In these earrings, the wire wraps aren’t just holding it all together, they play a part in the design. Wire spirals make bead caps for the crackled glass beads and funky messy wraps almost have the appearance of another bead above the grey oval…
Many of you have expressed interest in my use of copper wire that was reclaimed from discarded electronics. The fine gauge wire in this pendant came from an old television set. The heavy gauge wire in these bangle bracelets is from old romex…
We’ve made strung jewelry and we’ve made wire wrapped jewelry. How about combining the two by adding wire wrapped dangles to a strung bead bracelet? These mother of pearl leaf dangles add some great movement and the simple color scheme keeps it…
In today’s video I share with you some of my favorite sources of jewelry making information and design inspiration. Making Bead & Wire Jewelry Step By Step Wire Jewelry Bead Style magazine Bead & Button magazine The Missing Link Bead on a…
When I saw these cute little Lucite flowers, all I could think was to make dangly earrings with beads coming out like stamens. They didn’t come out exactly the way I pictured, but I think they’re rather adorable. Anyhow , let’s celebrate…
Have you ever wished you could add additional holes to your metal jewelry bits and pieces? Or perhaps you have found objects that just need holes in the right places in order to be made into jewelry or home dec. OR maybe you…
A baker’s dozen bead dangles on each earring gives a lush, full feel to this pair. Since we’re making so many bead dangles, I kept it easy with just simple loops, rather than wrapped loops. I mixed metals with abandon in these earrings,…
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…