Here’s something different to do with wire. Make words, all sorts of words, lots of words. Especially today when so many names have their own unique spellings you can personalize anything. You may have to dust off your cursive handwriting. (Do they even…
Have you found that sometimes the simplest of supplies can make a project with great impact? I love the simplicity of a single color bead, today it’s turquoise, in a single repeating motif, just simple dangles on silver plated headpins on a…
With the right tools it really is very simple to make your own jewelry findings. This “S” clasp has an elegant look, but you can make one in just a few minutes. The tools I used to make this clasp: round nose pliers…
Sometimes it’s fun to dig through the bead stash and pull out bits & pieces of chain, some orphan beads & put them all together in a pretty piece of jewelry. The gold chain and charms tie in all the differing components…
Today’s video shows you how easy it is to use a molding putty such as Easymold Silicone Putty to make molds and texture sheets of just about anything you can think of. You can then turn these molded objects into your own custom pieces…
This necklace uses crystal bicone beads in a different sort of way, making strung wire shapes as accents. You could easily get creative with this, making bows or butterflies or other such things. I stuck with a simple loopy flower. The copper findings work perfectly…
You may think the idea of crocheting wire is difficult, but it’s actually quite easy. We’re not making crocheted fabric here, but only doing a simple chain stitch. The important thing to remember is to string your beads on first. The rest goes…
These little 2-hole sliders make it easy to put together a double strand necklace. You could also use them to make multi-strand bracelets. What creates the scallops is that you use more beads on the lower strand than on the upper. You can design…
Here’s a quick and fun way to use bits of chain to create jewelry tassels that can be used as accents or focal points. You can make them as big or small as you like, use all the same chain or a mixture…
Whenever you make a piece of jewelry with a multitude of elements, like this bracelet with its 63 pearl dangles, there needs to be some kind of unifying factor. In this case it’s shape and finish, as they are all round pearls, plus…