Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Monday, September 5, 2011,
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In this tough economy more and more brides are looking for ways to economize on their special day, without having to compromise on the beautiful elements they want to have in their wedding. As someone who was a total Do-It-Yourself Bride, I can totally agree with this philosophy. Back then, 21 years ago,  it was not even popular or fashionable to be a DIY bride, but I knew if I gave myself the time, and planned accordingly I would be able to accomplish what I wanted, and would end up not on...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
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I have always loved items that have that vintage travel feel. I have made several purses in the past with this theme.  This one was the first cigar box purse that I ever made with that vintage travel theme. I called it "Around the World" since I made it with this great wrapping paper I had that had maps of all over, and who knows where, and other travel motifs that I just loved. I went ahead and added some stickers, rhinestones and so forth, and I really ended loving the end product.  This ...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
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For the past year and half I've been quite obsessed with cigar boxes. I had no idea how diverse and versatile cigar boxes could be until I started working with them. I've made a lot of different styles of purses, and I'm still amazed at how many different things I can do with them. In the beginning, I tried to do some simple decoupage with wallpaper remnants, magazine paper, calendar paper, scrapbooking paper, etc. Continue reading ...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
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By now I've made several of these statement necklaces, and it never ceases to amaze me how many different ways a few relatively mundane elements can be combined to make a glorious statement. In the beginning, I mostly used beads that I happened to have in my crafting arsenal. Things that I had bought a while back but had not had the chance to use yet. This one was the first statement necklace I ever made. I called it Bahama Fantasy. Back then I tried to get creative with my titles. I've s... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
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That seems to be my state of creating lately. I was fortunate enough to inherit quite a collection of buttons through a friend. She knew this lady who used to do a lot of sewing projects and had collected all kinds of sewing supplies, from buttons, to fabric, to upholstery trim, lace etc. When the lady approached my friend asking if she wanted to take some of the stuff she had because she was trying to clean up her closets, my friend right away thought of me and let me have first dibs in l... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Monday, August 8, 2011,
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This is a very fun metal spiral ring that came out of a slight
misfortune. I found that one of the silver bracelets I used to use for
belly dancing had snapped where the soldering used to be, and this gave
me an idea. I pictured right away a spiral ring, like the ones you
usually see in those snake like Egyptian theme jewelry items.  So I
spiraled it around, added some beads, and there you go! I purposely
left the beads loose, as to give me something to play with (I like to
fidget with s... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jacqueline Arroyo on Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
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Well it has been a while since I last posted a blog! My time flies! I've been encouraged by the sale of a few of my items through Etsy.com, so I've cranked up production lately. I've made a new collection of cigar box purses (to check them out go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/handartdesignstudios) and then decided to create some statement (sometimes called bib) necklaces to go with each of the purses I created. I've had a lot of fun making these pieces of jewelry, and I'm really happy with ... Continue reading ...
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