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Item of the Day!

Get 10% off of this item.

Code: amber10

 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/69853884/delicate-amber-swarovski-crystal 

Labor Day Weekend!

SALE! 

20% off everything in my Etsy shop for the weekend. 

www.etsy.com/shop/abbysoriginals

Sale goes through Monday.

Code: LABORDAY20

Birthday Parties!!

{Have a Beading Birthday Party}

*Fun activity and a beautiful party favor!*
                                                                                                 

Schedule a beading birthday party with me today!

·       A great activity for a birthday party ages 5 and up

·       The perfect take home party favor

·       Each girl designs her own bracelet                           

·       Girls get to choose their own beads

·         Parties of up to 9 girls - $16 per girl                                            

·       Parties of 10 or more girls - $15 per girl

·       I bring all the supplies to the party and help

 the girls design their bracelets

Cash and Checks are accepted

Contact me for more details @:

Email: abbysoriginals@gmail.com

Phone: (515)708-2340

Etsy Shop Discount!

DISCOUNT!

Get 30% off any item in my Etsy shop!

CODE: summer30

www.etsy.com/shop/abbysoriginals

Ends Next Sunday

Don't miss out! 

(images of just a few items there are many more)

Winner!!

Abby's Originals Give-Away

The winner of my blog contest is Lance McConnell!!

Thanks to all of you who have become followers of my blog! Please refer my blog page to your friends!! 

Featured Item

Glass Bead Pendant

My own creation

This pendant was handmade by me! I love to make jewelry (obviously) and I love to learn new skills. I decided to take a glass bead class at the Iowa State Workspace. It was a fantastic class! I learned how to make beautiful pendants of my own design. These beads are made out of rods of glass that you heat with a propane torch and wrap around a mandrel. It is amazing to see the neat things you can make. 

There are many different designs that you can make when making these glass beads. You can make different shapes, animals, lines, and much more! My favorite design is dots and layered dots. It is so fun to see how your colors react to each other. Sometimes you end up with a color that you didn't even use because of the reaction.

different colors of glass rods, this is how the glass bead starts