In today’s video I share with you some of my favorite sources of jewelry making information and design inspiration. Making Bead & Wire Jewelry Step By Step Wire Jewelry Bead Style magazine Bead & Button magazine The Missing Link Bead on a…
When I saw these cute little Lucite flowers, all I could think was to make dangly earrings with beads coming out like stamens. They didn’t come out exactly the way I pictured, but I think they’re rather adorable. Anyhow , let’s celebrate…
Have you ever wished you could add additional holes to your metal jewelry bits and pieces? Or perhaps you have found objects that just need holes in the right places in order to be made into jewelry or home dec. OR maybe you…
I thought you’d like to know… …my Polymer Clay Chocolates class is live over at CraftArtEdu! You can learn how to make seven different miniature chocolates – in polymer clay. Click on the photo for more info and a free class preview. There’s a 20%…
A baker’s dozen bead dangles on each earring gives a lush, full feel to this pair. Since we’re making so many bead dangles, I kept it easy with just simple loops, rather than wrapped loops. I mixed metals with abandon in these earrings,…
Here’s something different to do with wire. Make words, all sorts of words, lots of words. Especially today when so many names have their own unique spellings you can personalize anything. You may have to dust off your cursive handwriting. (Do they even…
Have you found that sometimes the simplest of supplies can make a project with great impact? I love the simplicity of a single color bead, today it’s turquoise, in a single repeating motif, just simple dangles on silver plated headpins on a…
With the right tools it really is very simple to make your own jewelry findings. This “S” clasp has an elegant look, but you can make one in just a few minutes. The tools I used to make this clasp: round nose pliers…
Sometimes it’s fun to dig through the bead stash and pull out bits & pieces of chain, some orphan beads & put them all together in a pretty piece of jewelry. The gold chain and charms tie in all the differing components…
Today’s video shows you how easy it is to use a molding putty such as Easymold Silicone Putty to make molds and texture sheets of just about anything you can think of. You can then turn these molded objects into your own custom pieces…
