Die, Die My Darling - Ninja

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant. Ninja, Grey Base with Black Speckled and Silver Numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Flight of Fancy

Stamped brass birds in flight, hung from gold plated surgical steel ear wires. Birds measure 1.5 inched from wing to wing.

Die, Die My Darling - Glitter Red

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant! Transparent with Red Glitter and white numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

New on handmadenews.org Linda B - LinorStore.com

Linda B has quite the online presence! Not only does she have shops on both ArtFire and Etsy, she also blogs, has her own web store and a shop at 1000Markets! All that while working full time. She even finds time in her busy day to write her blog.

With all that on her very full plate, it's a wonder she finds the time to make her unique jewelry and paper goods, but we're so glad she did!

Read on to learn about Linda's craft, her business advice and the many places to find her online!

Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Twilight

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant.
Twilight; featuring a multitude of speckles in blue, red and green, with yellow numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything

Forty two?!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?"

"I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."

It takes Deep Thought 7½ million years to compute and check The Answer, which turns out to be 42. Unfortunately, The Ultimate Question itself had long been forgotten.

Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Tetra

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant. Tetra; pale purple and blue speckles, with silver numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Moon Glow

Pale Frost Lucite beads, with a ribbed melon like texture wrapped in fine silver wire. Topped with a frosted black pebbled lucite bead, framed in tiny Bali Daisy Beads.

Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Frost

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant. Frosted Clear with Black Numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Princess

Czech Fire Polished and salvaged pearly glass beads, hand wrapped in sterling silver wire and handmade by me fine silver ball headpins. Hung for handmade by me sterling silver ear wires, which are hand formed, tumbled and filed for strength and comfort.

Featuring varying shaded of oh-so-feminine pinks, these earrings would be prefect for a bride or bridesmaid, or any other special occasion that calls for a bit of girlish whimsy.

New Featured Artist - Kelli Williams - Red Marionette

Something about the adorable plush creations at Red Marionette just make me smile. I don’t know if it’s the soft felt that makes me want to reach through the screen and grab them, the cute animals crafted with said felt, or the fact that they are so darn usable. Key chains, puppets and soft ornaments, plus huggable plushies galore! Loved by kids and adults alike, Kelli Williams creations are as unique as they are collectible.


Look for NEW Featured Artist Interviews By Paw & Claw Designs every Thursday and Saturday, only at HandmadeNews.org

Die, Die My Darling - Scarab Scarlet

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Scarab Scarlet, shades of red and orange shimmer, with golden numbers.

Raspberry Pistachio Buds

Raspberry Pistachio colored glass flowers, perched on handmade-by-me sterling silver ear wires. The flowers measure 12mm, or just under .5 inch.

These earrings are formed with one piece of wire, hand shaped and smoothed.

New Featured Artist - Rhonda Brewer-Chaparro - OddArtist

With a shop name like "Odd Artist" you can bet when I began chatting with Rhonda Brewer-Chaparro, I was intrigued. I clicked around her shop like a pop culture fiend on a mission.

Between the up cycled CD earrings, the wee bit (or in some cases, VERY) racy “naughty bits” line, and the hauntingly beautiful Body Part Art, I was just enthralled by every single item.

Die, Die My Darling - Acid Frost

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Frosted Acid Green with White Numbers.

Silver Plated wire, Silver plated ball chain and clasp, which measures 20 inches.

Pick Me - Tree Of Life

A little bit of Punk rock Style and a little bit of girly goodness.

Measure 1.5 inch from bottom of ear wire.

Plastic Guitar Picks, Silver Plated Wire, Silver plated Ear Wires

Tomato Blossoms

I made these the day of our first official snowfall here in Northern WI.

I hadn't yet harvested all my tomatoes, of course. In my sorrow over all the lost tomatoes, I made these little earrings, which remind me of the way those poor little plants looked, sprinkled with sparking snow and frozen solid in bright green and deep orange.

Glass beads in pearly green, topped with tomato colored plastic roses, and wrapped up in handmade by me fine silver headpins.

Hung from handmade by me sterling silver french wires, the dangles measure .75 inch/1.91 CM.

Sweet Sparrows

Nothing says spring to me like the little birdies hopping along eating up all the grass seed i just put down *grumble grumble*
So I decided to make these earrings rather than look like a fool chasing small winged critters about my yard.

Little Sparrow Silhouettes, printed with black ink onto little 5/8 inch discs of frost plastic. Sealed with matte sealer, and hand sanded for smooth, soft edges.

Die, Die My Darling - Shimmer Pink

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Shimmer Pink, swirls of pale pink and shimmer, with golden numbers.

New Featured Artist - Jewelry by Jeannie

Today's Featured artist on Handmade News is Jeannie Dukic, owner of Jewelry by Jeannie. She was kind enough to share with me her business story, and what makes her handmade beaded jewery stand out from the rest.

Click on over to HandmadeNews.org to read all about it!

Black Swirl Pendant

A simply, striking wire and glass bead pendant.

Thick silver plated wire, curled and bent by hand into a swirl. Banded Black Onyx beads are suspended within the curls, anchored with fine wire. The pendant in ended with a triangle spiral accent.

Pendant is just under 3 inches/7.62 cm long and 0.75 inch/1.91 cm wide.

Pendent is hung from a 20 inch satin cord with split ring/lobster clasp closure.

Die, Die, My Darling Pendant - Velvet Orange D20

Show them how you roll with this 20-sided die pendant. Velvet Orange, a pale orange with a soft shimmery glow, with Black Numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Die, Die My Darling - Teal

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Frosted Blue with White Numbers.

New Featured Artist -Cats Paw Artifacts

Lampwork Artist Judy Richards crafting adventures began young and took off from there. Judy offers her fanciful creations on several online and retail venues. She took some time out from her busy day beadmaking and running her business to answer my questions regarding her craft, her favorite marketing techniques, playing with fire and more.

Click to read the interview

Lavender Blooms

Frosty lavender lucite flowers, which I nestled a glossy snow white glass pearl into, perched on handmade-by-me sterling silver ear wires. The flowers measure 10mm, or just under .5 inch.

These earrings are formed with one piece of wire, torched to a ball end, hand shaped and smoothed, and include rubber ear clutches. The curve of the ear wire is hammered for stability and strength, and the earrings are tumbled for shine and comfort.

Die, Die, My Darling - Pink Borealis

Show them how you roll with this 20 sided die pendant. Pink Borealis, Pale Pink with teeny tiny iridescent glitter throughout, with silver numbers.

Great for Geeks.

Great for Posers.

Just freakin' great.

Die, Die, My Darling Earrings - Red Pearl

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then these earrings are for you!

Die, Die, My Darling - Mercury

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Mercury, Red base with black speckles and yellow numbers.

Primary

Pebbled vintage glass beads, in primary colors, wrapped up in sterling and fine silver wire and hung from sterling silver french ear wires.

Die, Die, My Darling - Phantom Cranberry

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Phantom Cranberry. Cranberry Red, Pink and White Swirls, with White Numbers.

Handmade News is HERE!

After weeks of anticipation, HandmadeNews.org soft launches TODAY!

So why am I so excited?

A couple reasons. One is that this new blog will offer news from every aspect of handmade, not just Etsy, ArtFire, lov.li or others. Anything and everything that's great about handmade can (and if we're lucky will) be presented at Handmade News.

The second, and more personal, reason that I'm excited is because I am a columnist over at Handmade News.

I'll be manning a portion of the Featured Artisan columns, interviewing and featuring great handmade artists from ArtFire, Etsy, and elsewhere.

Come on over and see me at Handmade News. If you want to be featured in an upcoming column, drop me a line. I'd love to share your story with our readers.

PS. Saturdays feature is Pattibears Place a fellow Wisconsinite. Check out her webstore and look for the article Saturday!

Something Blue

Czech Fire Polished and salvaged pearly glass beads, hand wrapped in sterling silver wire and handmade by me fine silver ball headpins. Hung for handmade by me sterling silver ear wires, which are hand formed, tumbled and filed for strength and comfort.

Featuring varying shaded of pale blues, these earrings would be prefect for a bride or bridesmaid, or any other special occasion that calls for a bit of sparkle.

Die, Die, My Darling - Phantom Orange

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

Arsenic

Little squares of frosted plastic with the atomic symbol for "Arsenic" printed on them in black ink.

Morbid, but adorable.

Die, Die, My Darling - Scarab Royal Blue

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Scarab Royal Blue, shades of blue shimmer, with golden numbers.

Cobalt

These striking earrings feature vintage Austrian beads and salvaged frosted rings in a pretty shade of blue.

Ring dangles I found at an antique vendor, wrapped up in sterling silver. Suspended from the beads by sterling silver.

Handmade by me sterling ear wires top the earrings, hand filed for smoothness and comfort.

Fleur Noir

Lightweight black and clear flower pattern beads, wrapped in handmade by me fine silver headpins, and topped with jet black czech beads.

Hung from handmade by me sterling silver ear wires, tumbled and filed by hand for strength, shine and comfort.

Die, Die, My Darling - White

Remember playing Dungeons & Dragons?

Do you still play on Saturday night?

Do you wish you were playing right now?

Then this pendant is for you!

This is the 20 sided dice from the dice set. Opaque White with black numbers.