Once again, I’m struck by the beauty of the humble seed bead. It’s amazing how elegant these simple components look when strung together in multiples. This necklace began its life as necklace from a store. I always liked the colors and the…
“Bead Soup,” simply put, is a collection of beads. It can be completely random, like saving all your extra beads in a bowl, then seeing what you can do with them. Or they can be planned assortments with contrasting or complementary colors….
Dunno what the weather is where you are, but here in New England I’m guessing I’m not the only one who has had enough of winter. I’m so tired of being cold, bleah. Sadly, we probably have another couple months before it…
My friends over at All Free Jewelry Making have just released a wonderful new 38-page free e-book on wire wrapping jewelry. Several of my projects are included, but there many others I want to try. The Spiral Wire Ring, The Sunshine Spiral…
As long time readers may know, I’ve been making video jewelry tutorials for some time now. Of course, each completed video results in a completed piece of jewelry (duh) and at the rate I’ve been going of four to six each month,…
I was so excited to get an email from my friends over at AllFreeJewelryMaking.com telling me I was included in the Top 100 Jewelry Patterns of 2012. Five of my video tutorials were nominated one of the top AllFreeJewelryMaking projects of 2012. Meaning…
Hey all! Sorry I’ve been mia for the past week. I got a new camcorder, the better to make ya’ll videos with, dearies. However, said camcorder led me on a merry chase of technical difficulties. The good news is all the problems…
I just love finding new ways to use supplies, don’t you? Instead of the usual beading wire, or eye pin links, I made my own links with spirals of wire. This technique would work great for a necklace, too. One tip: After…
It’s always fun to find new and different ways of using your supplies. This bracelet uses eye pins, with an extra twist, to make the links of a charm bracelet. The best part of making your own jewelry is that you…
I came across this video on how they make filigree jewelry and was utterly fascinated. It’s in Spanish with English subtitles. The translation is a bit wonky in places, but you’ll get the jist. 🙂 Enjoy! My apologies to those who read…
