patricia of karmacrochet it was freezing on saturday and the weatherman was wrong about it warming up so i modeled a karmacrochet scarf to keep warm for awhile she makes these amazing neckwarmers that everyone was going crazy for i don t know if it was because they were featured prominently on the usb website or if it was because a lady that bought one was proudly flaunting it around the bazaar either way she sold all but one so the bazaar was 12 8 on saturday and 12 4 on sunday as i was driving there on sunday it started raining really hard i was skeptical and didn t want to subject my handmade books to this weather and even debated going home i told myself i was committed to doing this and it was important to see it through even if it was just for the experience i m so glad i did things i learned ez up tents are far from being easy to put up i used mine once and it broke same thing happened to the fellow crafter next to me if you plan to do a lot of outdoor shows check out this awesome tent review post by the kessler craftsman be extra prepared for outdoors shows so many more things can go wrong it seems things i wish i had extra clothes small screwdriver tarp to put my stuff on instead of the wet ground and cover it if it started to rain before i set up the tent my checklist was essential for all the things i would have forgotten make friends with your neighbors help each other set up those hard to put up tents watch booths for bathroom and coffee breaks check out their display talk to them and learn from them i m always improving my set up you can learn a lot from your customers guys were more interested in my journals than the ladies i will be creating a few more masculine journals in the future sales on the short sunday were much better than the long saturday i never would have guessed that you never know treat every customer as a potential buyer say hello and don t be shy to tell them about your work patricia and i were both surprised at who dropped money in our booths that we wouldn t have expected sharing is awesome i can t imagine doing this by myself at least at this point shout outs to my lovely talented neighbors pigsey art unique upcycled journals and someone i love for using every scrap she can bolsa bonita sexy bags for foxy ladies and i just love her tom selick purse ornamental things handcrafted jewelry from vintage components thanks to larry aka kessler craftsma n for helping me with that horrible tent and also to stephanie of tefi designs for writing a sweet feature and coming out to support us posted by mandi at 7 12 am 1 comments labels dallas kessler craftsman learning review show tefi designs usb wednesday october 07 2009 worktable wednesday cupcake parade yesterday i made several flavors of beaded cupcake pens for the urban street bazaar on saturday i had fun using the colors of the last cupcake cupcake pen pink red white chocolate and created the deconstruction of a cupcake pen what do you think i love comments posted by mandi at 12 39 pm 2 comments labels beaded pen cupcake worktable wednesday tuesday october 06 2009 tutorial easy retro flower cane basic flower cane was the first thing i learned when i got started in polymer clay i wanted to share it because it s fairly easy and there are many color variations for this tutorial i used pink purple and black to achieve a more retro look materials clay ½ 1 ounce petal color we used pink ½ 1 ounce center outline color we used purple ¾ 1 ounces contrast outside color we used black razor blade slicer blade roller acrylic brayer or pasta machine t pins used for quilting and foil pie plate or other method of baking instructions 1 create a cylinder out of the pink clay by rolling it into a ball and then slightly flattening it then roll out the purple clay into ¼ in thick sheet long enough to cover the cylinder save the excess purple for step 3 2 roll the purple clay around the pink cylinder and then reduce it down 3 create 5 equal lengths of the reduced cylinder these will become the petals then create a length of solid purple the same size this will become the center 4 create 5 more lengths using the black clay shape them into triangles by simultaneously pinching the top and pressing down to flatten the bottom 5 space the 5 petal lengths around the center and then place a triangle in between each petal 6 roll out ¼ in layer of black to wrap around your entire roll reduce it down and cut the cane to create ¼ in to ½ in slices you may choose to cut the cane in half and reduce each half to a differently this way you can create focal and accessory beads 7 cut the cane to create ¼ in to ½ in slices you may choose to cut the cane in half and reduce each half to a different size this way you can create focal and accessory beads 8 push a t pin half way through the slice and stop then push the t pin through the other side to meet the first hole to prevent the clay from puckering stick the end of the t pin into pie plate repeat until you have reached the desired number of beads the bake according to the instructions on your clay package enjoy your beads posted by mandi at 8 48 am 3 comments labels beads polymer clay tutorial monday october 05 2009 polymer clay comparing brands there are many options when it comes to choosing a brand of clay and each brand has different properties and benefits i keep a few different brands in my own stash hopefully this list can help you decide which brand is right for your project sculpey iii this clay has a wide variety of beautiful colors and is low in cost though it is also considered more brittle fragile than other brands it is a great choice for beginners premo sculpey this brand is strong and flexible when cured and the colors are brilliant this is the preferred brand of many clay artists super sculpey this clay is a pinkish beige sort of color that is somewhat prone to plaquing the addition of a stronger more opaque clay can eliminate most problems fimo classic soft soft is easier to condition than classic but both types will hold the finer details of cane work great colors available that come in blocks of 8 segments allowing for easier cutting and blending cernit the german clay is one of the strongest on the market and has a wide range of flesh tones it is soft and sticky when warm so it is better suited for doll making than cane work kato polyclay being one of the newer brands on the market this clay is both strong and flexible it can be difficult to sand and it has a strong vinyl odor liquid sculpey this product has many different uses including smoothing surfaces attaching two pieces and creating faux materials the translucent brand can be tinted to any color desired tomorrow i will post my tutorial for making polymer clay rorschach focal beads using sculpey iii posted by mandi at 10 46 am 0 comments labels crafting polymer clay tips older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me mandi view my complete profile followers blogroll art bead scene barbe saint john bead circle blog bead circle team cake wrecks christina likes crafty pod creative kismet dude craft etsy dallas etsy stalker harrilu how about orange kessler craftsman macaroni and glue pamela michelle renegade bus scoutie girl tefi designs the impatient crafter the lone beader