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…
Welcome back to week four in our five week Christmas charm series. This week’s little Christmas tree is made in kind of a different way, but it’s fun technique that can be applied to many different things. As I mention briefly in…
This week instead of making an entire jewelry project, I’m going to show you how to make your own beads. These are faux lampwork and made with polymer clay and liquid clay. It’s a fun technique to experiment and practice with. I…
Crimp beads are one of those most basic of jewelry making supplies. They are used to hold together most strung pieces of jewelry, whether they be necklaces or bracelets, and can even be used to hold together earrings. Crimps are key components in illusion or…
Welcome to week three of our Christmas Charms series. I hope you are enjoying getting to know these polymer clay techniques. This week we’re making a cute little snowman. In the video I show you how to make life easier by building…
I love finding new and unexpected uses for jewelry findings and these earrings are a great example of that. Usually a multi-hole connector is used for multi-strand bracelets or necklaces, but today I’m using them to make multi-dangle earrings. Why not? 🙂…
If you are going to do any kind of wire or sheet metal hammering or shaping, then you definitely need a surface to pound on! That’s all a bench block is, a surface on which to do hammering or forming. The type of…
Welcome to week two of my new series here at my blog and on my YouTube channel. For the next few weeks I’ll be showing how to make your own miniature Christmas charms out of polymer clay. If you missed the first week, you…
