Know that the "Use the Muse II" contest is over and the Muse is reveled. I can show you what I made.

My piece is inspired by the ocean! A vintage Swarovski Crystal Rivoli is added to the Muse and bezel set in the center. I connected it with a star fish like design on the back of the Muse to the bezel around the Muse, for a little more interest. The 6 circles that make up the sides of my bracelet are made with a circular brick stitch. I then placed them in a wave like pattern. One end of the clasp is a flat circle peyote stitch and the toggle end is a circular peyote tube with Swarovski Crystals.


Even thought I didn't place or win I had such a great time making it and using my imagination. In fact I enjoyed it so much I have decided to enter the "Use the Muse III" contest. I just purchased my kit and can't wait to get it and start beading away.


I have chosen not to sell my bracelet but to keep it for myself. I think I will be keeping the creation from the next "Use the Muse" contest. This is the only way I can wear my own jewelry. I never seem to find the time to make myself one of my own bracelets.

I always struggled with how I could make my Photo Ribbon Bracelets adjustable. I must have purchased so may different kinds of links and never having a good outcome.

One day an idea just popped onto my head, "Why can't I just make the link I want". I went out and bought a soldering gun and purchased solder from jewelrysupply.com. I had silver wire and a wig jig and began to solder the link I had in mind. I don't no why I didn't think of this sooner.

I think the outcome of this Photo Ribbon bracelet came out perfect. So, I will be adding adjustable Photo Ribbon bracelets to my etsy shop PinkPoochDesigns

This treasury was created by ThesePreciousThings.etsy.com, a fellow beadweaver. She has some really beautiful pieces, you should check out her shop!!

I was asked if I could make a bracelet of Gwen Stefani, of course I said yes and got to work on it right away.

I have to say that this was one of the easier bracelets for me, everything just went so smoothly. I loved the way it came out that I decided to add it to my Photo Ribbon Collection.

Well the above pictures are the result of the custom order. You can find it in my etsy shop PinkPoochDesigns.etsy.com

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This bracelet is a take off of my other Famous Faces Photo Ribbon bracelets.

I made this Elizabeth Taylor bracelet so it will fit many different size wrist. It's a 6-1/4 bracelet and has a 2-1/2 Extension.

I used a brick stitch with Delica Seed beads and japanese cube beads in shades of black, white and silvers.

It has a sterling silver adjustable clasp.

Every Famous Faces Bracelet comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and will be packages in a beautiful pink gift box.

You can purchase this bracelet or any of my Photo Ribbon and Snapshot bracelets at my Etsy Shop, PinkPoochDesigns.etsy.com

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I thought it would be fun to make a bracelet of Lucille Ball in color because of her red hair, hot red lips and beautiful blue eyes.

This bracelets measures 1-5/16" wide and is 7" in length.

Colors include skin tones shades of orange, slate blue, bright red, white and sliver.

Certificates of Authenticity with each of my Photo Ribbon bracelet.

You can purchase this bracelet or any of my Photo Ribbon and Snapshot bracelets at my Etsy Shop, PinkPoochDesigns.etsy.com

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This is a new bracelet I'm working on, Lucille Ball in Color. I thought with her red hair it would look really amazing and I think so far it does. What do you think?

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I really do, I want to know who you would like to see on a bracelet. If you have never looked at my shop on Etsy or what I make, please do PinkPoochDesigns.etsy.com. You will see that I mainly make bracelets of older celebrities, like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Bettie Page (One of the first pin-up girls), Elvis and James Dean.


I do also have newer celebrities, Princess Diana, Ellen DeGeneres and Miley Cyrus and there are others.

What I want to know are the older celebrities. I do have a lot of older ones in mind. But, I want your input on this!!

Who do you think would look really nice as one of my Photo Ribbons or Snapshot bracelets?

I made this bracelet for the EBWC, the theme is Fire and flowers.

It also helped me with the urge to get a tattoo but, I'm to scared to do it. So, this was the first thing I thought of tattoo flames. I hope you all like it, I know I had a lot of fun making it.

I'd love to hear feedback about this bracelet, I'm thinking of doing a line of tattoo inspired jewelry.

This an entry for the Etsy Beadweaver Team April Challenge. The theme is Fire and Flowers. Visit the teams blog at: http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Voting begin on April 7th.

To see all the challenge entries, type in EBWC at Etsy.com in the Etsy search and visit the Blog.

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I feel everyone who makes handcrafted items has a crafting disaster. So, that doesn't leave me out. Last week I was trying to make a new Snapshot bracelet.

I wanted to try a new face, I decided to make May West. Having never tried to bead her before it would be a challenge, as with all the other first time patterns. Most of the time when I'm making a new face the pattern has to be adjusted as you bead, it looks better on paper than it does when beaded. So, this was no different, I must have taken it apart a least 5 times.

Finally I decided just to finish beading it and cross my finger that it would come out like the others did, "GOOD". Well, I was wrong. I don’t think you would look at this one and say, “Oh look it’s May West”, I don’t feel it looks like her.

What do you think, Does it look like her?

So, here is my crafting/beading disaster. I'm only human!!


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I have made a new type of bracelet, Snapshot bracelet and I have renamed my other bracelets to Photo Ribbon Bracelets. I have to admit I didn't come up with either name. I asked the Etsy beadweavers team and they helped me with them.

Well, here are 2 of the NEW Snapshot bracelets. I'm working on the third, I hope to have it done today and listed in my Etsy Shop. Take a look and leave a comment on who I should make next!!

I am very pleased to announce that Pink Pooch Designs had a Pup, PinkPupDesigns.etsy.com.

I opened another shop, I felt that Pink Pooch Designs was not showcasing my Photo bracelets.

So, I kept the Photo Bracelets on Pink Pooch and moved all my other creations to Pink Pup Designs.

So take a look at both shops, you won't regret it.

I was at work trying to look busy and trying not to get caught being online. I refreshed the etsy beadweavers message board to see if there was anything new to read (it's one of the many windows I usually have open). I saw " Staci's on the Front page"! I couldn't believe my eyes. After quickly pulling up etsy's front page I was greeted by my James Dean Bracelet. I started to shake so much that I couldn't even type. I had to get up and go tell a co-worker but speech wasn't even possible. Finally, I got the words out, but in a very high pitched voice, I just wanted to scream and start jumping up and down (like the people you see on some of the game shows when there name is called) Excitement can't even explain the feeling I had.... So, here it is... my very first appearance on Etsy"s front page!!!