Tara's Jewelry <3

looks very pretty

Ohh is so pretty... Can you show us your new necklace when you finish?
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ohhh... It´s pretty... I like it... It´s so cool.. I want one but with the moonmark... to be nice... ♥

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You just gave me an idea...I'll make a similar one but with moon marks. I bet it would look great. I'll have to do a little shopping.

The key neclace!! I love keys. It's beautiful.

Thank you. I'm going to try that one out today. More to come soon. Feedback, suggestions, ideas, whatever...welcome.

Cute I'm sure she'll love it!

oh!!! i want a moonmark key necklace!

I think is a good idea... I want to see it, I want to see your necklace finish... I go to make me ahh something special is like a chain with a pendant with the moonmark.. ^^

I frickin love your jewelry! It's amazing how the cheapest things can turn into such beautiful things that people pay ridiculous prices for.

your jewelry is awesome

wow, you are on a roll with the neckalces!They look so beautiful!

Thanks More coming soon.

Love them all *___* Especially the last one w the wings :>

love it

Everything is sooo cute and pretty <3

I love the necklaces with the key and the wing. Very cute, and I love long necklaces.

The key one has a rosary look to it without having to be one and I love that.

Very awesome!!

feel like putting up a couple of things i made...awesomness

Where do you buy the pendents like the angel wing?

that is so weird! the keys with the skull - i was looking at them on ebay the other day

Your art look fantastic

always I wanted made it but this is hard for me...
even I tried with I.L.U. I'm too stupid for it...

can u make a tutorial for those bracelets? pretty please

Those woven bracelets are gorgeous!
How do you make them?

Ok, so, this is my very first tutorial so I apologize if I failed to explain it properly. If you need more help just google or search on youtube "simple friendship bracelet" or "candy stripe bracelet" "simple woven bracelets", things like that. There are tons of videos out there.
Anyway, here goes, wish me luck

PREPARATION

First of all, you will need these things:
Scissors, tape (You can also use a safety pin and pin it to your pants), embroidery thread (Which is dirt cheap. You can get it in dollar stores, craft stores, Walmart...etc)


I usually make bracelets with either two colors or four colors. For two colors, say black and pink, you'd line your thread up like, "black, pink, black, pink" or in reverse.
In this case I used four colors that I thought blended well together. Light purple, then dark purple, then dark gray, then black. Cut each string the same length, I usually make them about 3 feet or a little more, so I don't end up running out of string. Make sure they are lined up in the order you want them, tie a knot at the top, leaving four inches or so out to tie the ends together. Then tape it (or safety pin to your pants) securely to a desk, table, whatever.
Like this:


THE WEAVE

Take hold of your first string in your left hand(In my pic, the light purple), take hold of your second string in your right hand (The dark purple). Take the first string and loop it over, then under the second string. Hold the second string tight and pull the first string up to the top and pull knot snug. Repeat this once more with the same strings.




Once you've done two knots with your first and second string, this is what you should see:


Now, you've already double knotted your second string with your first string. Now, it's time to push your second string aside, take your first string, still in your left hand, take your THIRD string in your right, and repeat what you did before. Remember to hold the third string (the one in your right hand) tight as you pull the knot up to the top. Remember you knot it TWICE. If you forget that, your bracelet won't turn out right.
When you've done the third string, move on to the fourth string. Double knot. Now you'll notice that your FIRST string is now LAST and your SECOND string is now FIRST. You should see this:


If your bracelet looks like this picture so far, your on the right track! Don't be discouraged if you make a mistake. Just scrap it, start a new one and try again! It's a very simple weave, but even I didn't get it perfect my first, second, or third try
Now that your second string is first, you take that string and knot it twice around what was the third string, continue down the line until your first string ends up in the front of the line again.
It should now look like this:


And partially done, it should look like this:



Continue the process over again until you think your bracelet may be long enough to finish. Just leave it secured and take your wrist, wrap it around and judge weather you like the length or not.
Like so:


If not, keep going a little more, if you do, tie a knot at the bottom, similar to the top, leaving about four inches out to tie the ends together.
When your all finished, your bracelet should look like this:


I should add, sometimes when you've made a bracelet, they tend to curl up in an annoying way that doesn't look very appealing. I fix this by running my hair straightener over it a few times. I'm sure you could use an iron if you didn't have a straightener, but I've never tried it because I am ironless, lol

ENJOY! If you keep practicing you'll be making them super fast in no time, without even thinking twice, without any mistakes.
They make cute little gifts for people and they cost almost nothing to make. All it takes is a few minutes of your time.
I hope I managed to explain this clearly to you, let me know how I did, K?
If you'd like one made let me know, I make them all the time and like I said they cost nothing so I'd have no problem taking a color request and mailing them out.

I'm going to attempt to learn a more complicated weave. When I do, I'll do another tutorial.

XOXO, Tara

Hey, thanks for the tutorial! I remember making these friendship bracelets on grade 5-6 as well. They were popular among my friends. I had forgotten how to make them, but I still had a vague idea. I just tried to make one, with black and red (black-black-red-red) thread. It turned out OK, it's not as neat as yours :D And I left the beginning toooo short, so I can't tie it! I'll just try again :D

I think you could use these for something else than just bracelets. Like the fastening string for a hoodie, hair accessories, or even shoelaces? :D I guess the threads would have to be super long for that!

No prob. I bet you'll get it way better the second time. It just sorta becomes a natural movement after a while.
I've used them for anklets as well but that actually ran through my head (shoelaces, etc.) and I never did it...I should so make an attempt then add it here.
If you make one and are happy with it you should post a pic <3

i love your necklaces they are so awesome. keep up the great work

Thanks. I just got some new stuff from ebay so when I get a moment I'm going to try another one.

im just making a bracelet for myself ill take a pic when im finished. so far it looks good lol

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FINISHED!


Thank u, Tara!

Sick!!! Love the colors

Well I've been so busy the past few months that I haven't had a chance to even start any new stuff. Looking at everyone else's gives me the urge to get going again really bad
I have new pendants and things just sitting around, too! I'll have to start a new piece on Saturday after all the partying is over. For sure.
Gotta hit the stores on the 1st of September too! Find new treasures.

Wow imagine all things you can do with these things O.O

These all look very lovely thanks for sharing !

Wow imagine all things you can do with these things O.O

^I know right? Working on two pieces right now

These all look very lovely! thanks for sharing!

^Thank you

im in love with the the whole key thing because my friend told me a story and well i thought it was cute and i stick it with the whole lock and key theme. So have you ever thought about using locks? i see them at the stores all the time and i think some of them are cute and well i think you could do a great job making a key necklace then a matching lock necklace ((would make the story i was told oh so much more real))

I'd really like that big key as a pendant..

by the way, do you use clay or smth? because we could do a swap of some jewellery