In a previous video I used a purchased wire bird’s nest for my pendant focal point. After studying it for a while I think I figured out the general idea of how it’s made. My design could definitely use some work. I’m thinking…
You might have noticed, but I’ve always been one of those “I can make it myself” kinda gals. 🙂 I think that’s why I find jewelry wire work so fascinating, you can make just about everything yourself: ear wires, head pins, eye pins, jump rings and…
Hammering is a fun and easy way to turn a simple piece of wire into something quite interesting. It was a lot of fun making this video and playing with store bought eye pins. I will definitely be revisiting this idea, especially…
Using curved tubes to separate our beads gives this bracelet graceful movement. They really do move around almost like dancing as you wear it. If you haven’t seen curved tubes before, check out the selection at Fire Mountain Gems. I love the “S”…
Last Christmas my husband bought me a beautiful necklace on Etsy; it had a very unique clasp that I’ve been admiring all year. It uses just basic jewelry making supplies: headpins, small beads and a spacer bead, but creates a very elegant…
Cluster designs like this are fun to put together. It can be time consuming to make all the bead dangles, but once done they make a very interesting piece of jewelry with a lot of movement. These earrings would be great with…
Happy Friday, all! Today I have for you what I hope will be the first of many question and answer videos for you. I’m so glad that you all aren’t shy about asking specific questions in the comments on my videos, and…
Truly, nothing sparkles like a Swarovski, and I fell in love with these crystal snowflakes at a bead show I attended recently. Since they are clear, you could match them with just about any color beads you like. However, these light blue glass bicones…
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…
