This bracelet combines several of my favorite things about polymer clay jewelry: texture, surface effects and a multitude of dangles. The texture comes from creation; I made two-part molds of three collected seashells. I also used a Sculpey mold to make small…
Some folks love to create complex bead weaving designs, often using only little tiny seed beads. They build amazingly intricate patterns and scenes that leave me in awe of their skill and in fear for their eyesight. Like the stunning example above from this…
With all its glass, crystal and pearls, this week’s bracelet is quite fancy and elegant. The bead caps also serve to make it more elaborate. You could get a more earthy look by using rustic looking beads, perhaps even try bead chips…
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…
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…
Stretch bracelets are easy to make AND you don’t have to be quite so precise with the sizing, which is excellent for gift giving. Using pearls & crystals gives this a bracelet a classic and classy look. Of course, you could use…
I picked up these purple pearls a few weeks ago at a bead store I recently discovered called Gem-O-Rama. Can you even say that name without putting the emphasis on the “Rama”? I can’t. You just have to say it that way. Anyhow,…