This week’s bracelet design is a fairly basic one. Amethyst teardrop beads are strung onto eye pins to make bead connectors for the main part of the bracelet. They are then linked together by a single link of chain, or an oval jump ring,…
If you’ve been watching my jewelry videos for any time now, you’ve probably noticed that I love to use bicone beads. There’s just something about that different shape, especially the diamond shaped profile, that really draws me in. When I first got into…
Although it’s hard to tell from the photo, those three larger beads are actually clear glass crystal. They have a very thin coating of metal that gives them an iridescent effect, changing colors as you change the angles. This coating was developed…
Rose gold his been around at least since the 1800’s and first became popular in Russia where it was known as Russian gold. It then was very much in demand during the Victorian era because of its pink color. And in the 1920s…
This week’s necklace was inspired by one I saw a news anchor wearing. I liked it so much that I paused the video, took a screenshot and saved it for future reference. (Doesn’t everybody watch the news on a laptop?) 😀 I love…
Bead stringing wire is a basic staple in our jewelry making, our beads and jewelry literally hang from it! So it’s important to know just what it is you’re using to get the nicest looking and strongest piece of jewelry that you can. In…
For the final charm in our 2015 Christmas charms series I’m going to teach you a very cool technique that’s been floating around the Internet for quite some time. It’s called the swirly lentil technique and although it looks easy, and it…
As I mention in the video this bracelet design has been floating around the internet for quite some time. I’ve seen it made with leather cord, suede strips, silk cord, colored S-lon cord, hemp and even waxed linen twine. Some of those…
As a thank you to all my wonderful YouTube subscribers I’ve been giving away jewelry packages every month. Since July eight lucky winners (two each month) have received packages of handcrafted jewelry worth over $100 each! It’s my pleasure to share with all of you,…
Wire jigs are really fun little tool that can save you a lot of time, especially if you’re making multiples of repeated wire findings & components. Check out this Pinterest search of wire jig patterns, and you’ll see what I mean about all…
