Top drilled beads add a lot of interest to a piece because they aren’t necessarily so perfectly symmetrical as center drilled beads. Also, all those wire wraps give great opportunity to make nice neat coils or add lots of fun messy wraps….
These earrings are simple to create and completely open to interpretation. I love the idea of making them longer and with smaller seed beads. That would give ’em a lot of dangly movement. Perhaps in a combination of metallic finishes? Maybe with a…
Since I do so much wire wrapping and hammering in my jewelry, I thought I’d give you some of the basics of working with wire. There are two reasons to hammer wire: to harden it and/or to reshape its cross section. In…
With wedding season coming up, I thought these pearls and crystals were the perfect thing for some dangly, sparkly special earrings. No wedding in your future? Make them in any colors you like, how about all the colors of the rainbow? Or…
Happy Friday, all! Today I have for you the second of our question and answer videos. I’m so glad that you all aren’t shy about asking specific questions in the comments on my videos, and I try to address them all. The questions…
These sweet earrings are SO easy to make. All you need to make are 12 wrapped loops and two ear wire inserts. Boom, done! It’s the size and type of rings you choose, plus the colors and finishes of the beads that will…
In today’s video I share several of my favorite resources for learning polymer clay techniques. Whether you’d like to sculpt or cane, make jewelry or mixed media pieces, there’s something for you. Here are links to the books I mention in the…
In these earrings, the wire wraps aren’t just holding it all together, they play a part in the design. Wire spirals make bead caps for the crackled glass beads and funky messy wraps almost have the appearance of another bead above the grey oval…
Many of you have expressed interest in my use of copper wire that was reclaimed from discarded electronics. The fine gauge wire in this pendant came from an old television set. The heavy gauge wire in these bangle bracelets is from old romex…
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…
