Happy Friday, everyone! In today’s Friday Findings video I share with you a great organizing idea. You can use this for your jewelry, but there are many other applications as well. I first saw the idea on a scrapbooker’s website, where she…
Aren’t macrame bracelets the quintessential summer jewelry? Not only are they lightweight and comfortable to wear in the heat, but they’re fun & easy to make. The materials are fairly basic and they work up quickly once you get the hang of the…
Happy Friday, everyone. I hope all is well with you and today finds you with some time to do even just a little something creative. Speaking of a little something creative, today I’m starting a new video series. The videos will be…
When I saw these heart shaped jump rings, I knew they had the potential to become adorable earrings. I love the way the hearts move around, changing angles as you move. The Swarovski crystals are a nice touch of bling, but you…
When I saw this set of ocean creature charms, sea glass seemed the natural choice to go with them. But I didn’t have any sea glass beads, and didn’t feel like going shopping for some. Instead, I made my own. So today…
Here’s another necklace I’ll be teaching soon at my local Joann’s. We’ll be focusing on the basics of bead stringing. As I mention in the video, the stringing of beads is the easy part. Just use the wire like a needle…
I’m always amazed at how much a little bit of wire wrapping can dress up beads and jewelry. The ceramic beads in this bracelet were just kinda “meh” by themselves, but look quite nice wrapped in little wire cages. In this project…
One good thing about not always being able to buy all the supplies you want, is that you learn to get creative with the supplies you do have. I’ve often admired jewelry made with long metal tubes as beads, especially the ones…
Some of the nicest jewelry designs come about by pulling together a bunch of odds and ends. Bits of chain and charms work especially well for this technique. This time around I made the necklace asymmetrical, balancing the large round shapes on…
If you can squeeze a pair of pliers, open & close jump rings and weave a little cord, you can make this necklace. It’s a rather different look than your average strung or wire wrapped beads and kinda interesting. I’d love to…
