Wire wrapping briolettes is a classic technique for making them into dangles, and they look lovely, but sometimes it’s nice to find a different way of doing things. In today’s video I show a simple technique for dangling and accenting briolettes and…
Just how many specialty tools do we need? I recently came across these pliers that are specifically for closing crimp covers. Is it worth it to have a one-use tool? In today’s video I’ll show you how they work and let you…
This bracelet takes a little bit of time to make, but it is oh-so worth it. You can choose to stop at just the center section and still have a wavy shaped bracelet, but adding the beaded borders along the sides is…
There have been several projects that I have made that required holding the end of a piece of jewelry, usually a bracelet, with a bit of tension. Usually that was accomplished with some sort of rigged up system involving scotch tape and…
Beads can be made of so many things: wood, glass, plastic, bone, horn, shell… So why not make beads out of other beads? Today I’ll show you a simple method for creating beads out of seed beads. This is a great technique…
How many of you have dishes & drawers or boxes & bags full of little bits and pieces that you really like but don’t know what to do with? How would you like to learn a way you can turn them into…
The fun thing about working with resin is that you can put just about anything into it. Of course, you have to be careful that: the objects you embed in resin are waterproof, and they won’t cause chemical reactions which may make…
Druzies are popular in jewelry and home decor these days, and even though they aren’t particularly expensive, it’s a fun project to make them yourself! Besides, who doesn’t love being able to customize the sizes, shapes and colors? In today’s video I…
Last week I showed how to sculpt miniature houses, flowers, succulents and a forest of mushrooms for our fairy garden teacups. Were you able to find a teacups to build your project in? If not, you might be able to use a…
When I opened this month’s Dollar Bead Box and started arranging and rearranging all of the goodies inside it got me to thinking about how my system of organizing keeps me from doing that sort of play at any other time. It…
