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5 Lovely Beaded Earrings Tutorials for Mother's Day | The Trials and Tribulations of (Monkey) Motherhood

It will soon be Mother's Day. Here are 5 fabulously lovely beaded flower earrings to make for that special mother in your life! Beaded flower jewelry will outlast floral bouquets.

First up is the best wisteria inspired beaded earrings tutorial (shown above) I have ever come across. It is by Ukrainian bead artist, Liudmyla of MilaKimStore.

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8 Funny Mother's Day Gift Ideas | Trevor Noah's Praise for His Mother

Mothers, grandmothers, mothers-in-law - those of us blessed with awesome examples are indeed lucky. And an extra bonus if they also have great senses of humor. So this feature pays homage to the upcoming Mother's Day next month with some funny gift ideas.

First up is the Favorite Child Mug gift from PersonalizedShed, shown above. I can just imagine siblings getting different personalized mugs with each of them as the favorite!

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Beautiful French Beaded Flower and Leaf Tutorials by BeadandBlossomDesign

I don't know about you, but I am always sad to have to compost wilted flower gifts. But with Mother's Day not far away, here are some awesome flower tutorials to make everlasting flowers.

Utah based designer, Lauren Harpster, of BeadandBlossomDesign, is a whizz at the vintage art of French beading. She instructs on how to build usually life sized replicas of flowers and leaves with seed beads and wire.

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Innovative Heart Shaped Wire Caged Cabochon Tutorial

Traditional wire cage work captures cabochons while still leaving the beauty of the gemstone mostly visible. Vietnamese wire artist, Lan Anh Handmade, has one which is innovative - she takes it a step above the ordinary approach.

What she does is not only cage the cabochon, but goes on to form a heart-shaped pendant frame. Neat!

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Personalized Minimalist Jewelry and Accessories by CaitlynMinimalist

Personalized jewelry is a perennial hot trend. Custom made appeals because such designs are clearly targeted for an individual - not something mass marketed and available from any store. Californian Kate Kim of CaitlynMinimalist offers just that with her wonderful laser cut and engraved designs.

She has a variety of letter or initial name designs. This ranges from sideways large initials to dainty name designs on necklaces and even earrings as shown above. One stunning collection is her laser cut and engraved custom handwriting designs. All of them make great gifts for birthdays and special days like Father's Day, Mother's Day and so on.

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Aren't these little initial open rings with custom birthstones sweet?

Kate also offers custom metal engraving based on drawings - even those of children as well as fingerprint jewelry. Engraved pet portraits are also possible. I also love her take on special date jewelry as you can see from her Roman numeral rings shown further down.

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6 Beaded Heart Jewelry Tutorials for Valentine's Day

The heart shape has been used in various artwork for more than two thousand years. These early depictions were botanically inspired - for example, the heart shaped leaves of the peepal tree (sacred fig tree). But the heart as a symbol of love didn't arise until the Middle Ages.

Early illustrations for romantic love back then showed either a pear or a pine cone shape with the narrow part pointing upwards. Although theories abound, no one knows exactly how the symbol eventually evolved to the distinctive shape we know today.

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Wire Woven Leaf and Flower Pendant Tutorial for Mother's Day

One reason why I love jewelry designs which feature botanical elements is the fact that they do not wilt! What better way to give a bouquet than one which will last indefinitely. Perfect Mother's Day gift!

This charming wire woven leaf and flower design by Erika Schneider over on the Hungarian craft blog, I am Creative, fits the brief! There is plenty of opportunity to add more flowers and perhaps your own take on the vine tendrils.

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Lovely 3D Beaded Heart Pendant Necklace uses Crystals and Seed Beads!

Heart pendants are perfect gifts not just for Valentine's Day but also for Mother's Day. Someone you love might well appreciate this lovely dainty design. The tutorial is by Turkish beader, Senay Tasarim.

The combination of crystals and seed beads in a charming heart shape is what caught my eye. I also like the way she trapped the chain necklace during construction. No need for a bail and this makes for a "clean" design.

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Wire Wrapped Sweetheart Round Cabochon Pendant Tutorial by Judy Larson

Judy Larson is an amazing wire and metal work instructor who has kindly shared many of her tutorials on this blog over the years. Her generosity benefits jewelry makers everywhere! Hear! Hear!

She recently sent me this wire wrapping tutorial just in time for Mother's Day. She taught her students this one years ago. It is created using traditional wire wrapping using a round cabochon.

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10 Unique Enamel Pin Gifts for Crafty Mother's Day!

Many of us inherited our crafting genes. I know I did! The need to create is strong in us. So here is a wonderful collection of unique enamel pins - great gifts for crafters everywhere who just happen to be mothers!

First up is this Craft Queen enamel pin from Tiffany Kerr of TwillandPrint says it all for the truly creative mother who is into everything!

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3 Beaded Basket Jewelry and Ornament Tutorials for Mother's Day

Stumped at what to make for Mother's Day? How about a basket full of flowers which don't wilt? First up is Diane Fitzgerald's lovely May Basket pendant or pin tutorial for mothers to wear on their special day.

Her shop, DianeFitzgeraldBeads has an adorable tiny teapot and tea cup tutorial as well. The handles are natural hanging loops for necklace chains!

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Layered Resin Jewelry Tutorial using Fabric and Heart Paper Punches

There are so many beautiful fabrics out there! If you have scraps from your fabric stash to use up, then this tutorial is for you!

I have wanted to do a fabric resin jewelry tutorial ever since I saw Fran Valera's tutorial on how to do it. Basically, she coated fabric lightly with resin and allowed it to cure. Cutting out shapes with scissors afterwards though didn't appeal to me but the paper punch idea did. As the resin infused fabric becomes stiff like cardstock, why not?

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3 Combination Polymer Clay with Wire Jewelry Tutorials

Combining techniques is a sure fire way of coming up with unique designs. One great way is to marry polymer clay with wire. You can easily create colorful pieces with the polymer clay and use the wire for structural and decorative elements.

One of my favorite metal work designers is Kharisma Ryantori Sommers of Popnicute. She also has her own website. Check out her unique combination polymer clay tree of life pendant tutorial which features tiny little polymer clay birds! Check out more of Kharisma's work in this past feature.

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Resin and Chip Heart Jewelry and Home Decor Tutorial

I really enjoyed making the sparkly glass chip resin coasters (see tutorial here) so much so that I wanted to show how you can you adapt the idea for jewelry and smaller items like fridge magnets. So in honor of Mother's Day which is fast approaching, her are some resin and chip heart jewelry and home decor ideas!

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Outstanding Wire and Bead Heart Earrings Tutorial

I've seen and featured plenty of wire heart tutorials before (see links below). But this wire and bead heart earrings tutorial by Penny Dixon is a standout! There is plenty of time to make a pair for Mother's Day or save it for another special occasion!

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Easy Nail Polish and Resin Jewelry Tutorial | Hearts Feature for Mother's Day

I was surprised to see real interest in my first attempt with resin and nail polish in this past tutorial. There I used the dry marbling technique on some previously cured resin pendant blocks. This time I wanted to see if I could use just nail polish for the background and decorative features and save the clear resin for the top. Using nail polish is an easy way to get colorful enamel. Plus, it is a lot of fun. You need only small quantities and don't have to mix any colored resin.

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Custom 3D Printed Rings Use Real HeartBeats

Heart themed jewelry abound as Valentine's Day approaches. But the kind Crafted By My Heart (link no longer works) make are generated from real heartbeats! Romantics can have their heartbeats 3D printed in gold, silver or black silver and gift them to their loved ones.

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3 Gorgeous Wire Woven Heart Jewelry Tutorials

I didn't want to wait until the next Valentine's Day or Mother's Day because these 3 gorgeous wire woven heart pendant tutorials deserve to be featured NOW! The design will make a wonderful gift for a special person too. They are all video tutorials.

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Bird's Nest Wire Jewelry Tutorial by Rhonda Chase

I have a confession to make. I really don't make good bird's nest jewelry. It sounds really wierd when this particular design requires very relaxed and inprecise wire work! If you have trouble just like me, then check out this latest bird's nest wire jewelry tutorial. It is by Rhonda Chase. You can make it into a pendant or earrings.

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How to Make Beaded Heart Jewelry Tutorials

Okay, beading fans out there! Here are some wonderful beaded heart jewelry tutorials to savor and make for someone special. It doesn`t have to be for Valentine`s Day. Make it for Mother`s Day or a birthday gal! First up is this gorgeous crystal bracelet with a heart toggle tutorial from Beading Daily.

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