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Orion Designs
http://vickiorion.blogspot.com
My blog features my jewelry creations, tutorials for creating your own jewelry and some of my other crafty adventures.
I also sprinkle in some recipes and posts about my dog and life in Alaska.
- Added on: Apr 11th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: vickiorion
- Listed in: Jewelry Arts
- Tags: jewelry design tutorial handcrafted gems pearls
Recent Posts
Ballet Slipper Pink . Lampwork . Earrings
These soft pink lampwork beads are from my Artisan Beaders teammate Deronda. Definitely feminine, definitely understated, definitely pretty.I placed the beads on decorative headpins and topped them with a "rolled" style Thai Hill Tribe silver bead. ...
Holiday Special!
It's that time of year when even the most adamant haters-of-shopping do what must be done -- shop! Shopping online is a breeze. You can do it in the middle of the night. You can do it while wearing your pajamas. You can do it while eating a bowl ...
A Special Order
Last week I received an etsy convo from someone who had "hearted" one of my knitted bags. That bag was awesome -- so awesome that I contemplated keeping it -- and it sold in March of 2008. She wanted to know if I would make one for her. I told her...
Italian Glass and Brass
My dwindling collection of Italian glass beads was beckoning me. These 10mm round, frosted beads have gold foil embedded in them. I purchased them many years ago and was reluctant to use them. Why, you ask? Because if I used them, they would be g...
Faceted Pearls
It's no secret that I love pearls. Faceted pearls have become a bit difficult to find. I think they may have gone out of fashion in the world of beads, but that never bothers me. I still crave them.This pair of earrings features faceted pearls in ...
Noodle Kugel
For those of you not familiar with kugel, the rough translation from the Yiddish is pudding or casserole. The types of kugel I ate while growing up were either noodle based or potato based. While my brother loved the potato kugel, I was always part...
