This beaded snowflake is a fun project to make for ornaments, sun catchers, gift toppers or even the gift itself. It’s a great way to use up beads and practice your wire work skills. If you want to make a bunch of…
There’s an interesting story behind how this necklace got started. I have mentioned that I teach jewelry making at my local Joann’s store. We were having a demo day where we show samples of our work and the teachers are available to…
It was quite a revelation to me when I learned that I could make my own ear wires, especially when I realized it takes under five minutes to make a pair. And that includes gathering all the materials. I will admit these…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, everyone. And Happy Thanksgiving to you all, as well! Today’s workdesk shows me trying to cram the usual five day week into three because of the holiday. I’m working on a project for an upcoming Friday Findings…
Today’s project is a study in simplifying. Rather then seeing how many elements you can add to a piece, how about figuring out how many you can eliminate? I used rose quartz round beads, but you could just as easily use pearls….
Many times on this blog and in my jewelry videos I have mentioned using Liver of Sulfur patinas, so today I thought I would show you how it’s done. When I first heard the phrase “Liver of Sulfur” it sounded scary and the process sounded…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, everyone! It’s hard to believe next Wednesday will be the day before Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Today’s desk shows I’m working on a knotted bracelet, this one will have over 100 beads on it. I’ve long…
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Today’s necklace uses leaf charms in a different sort of way, strung onto beading wire, along with some metal cubes and green serpentine beads. After I finished I thought of several variations you could make. How about making a cluster of leaves…
I’ve been in love with alcohol inks ever since I discovered them in the paper crafting world. The fact that they can be used to add color to non-porous items like glass, plastic & metal still fascinates me and I’m always thinking of…
