Simple loops seem like they should be, well… simple, and they are. But if you want your beads and jewelry to hold together securely, there are a few things you need to know, especially how to choose the right wire. In the…
Hi folks! Just a quick note to let you know there’ll be no What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday this week. I’ve picked up a bit of a bug and don’t feel well at all. If I lived alone, today I would have…
The muted earth tones in this necklace make me think of the soft light at dawn or dusk in the desert. I love the contrast between the earthy jasper beads and the sparkly Swarovski bicone crystals. Even though they contrast, it’s the colors that…
Top drilled beads add a lot of interest to a piece because they aren’t necessarily so perfectly symmetrical as center drilled beads. Also, all those wire wraps give great opportunity to make nice neat coils or add lots of fun messy wraps….
Two of the dragons so far have been bracelets, and I decided this next one should be a necklace. Check out this post on Errol, dragon #1, for the details on why I am making a dragon every week in 2015. Click on any of the…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday once more! Today’s workdesk finds me playing with my Sculpey Hollow Bead Maker. It specifically makes lentil shaped beads, and is a clever design. For quite some time polymer clay artists have been using light bulbs of various…
These earrings are simple to create and completely open to interpretation. I love the idea of making them longer and with smaller seed beads. That would give ’em a lot of dangly movement. Perhaps in a combination of metallic finishes? Maybe with a…
Since I do so much wire wrapping and hammering in my jewelry, I thought I’d give you some of the basics of working with wire. There are two reasons to hammer wire: to harden it and/or to reshape its cross section. In…
You can tell by this week’s dragon that I’ve been thinking about warmer weather. Meet Ciro, whose name means “sun.” I think it works perfectly with his ocean blue colors, seashell charms and bright golden sparkles. Just like a day at the beach. 🙂 If…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday all! This week’s desk shows a project I’ve nearly completed, which is the next class for CraftArtEdu. (For a sneak peek, check out the upper left.) Also on the desk I’m once again working on the next…
