Would you believe this bracelet design began with the chain? It’s funny how I was sure that would be the star player (or at least a large supporting role) but then the design evolved. While digging through my stash I found this…
My son saw me wire wrapping this bracelet with copper wire and decided to pull the wire out of a bunch of electronics he had saved for recycling. Now I’ve got piles of 28 gauge copper wire and figured I’d better do…
More often than not we are inspired by materials. Catalogs and conventions tend to overwhelm with the sheer volume of ideas. But can’t you usually pick up just a simple component, like a length of chain or some beads and have the…
Happy Halloween all! I’ve got a HUGE bowl of candy on my kitchen table, wish I could share it with you. 🙂 Instead, here’s some eye candy for your enjoyment. Plus a video. These natural amethyst gemstones and the bead caps came…
This is one of those beading patterns I’ve seen done in myriad ways, yet it’s always interesting. My challenge to you is to use whatever beads you have on hand and give it a try. The video show you just hows to…
This bracelet was the result of playing around with a variation of crystal beads, namely, Swarovski crystal top-drilled bicone beads. What’s fun about this is that stringing is very simple, the beads do all the work for you and they nest together…
Just finished making this pink pearl and crystal leather wrap bracelet and I love wearing it! Click on any of the pics to see them bigger. I pretty much followed the directions for the “Leather and Luxe” bracelet in the January issue…
I just love finding new ways to use supplies, don’t you? Instead of the usual beading wire, or eye pin links, I made my own links with spirals of wire. This technique would work great for a necklace, too. One tip: After…
It’s always fun to find new and different ways of using your supplies. This bracelet uses eye pins, with an extra twist, to make the links of a charm bracelet. The best part of making your own jewelry is that you…
Sure, anyone can go buy charms to make a charm bracelet, but what about making your very own charms? The process is easier than you might think, and quite fun. I kinda love smacking things around on my Mini Anvil. >:) Here is…