In this week’s Friday Findings video I tell you all about one of my favorite tools, flat nose pliers. Flat nose pliers aren’t strictly necessary in jewelry making but I’ve found them to be really useful. In the video I show you a couple…
Asymmetrical designs are always interesting to look at, more difficult to do than mirrored designs, but always rewarding. I thought these art glass headpins by Carol Bugarin deserved a different approach than usual. The goal was to use slightly different elements in each earring,…
Today’s video is the first part in a series on basic jewelry-making tools. If you’re going to make jewelry, you need chain nose pliers. I give you the details on what you want in your pliers and talk about the different shapes…
Last week I showed you how to wire wrap an ammonite so it could be used as a pendant. This week we’re finishing up the necklace by adding tourmaline beads and Swarovski crystal dangles to the bottom of the ammonite, plus more tourmaline beads, brass…
In two previous videos I showed you how to do a simple kumihimo braid, as well as how to add beads to your braid. I hope you’ve enjoyed the tutorials and maybe even given the technique a try! In today’s video I…
In this video I show you a wire wrapping technique that can turn just about anything into a pendant. Today I’m using a polished ammonite that I picked up at a bead show a while back. The wire wrapping is fairly straightforward as I wanted…
In last week’s Friday Findings video I showed you the basics of kumihimo braiding. This week I show you how to add beads to your braided cords. This necklace was made with seed beads of different sizes. This ombré kumihimo bracelet is…
I picked up this huge lampworked glass lentil bead at a bead show last October. It was made by glass artist Ann Conlin. We’re often so impressed with these large focal beads, but then it can be a dilemma what to do with them. In…
I today’s video I show you how to use a Kumihimo Braiding Disk to make unique cords for your beads and jewelry. As I mention in the video, if you get the disk you should also get the Large Kumihimo Bobbins. (This link will…
This bracelet started, as many of them do, with the focal beads. I just love the colors and the summery images. This set was purchased at a bead show, sorry I can’t remember the name of the vendor. However, you will be…
