Annie Howes Photo Jewelry Making

If you're like me and love the look of Italian Florentine papers, then this is a fun project for you. Even if you'd rather use another paper, or your own photos, this is still for you. Really, th...

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The 2014 Annie Howes Gingerbread House voting is open!  Around this time each year, the employees at the studio are provided with an identical Gingerbread House kit to decorate as they wish....

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I'm kind of on a roll with the holiday themed projects right now, so please bear with me as it works through my system. Super inexpensive and lightweight wine charms for your next holiday party? ...

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It's beginning to look like I take on the task of complete website overhauls on a yearly basis, so would it be correct for me to announce that the First Annual Annie Howes Website Redesign is now...

http://anniehoweskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-tutorials-page-and-updated-website.html

Please take a moment to give me your opinion. It only take a minute, I promise! For charms on your charm bracelets, which metal plating do you prefer? Which metal do you prefer? Rhodium Silver Pl...

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Your mother probably warned you, "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.". I'm not going to call your mom a liar, but I do have to call her out on this one. In the case of Glamour...

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So maybe you're not the crafty type. Or perhaps you really like crystals, and lockets, and beautiful things. This is a really easy and incredibly beautiful way to dress up glass lockets. Remove t...

http://anniehoweskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2014/04/swarovski-crystals-glass-keepsake-locket.html

I've been so excited about this project I couldn't work quickly enough to photograph it and get the tutorial online. Wow! Are these every beautiful and easy to make! Imagine a project that's prac...

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It's a daily frustration for many people, and I should know because I receive the phone calls and emails from frustrated crafters who've learned the hard and expensive way that packing tape, Micr...

http://anniehoweskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2014/02/photo-jewelry-why-are-my-pendants.html

Thank you for voting on the Gingerbread Houses! This was not necessarily a beauty contest, this was a voting process purely for fun to pick a house and offer the discount associated with that hou...

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It's kind of a tradition for my daughter and I to decorate a gingerbread house each year. This year, everyone in the studio at www.anniehowes.com decorated a gingerbread house, too. I thought it ...

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You can easily make bracelets like the one shown above in just a few moments. If you've never made jewelry before and you're ready to get started with something easy, then this is the just what y...

http://anniehoweskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2013/11/easy-how-to-add-charm-to-bangle-bracelet.html

I've been thinking this week about getting a jump-start on making holiday ornaments and crafts (I know, November is not exactly a jump-start), and I've been staring at these bottle caps that I ju...

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Have you ever made the most beautiful batch of glass photo pendants in trays only to discover a day later that some of them have turned all kinds of blotchy? If you're like me, I've also experien...

http://anniehoweskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2013/10/making-photo-jewelry-is-glaze-youre.html

On a recent road trip returning from Las Vegas, NV we took a few minutes to explore the one-time silver mining town of Chloride, AZ in Mohave County. Located off HWY 93, it's located between...

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  I'm really excited to offer these beautiful silver plated magnetic pendants made to fit the 1" Glamour FX glass shapes. MagnetaBellesTM are versatile and so easy to use. The pendant b...

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Once upon a time, there was no glaze available to make these beautiful glass pendants with ink jet prints, but now there is! Introducing Glamour Seal for Ink Jet Prints. Glamour Seal, a...

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20mm Silver plated ring with wide adjustable band. Daniela Duriavig is an inspiration and a testament to what a little ambition and a whole lot of creativity can result in when it comes to&n...

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I’ve known Sharon Haber of Haber Heartwork for several years.we met through the Etsy community during the fall of 2008 when she began purchasing my handmade glass shapes for making jewelry. We ...

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Maddie December 2010 The updated news for my niece, Maddie, is hopeful. After what can easily be compared to applying to an Ivy League University, Maddie has been accepted and given an appoi...

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Dear Santa. What a cute idea for holiday decorating or a page in your scrap book. Customers ask for different combinations of letters, some of which I can fill, and this recent request was jus...

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When life throws you a curve ball, whip out your ukulele and start strumming. That's what my then 16 year old niece did when she fell ill last September, or she would have done if she had her uke...

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I love Weller soldering irons, particularly the W100. It's by far the best on the market in my humble opinion. Once in awhile, things go wrong, and Cooper Tols has issued a recall on this particu...

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This is a super fun project Vanessa worked on last week. I'm always considering new ways to use materials around here, and the small rectangle tins in my shop paired with these fun little plastic...

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It's been quite busy and very hot around the studio this summer with lots of new product testing, the development of new kits, and the excitement of a lightning strike in 90 degree studio temps. ...

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